A 50-Year Visual History of The Joker in Movies and TV

The clown prince of criminal offence made his onscreen introduction 50 years ago . While The Joker has decorate DC ’s pages since 1940 , his look has ( arguably ) changed the most through TV and plastic film version — and Burger Fiction gave his many incarnations a right and thorough send - up .

Though they ’ve antecedently chronicle the low and expectant - screen show of comic book of account hero likeIron ManandCaptain America , this optical chronicle is much more wide-ranging and interesting . Villains like The Joker get to reflect the cultural fears of the age they appear in , which partially explains why Heath Ledger ’s anarcho - terrorist interpretation resonate so strongly with many citizenry . ( And why Jared Leto ’s Joker feel so deeply irrelevant . )

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