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a comic book villain created as Batman's nemesis
[[File:Bolland Joker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Joker, detail of a panel from the graphic novel ''Batman: The Killing Joke'' (Brian Bolland / DC Comics)]]
[[File:Bolland Joker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Joker, detail of a panel from the graphic novel ''Batman: The Killing Joke'' (Brian Bolland / DC Comics)]]
The '''Joker''' is a comic book character first published in the spring 1940 issue of ''Batman'' #1 by DC Comics, and was the creation of Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Frank Robinson. The chief nemesis of Batman, and the personification of destruction and chaos, the Joker has become one of the best-known villains in comics, novels, and film; his portrayal by actor [[Heath Ledger]] in ''The Dark Knight'' earned for him critical praise and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
The '''Joker''' is a [[comic book]] villain created as [[Batman]]'s nemesis for the spring 1940 issue of ''Batman'' #1 by DC Comics, and was the creation of Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Frank Robinson. As the personification of destruction and chaos, the Joker has become one of the best-known villains in comics, novels, and film; his portrayal by actor [[Heath Ledger]] in ''The Dark Knight'' earned for him critical praise and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
==History==
==History==