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individual who has taken up the mantle
of being the Yin to Batman’s Yang.
Like Batman, the Joker doesn’t possess
superpowers but instead relies on his high
intelligence and willingness to push Batman
to the limits of his own moral code. A
genuine psychopath, the Joker’s
range of gag devices such
as a flower that squirts acid
and his Joker gas exemplify
his warped and sadistic
sense of humour.
Throughout his
prolific history,
multiple
origin
stories
have
been
given for
how the insane prankster
came to be. The most widely
known of these involves
the Joker starting out
life by falling into
a vat of chemical
waste which
subsequently
bleaches his
skin and
turns
his hair
green.
Upon
seeing
his new
makeover,

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he goes insane, becoming the
famous super villain.
There’s been countless stories involving the
two titans but perhaps the most famous is the
murder of Jason Todd, the second
Robin. The story marked the
first time Batman seriously
considered killing the Joker, an
act he swore never to commit
for fear of becoming the very
evil he was trying to fight.
Robin
First Appearance:
Detective Comics
#38 (1940)
The younger
half of the
Dynamic
Duo,
Robin’s
history is as
convoluted as the Wachowski
Bros. Matrix Trilogy. If you
take into account all of the
parallel and alternate
dimensions of the DC
universe that have been
created over the years,
then there’s a whopping
five different Robins.
The first and
probably most
famous Robin
was Dick
Grayson. Like

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