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4 unusual facts about Joker's Favor


Joker's Favor

The note the Joker has that says Charlie has changed his name to Don Wallace lists his address as 12 Marigold Lane, Springdale, Ohio a city near Cincinnati; however his area code is listed as 614, which is the Columbus, Ohio area code.

Two years later, Charlie (who has changed his name to Don Wallace and moved to Springdale, Ohio with his wife and son) receives a phone call from the Joker, who wants Charlie to make good on his promise, saying his men are watching the house.

Fortunately, Charlie had set off a makeshift Bat-Signal prior to this attack and Batman arrives just in time to get rid of the bomb, which destroys the Joker's getaway van.

Springdale, Ohio

In the episode Joker's Favor of Batman: The Animated Series, Charlie Collins moves to Springdale as part of the witness relocation program in an attempt to flee from The Joker.


Ace the Bat-Hound

His enemies include the Joker's hyenas Bud and Lou, the Penguin's trained birds (Artie the Puffin, Griff the Vulture, and Waddles the Penguin), and Catwoman's pet cat Isis (who flirts with Ace much like Catwoman flirts with Batman).

Alternative versions of Joker

In JLA: The Nail, the Joker is provided with Kryptonian gauntlets and launches an attack on Arkham Asylum, forcing most of the inmates to fight each other before brutally murdering Batgirl and Robin while forcing Batman to watch.

Alyas Batman en Robin

Several villains are also featured such as the Joker and the Penguin (here Chu-p-a-enguin, literally "Blowjob-guin" in Spanglish, as well as a pun on "Tiyo Paeng"), portrayed respectively by the late comedians Rene Requiestas and Panchito Alba; this would be the former's final movie before his death on July 24 of the same year.

Batman: Arkham City Lockdown

The voice cast includes: Kevin Conroy (Batman), Mark Hamill (The Joker), Tara Strong (Harley Quinn), Fred Tatasciore (Solomon Grundy, Mr. Hammer), Troy Baker (Two-Face, Robin), Corey Burton (Hugo Strange), Larry Grimm (Deathstroke), Amy Carle (Poison Ivy) instead of Tasia Valenza.

Batman: The Man Who Laughs

Hilary Goldstein of IGN Comics said that The Man Who Laughs "lacks the smooth pacing and adept dialogue of Moore's The Killing Joke, but this is a worthy companion to the classic Joker tale."

Behind the Paint

The books ends with Bruce reflecting on the group's previous success with then-one platinum and three gold albums, and the release of the group’s sixth Joker’s Card, The Wraith: Shangri-La .

Ben Reilly

While stranded in this alternate reality, he encountered its heroes and villains while trying to find a way back, briefly meeting the Joker and engaging in a fight with the Man-Bat.

Bibleman

The Fibbler A green-haired evil clown (resembling the Cesar Romero Joker from the Batman) who influenced one of the Church singing group children into lying.

Bobby Russell

Another song that Bobby Russell penned was "The Joker Went Wild", a hit on Billboard Top 40 for Brian Hyland in 1966.

Bulletman and Bulletgirl

Bulletman and Bulletgirl battled villains on Earth-S, the Earth-2 Joker, Weeper, Shade, and Doctor Light.

Christmas With the Joker

The Joker reveals three kidnapped people that he has named the fictitious "Awful Lawful Family": Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, and Summer Gleeson.

When Batman and Robin arrive, the Joker starts up a record of Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and sends multiple, over-sized, toy soldiers, which are soon defeated.

Christmas With the Joker is the thirty-eighth episode of the first season of the American animated television series Batman: The Animated Series, first aired on November 13, 1992, written by Eddie Gorodetsky, and directed by Kent Butterworth.

Elsewhere, Robin attempts to convince Batman to take the night off from patrolling the city, yet Batman learns of the Joker's escape.

Cold, Cold Heart

During the credits of the 2013 video game Batman: Arkham Origins, the Joker, voiced by Troy Baker, can be heard ominously singing an a cappella of this song while being returned to his cell at Blackgate Penitentiary.

Estevan Oriol

He is also known for directing several music videos as well as for his partnership with Mister Cartoon for Joker Brand Clothing.

Fight Batman Fight!

It stars famous Philippine actors such as action star Victor Wood as Batman, Rod Navarro as Joker, comedians Roderick Paulate as Robin, German Moreno, Ike Lozada, drama actresses Gloria Romero, Rosemarie Gil, Lotis Key as Cat Woman and Pinky Montilla as Bat Girl.

Figure with Meat

The painting is featured in Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman, in a scene where the Joker and his henchmen destroy several works of art at the Gotham City Museum.

Graffiti in Russia

An example of this is the Russian Red Army soldiers on a monument in Sofia, Bulgaria, which has been turned into popular superheroes and cartoon characters (including Superman, Santa Claus, Ronald McDonald, and the Joker) by an anonymous graffiti artist.

Halloween on Franklin Street

Notable costumes from the 2008 celebration included the Joker from the popular 2008 Batman movie, The Dark Knight, and a Tetris-themed group costume.

Henry Gilroy

Along with Ronnie del Carmen, Gilroy co-wrote the four-issue Joker/Mask comic book which was collected by Dark Horse/DC in 2001.

Hollywood Babble-On

Garman's voicing of the main characters included the "voices" of Adam West as Batman, Ed Wynn as the Joker (initially, this was Garman's impression of Cesar Romero's Joker, but Smith suggested using Wynn's voice instead), Sean Connery as Commissioner Gordon, and Al Pacino as Maxie Zeus.

Jason Horn

In November 1995, "the digital Collegian" published an article describing Horn as "a major part of the Wolverine defense's soul." The article also described Horn as a joker who "gives interviews between bites of a bacon double cheeseburger." When asked about the style of Michigan's defense, Payne responded: "We beat the snot out of 'em." The pairing of Horn and Jarrett Irons was said to "cause Big Ten coaches to reach for the Tylenol."

Jerry Robinson

Though Kane claimed he and writer Bill Finger came up with the idea for the Joker, most comic historians credit Robinson for the iconic villain, modeled after Conrad Veidt in the 1928 movie, The Man Who Laughs.

Jokers in Solitaire

When played in a game of Forty Thieves, the Joker is placed on the foundations while the natural card is unavailable.

Lord Woodbine

He played a tenor pan as part of the first professional steel band in England, the All Caribbean Steel Band, which was formed by Gerry Gobin in 1955, and played regularly at the Joker's Club and then the Jacaranda Club in Liverpool, owned by Allan Williams.

Low-angle shot

Full Metal Jacket (directed by Stanley Kubrick): examples of a low angle shot is during the scene where the boot camp Sgt. is yelling at Joker.

Multiverse Music

From 2004-2008, Multiverse was responsible for seminal releases from artists such as Pinch, 2562, Vex'd, Skream, emptyset, Joker and Pinch's Tectonic (one of the first Dubstep labels) is now recognised as having played a significant role in the genres worldwide growth and success.

Peter Maffay

He also starred in two movies directed by Peter Patzak: Der Joker in 1986, and Gefangen im Jemen in 1999, for which Tony Carey provided the soundtrack.

Powerhouse Pepper

A dim-witted but big-hearted boxer with superhuman strength who appeared in slapstick adventures, he was created and produced exclusively by cartoonist Basil Wolverton, and first appeared in the humor anthology Joker Comics #1 (April 1942).

Shadow Fists

Others who work for Kien include a reptilian joker called Wyrm who can track people by their taste, the brain-eating ace Deadhead, drug designer Quinn the Eskimo, a minor ace mercenary named Christian, Tachyon's grandson Blaise Andrieux during his brief stint as leader of the Jumpers, and a small army of crooked cops and politicians who are on the take.

The Joker of Seville

The Joker of Seville is an epithet for Don Juan.

The Man Who Laughs

In 1940, comic book artist Jerry Robinson used Gwynplaine's lanky physique and grotesque grin as the visual inspiration for the Joker, Batman's archenemy.

The Short-Timers

After his quick recovery, Joker learns that the platoon commander was killed by a friendly grenade, while the squad leader went insane and attacked an NVA position with a BB gun only to be shot down.

The Terror Wheel

The final track on the album contains a number you could call to find out the name of the next Joker's Card, Riddle Box.

The Word for World Is Forest

A copy of The Word for World Is Forest is visible at the bedside of the character Joker in a scene set in Vietnam in Stanley Kubrick's film Full Metal Jacket (this is an anachronism as the movie takes place in and around 1968, while The Word for World Is Forest was published in 1976).

Yvonne Craig

Craig felt some connection to the character and complained to DC Comics about her fate after Barbara Gordon was shot/paralyzed by the Joker in the 1988 graphic novel, Batman: The Killing Joke.


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