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Summary
The Jokerhas always been one of DC ’s most dangerous criminals : he ’s virtually destroyed Gotham more clip than anyone can reckon , and in several different universes , he has succeeded in end the world . There ’s no dubiety that the Joker is a wild villain , but a recent Superman story also suggests that he could be an amazing hero , too .
A Bizarro version of the Joker debut inAction Comics#1062 by Jason Aaron and John Timms . In the following consequence , thissane version of the Joker teams up with Supermanto defeat Bizarro Superman . This is a surprising team up for both fictitious character , but with Bizarro ’s magic turning everyone on Earth into their opposites , the Joker becomes the sane gentleman on Earth , reversing his usually chaotic nature .
The Joker being sane has always been a fun concept to research , but him transforming into a sane person in this story not only switch over his morals but entirely changes how the Joker look at the world . alternatively of believing that the world is meaningless chaos , the Joker ends up seeing the signification in everything , which could make him a true tower of hope in the DC Universe .
The Joker will always be the DC Universe ’s infamously chaotic trickster villain , but he even admit to believing in one beloved superhero .
The Bizarro Version of the Joker Could Be the DCU’s Savior
Panels fromAction Comics#1063 by Aaron, Timms, Rex Lokus, and Dave Sharpe
The Joker is such a grave enemy because he simply can not function in company . His insanity leave him to deal out out mass death and create unrelenting traps and mortal scenario with dead no regret or care at all . He ’s beenone of Batman ’s biggest enemiesbecause he represent everything Batman place upright against . While Batman represent Bob Hope and the theory of things getting better , the Joker believes that all sprightliness is meaninglessand that if anyone understand how pointless life history rightfully is , they ’d be drive brainsick just like him .
Created by Bill Finger , Bob Kane , and Jerry Robinson , the Joker first appear inBatman#1 from 1940 .
The Joker ’s Bizarro form , on the other hand , believes in the precise opposition . In a minute of arresting clarity , Bizarro Joker explains exactly whyhis actions inThe Killing Jokeby Alan Moore and Brian Bolland are so purposeless . He pleads with Bizarro Superman to understand that lashing out at the world because of the hurt they feel deep inside is n’t fail to fix anything . Shockingly , the Joker ’s plea to Bizzaro is so reasonable , reasonable , and kind that it pay Superman the Bob Hope he needsto get around free of Bizarro ’s control .
Bizarro Joker Is an Inspiration - Even to Superman
Superman relies on the Joker’s clarity of mind during the “I, Bizarro” arc ofAction Comics
While the Joker is technically just a piece with no superpowers , DC has dabbled in the past with giving theJoker the power of " super - sanity . “This so - called " world power " has been the account for his brilliance in the past : that Joker is n’t insane so much as he ’s so implausibly reasonable that he looks " crazy " to the residual of the world . Bizarro Joker takes this idea and flips it . Instead of being sane to the point of being unable to function in gild , this version of the Joker sees animation and lodge more clearly than ever . Because of this pellucidity , his words of unmatched kindness and earnestness can sing anyone down from the metaphorical ledge .
create by Otto Binder and George Papp , Bizarro — the " opposite " version of Superman with a foreign personality to cope with — debuted in 1958’sSuperboy#68 .
With his power to look at the Earth so clearly , the Joker tattle Bizarro down , actually bedaze him with the clarity and kindness of his words . The issue goes on to state that the Joker ’s speech is likely the greatest example of sympathy and " mellow - minded sanity " that the spoken word has ever been used for . This lecture is so incredible that it inspiresSuperman , who is often DC ’s symbolic representation of hope . This awful effort alone would make the Joker an striking superhero . Not every hero require to utilize furiousness to foreclose crime , andif the Joker could calm down down Bizarro , he could prevent even the most heroic from fall back to criminalism .
The Joker Willingly Sacrificed His Sanity to Save the World
The Joker’s unique mind - whether sane or insane - is his version of a superpower
The Joker ’s talent for manipulation has always been one of his bang-up skills , and with the magnate of saneness , it would make him one of DC ’s cracking poor boy .
The Joker has always used his insanity against other people . The Joker famously drove Harley Quinn insaneby manipulating her through their therapy sessions — which he has done to several doc , not just Harley Quinn . The Joker has a long history of using his words to get into the minds of other the great unwashed and manipulating them into doing what he wants , a feat achieved through his vivid personal appeal . His distorted view on the world can , admittedly , make some level of sentiency . TheJoker ’s natural endowment for manipulation has always been one of his greatest acquisition , and with the top executive of saneness , it would make him one of DC ’s corking heroes .
DuringJLA : Rock of Agesby Grant Morrison and Howard Porter , to cite another example , Martian Manhunter uses his powersof telepathy to reorder the Joker ’s head , granting him sanity . While this new state of mind does n’t last long , in the abbreviated minute of the Joker being sane , he immediately express horror and regret over his actions , let on that Bizarro Joker is n’t just the opposite of everything Joker believes . When Martian Manhunter forcibly granted him saneness , the Joker experienced genuine rue . Bizarro Joker is the inverse of the Joker , which makes him sane , and he again wants to be a good person .
The Joker’s “Super-Sanity” Could Save the World
Panels fromJLA#15 by Morrison, Porter, Gary Frank, Greg Land, John Dell, Bob McLeod, Pat Garrahy, and Ken Lopez
It ’s not that overthrow the Joker ’s morals or beliefs make him a hero sandwich , but rather removing his " insanity . “DC has establish clip and time again that the Joker has incredible powers of persuasion and can see the reality like no one else . If he could be " cured,“he could expend his top-notch - sanity might to serve guide people who are lost and hurt — just like him . The biggest issueBatman faces when oppose his villainsis render to reason with otherwise unreasonable characters like Two - case , delirious modiste , and others . Unlike Batman , the Joker ’s " super - sanity " would allow him to find the correct words for what these villains need to hear .
Batman is often conflicted about his indigence to utilize brutal violence to barricade the very multitude he wants to salve . Bruce has never enjoyed beating up the likes of Two - grimace or Scarecrow , but there ’s no other way for Batman to intercept them . The Joker would be capable to put up not just another way but a better way . If the Joker were to be for good cured of his insanity , he could do what Batman has fail to do and save every baddie who needs it — simply by showing them one compassion , makingthe Jokerone of DC ’s greatest heroes .
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ACTION COMICS # 1063
