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Joker (DC) — First appearance, key issues & comics · Cape Zone

Joker portrait

Character/DC

Joker

secret identity unknown, Batman villain

4,594 appearancesSince 1940

Part of the Joker mantle · 3 known bearers →

Joker first appeared in Batman #2 (1940-07-19), published by DC. 4,594 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

10 issues

Batman
#2
first appearance
1940-07-19
Detective Comics
#168
origin retold
1951-02-00
Batman: The Dark Knight
#3
death
1986-08-00
Countdown
#31
origin retold
2007-11-00
Batman Arkham City: End Game
#1
death
2013-01-00
Injustice: Gods Among Us
#2
death
2013-04-00
Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs
#1
death
2018-01-00
Justice League
#33
death
2018-01-00
Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs 1 (Special Edition)
#1
death
2019-10-00
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: The Death of Superman
#1
death
2019-12-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Batman
1940–2011
141 issues →
Detective Comics
1937–2011
81 issues →
Batman
2016–2026
59 issues →

Detective Comics cover

Detective Comics

2011–

32 issues →

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight

1992–2007

20 issues →

World's Finest Comics cover

World's Finest Comics

1941–1986

17 issues →

Batman / Superman: World's Finest cover

Batman / Superman: World's Finest

2022–

17 issues →

Harley Quinn cover

Harley Quinn

2016–2020

16 issues →

Superman / Batman cover

Superman / Batman

2003–2011

15 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2011–2016

15 issues →

The Joker cover

The Joker

2021–2022

15 issues →

Batman: Gotham Adventures cover

Batman: Gotham Adventures

1998–2003

12 issues →

Batman: Gotham Knights cover

Batman: Gotham Knights

2000–2006

12 issues →

Batman: Arkham Unhinged cover

Batman: Arkham Unhinged

2012–2014

12 issues →

Harley Quinn cover

Harley Quinn

2021–

12 issues →

The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing cover

The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing

2022–2023

12 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

11 issues →

Batman: Shadow of the Bat cover

Batman: Shadow of the Bat

1992–2000

11 issues →

JLA cover

JLA

1997–2006

11 issues →

Harley Quinn cover

Harley Quinn

2000–2004

11 issues →

The Batman Strikes cover

The Batman Strikes

2004–2008

11 issues →

The Batman Chronicles cover

The Batman Chronicles

2005–2013

11 issues →

Justice League cover

Justice League

2018–2022

11 issues →

Batman: The Brave and the Bold cover

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2023–2025

11 issues →

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1971–1978
10 issues →
Birds of Prey
1999–2009
10 issues →
Red Hood and the Outlaws
2011–2015
10 issues →
Batgirl
2011–2016
10 issues →
Batman: Li'l Gotham
2013–2014
10 issues →
Batman '66
2013–2016
10 issues →
Batman / Catwoman
2021–2022
10 issues →
The Joker
1975–1976
9 issues →
Catwoman
1993–2001
9 issues →
Batman Confidential
2007–2011
9 issues →
Tangent: Superman's Reign
2008–2009
9 issues →
Trinity
2008–2009
9 issues →
Gotham City Sirens
2009–2011
9 issues →
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus
2015–2023
9 issues →
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives
1992–2013
8 issues →
Batman
2017–2020
8 issues →
Joker / Harley: Criminal Sanity
2019–2021
8 issues →
The Brave and the Bold
1955–1983
7 issues →
Justice League of America
1960–1987
7 issues →
Batman Archives
1990–2012
7 issues →
Salvation Run
2008–2008
7 issues →
Legends of the Dark Knight
2012–2013
7 issues →
Batman: The Dark Knight Detective
2018–2023
7 issues →
Batman: Urban Legends
2021–2023
7 issues →
The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox
2021–2022
7 issues →
Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo
2023–2023
7 issues →
Batman Annual
1961–2011
6 issues →
Elson's Presents Super Heroes Comics
1981–1981
6 issues →
Wonder Woman
1987–2006
6 issues →
The Batman Adventures
1992–1995
6 issues →
The Batman and Robin Adventures
1995–1997
6 issues →
Nightwing
1996–2009
6 issues →
Joker: Last Laugh
2001–2002
6 issues →
Justice
2005–2007
6 issues →
Batman: Dark Detective
2005–2005
6 issues →
Countdown
2007–2008
6 issues →