DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011; 2016-) #168
CGC NM: 9.4
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PUBLISHER: DC
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Lew Schwartz cvr/art; classic cover, origin of the Joker; 1st app Red Hood; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
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Lew Schwartz cvr/art; classic cover, origin of the Joker; 1st app Red Hood; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
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white pages
Lew Schwartz cvr/art; classic cover, origin of the Joker; 1st app Red Hood; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
This historic issue is among the rarest of Batman keys, and a perennial favorite with legions of Joker collectors. Despite dozens of iterations of the character (from comic to tragic and psychotic to absurd), the Joker's origin still wasn't revealed until in these pages — over a decade after his debut in Batman #1. This comic accomplishes the difficult task of making the devilish killer clown somehow more mysterious and haunting than before. The origin story presented within these pages may be typical of the convoluted plot-lines of the Golden Age, but the harrowing undercurrent of the acid bath that created the Joker's terrifying smile set a legend in motion. The tale of the Red Hood has become an important part of several modern tales of the Harlequin of Hate, and marks this book as a true artistic achievement in the annals of superhero mythology.
Click here to view the interior page of Joker's origin story
Lew Schwartz cvr/art; classic cover, origin of the Joker; 1st app Red Hood; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
This historic issue is among the rarest of Batman keys, and a perennial favorite with legions of Joker collectors. Despite dozens of iterations of the character (from comic to tragic and psychotic to absurd), the Joker's origin still wasn't revealed until in these pages — over a decade after his debut in Batman #1. This comic accomplishes the difficult task of making the devilish killer clown somehow more mysterious and haunting than before. The origin story presented within these pages may be typical of the convoluted plot-lines of the Golden Age, but the harrowing undercurrent of the acid bath that created the Joker's terrifying smile set a legend in motion. The tale of the Red Hood has become an important part of several modern tales of the Harlequin of Hate, and marks this book as a true artistic achievement in the annals of superhero mythology.
Click here to view the interior page of Joker's origin story
