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Summary
The Jokeris easily one of the most demented villains in funny books , and he has violently refuse any endeavour by therapists to bring around him — famously including Harley Quinn . The Joker has a long chronicle of demolish therapists through various means , but it seems he ’s in conclusion met the one person he does n’t mind using as a healer , even if they technically are n’t one : Daniel Captio , the so - called " smart man in the man . "
The Joker give away his surprising raw healer in the story " Doctor ’s order " by Chip Zdarsky and Michele Bandini fromBatman#145 . In this backup floor , theJoker has captured Dr. Captioand is keep him in his basement . Every fourth dimension Joker come across Batman , he returns to Captio and heed as the doc give advice on how to allot with Batman .
After the Joker ’s first meeting with Zur - En - Arrh , the Joker is left enthral with the estimation of a " pure " Batman who does n’t have a secret identity bogging him down . want to see more of this Batman , the Joker turns to Dr. Captio and seems to actually listen to and assess his advice .
The Joker has always been an unknowable force of iniquity , but present-day DC titles stretch along this rendition to its Lovecraftian conclusion .
The Joker Has Captured Daniel Captio to Serve as His “Therapist”
The Joker has a long and dangerous story when it come to therapists . Many therapists over the year have resolve they ’re going to make their name by being the oneto heal the Joker . Unsurprisingly , their dreams have never fare true . The Joker has driven several therapist to rabies , with the greatest example being Harley Quinn . Harley genuinely seek to help the Joker with his issues , and in restitution she was corrupted and driven mad , and she ’s not the first therapist that the Joker has targeted in this peculiar way . This radiation diagram is why it ’s so surprising that the Joker seems to legitimately respect Dr. Captio .
Readers can learn more about Captio ’s employment as Batman ’s mentor inBatman : The Knight#8 by Zdarsky , Carmine Di Giandomenico , Ivan Plascencia , and Pat Brosseau .
The Joker met Daniel Captiowhen Captio approached the Joker with the whirl to train him to practice the full potential of his brain . Captio previously trained Batman to do the same , but after a fall out between the two , Captio wanted to see how Batman would care front his true opposite . This noetic desire led Captio to direct the Joker to unlock his full potential , and even after the Joker betrayed him , Joker surprisingly did n’t kill Captio . Instead , Captio was held confined by the Joker , and it seems that the Joker would regularly chaffer him for therapy sessions and for advice on how to mess with Batman more efficaciously .
The Joker ’s first encounters with Captio are explore in the previousBatmanarc , " The Joker : Year One " by Zdarsky , Giuseppe Camuncoli , Andrea Sorrentino , Stefano Nesi , Dave Stewart , Alejandro Sánchez , and Clayton Cowles , which begins inBatman#142 .
The Joker Embraces His Completely Unique Mind
The Joker ’s madness has often been draw as an actual superpower . It ’s no curiosity that even therapists have never been capable to help the Joker in any meaningful way , and despite the number of therapist he ’s murdered or driven mad , it seems Dr. Captio is finally offering the Joker what he wants . While Captio is n’t helping the Joker find sanity , he is allowing the Joker to talk about his experiences with Batman and throw in with valuable information when necessary — which is apparently exactly what theJokeralways wanted from his healer .
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BATMAN # 145 ( 2024 )
