A former chemist turned criminal, the Clown Prince of Crime was formed when a dunk in a chemical vat deformed both his features and his mind!
A former chemist turned criminal, the Clown Prince of Crime was
formed when a dunk in a chemical vat deformed both his features and his
mind!
| Issue | Comment | Reprinted in |
| Batman #1 | 1st Appearance, vs. the Batman (2 stories, 1st appearance and "Return of the Joker") | 1st appearance - The Dark Knight Archives #1, The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1989), The Great Comics Book Heroes (Feiffer), Batman from the 30's to the 70's, Famous First Editions F-5, The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (2008), The Batman Chronicles #1, Millennium Editions: Batman #1, "Return" - The Dark Knight Archives #1, Famous First Editions F-5, The Batman Chronicles #1, Millennium Editions: Batman #1 |
| Batman #2 | vs. the Batman, crosses paths with the Catwoman on a jewel heist | The Dark Knight Archives #1, The Batman Chronicles #2 |
| Detective #45 | vs. the Batman, first use of the Rokej psuedonym | The Batman Archives #1, The Batman Chronicles #2 |
| Batman #4 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #1, Limited Collector's Edition #C-25, The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1989), The Batman Chronicles #3 |
| Batman #5 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #2, The Batman Chronicles #3 |
| Batman #7 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #2, The Batman Chronicles #4 |
| Batman #8 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #2, The Batman Chronicles #5 |
| Detective #60 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #2, The Batman Chronicles #5 |
| Batman #9 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #3, The Batman Chronicles #5 |
| Detective #62 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #2, The Batman Chronicles #6 |
| Detective #64 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #2, The Batman Chronicles #6 |
| Batman #11 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #3, The Batman Chronicles #6 |
| Batman #12 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #3, The Batman Chronicles #7 |
| Batman #13 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #4, The Batman Chronicles #7 |
| Detective #69 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #2, The Batman Chronicles #6 |
| Detective #71 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #3, The Batman Chronicles #8 |
| Batman #16 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #4 |
| Detective #76 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #3 |
| Batman #19 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #5 |
| Batman #20 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #5 |
| Detective #85 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #4 |
| Batman #23 | vs. the Batman | The Dark Knight Archives #6 |
| Detective #91 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #4 |
| Batman #25 | with the Penguin, vs. the Batman | The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The Dark Knight Archives #6 |
| Batman #28 | vs. the Batman | |
| Detective #102 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #4 |
| World's Finest #19 | vs. The Batman | Batman in World's Finest Archives #2 |
| Batman #32 | vs. the Batman | |
| Detective #109 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #5 |
| Detective #114 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #5 |
| Batman #37 | vs. the Batman | |
| Detective #118 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #5 |
| Batman #40 | vs. the Batman | |
| Detective #124 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #6 |
| Detective #128 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #6 |
| Batman #44 | vs. the Batman | |
| Batman #46 | vs. the Batman | |
| Detective #137 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #7 |
| Detective #138 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #7 |
| Batman #52 | vs. the Batman | |
| Batman #53 | vs. the Batman | |
| Detective #149 | vs. the Batman | The Batman Archives #7 |
| Batman #55 | vs. the Batman | |
| Batman #57 | vs. the Batman | |
| Batman #59 | vs. the Batman | |
| World's Finest #48 | ||
| Detective #168 | Origin, as the Red Hood, vs. the Batman | Limited Collector's Edition #C-39, The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1989) |
| Batman #63 | vs. the Batman | The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1989) |
| Batman #66 | vs. the Batman | The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (2008) |
| Batman #67 | vs. the Batman | Batman from the 30's to the 70's |
| Detective #180 | vs. the Batman | |
| World's Finest #59 | ||
| Batman #73 | vs. the Batman | Batman #176, The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1989), The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (2008) |
| World's Finest #61 | vs. Batman | The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1989) |
| Batman #74 | vs. the Batman | The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (1989) |
| Detective #193 | Origin, as the Red Hood, vs. the Batman | |
| Batman #80 | vs. the Batman | |
| Batman #85 | vs. the Batman | Batman #182, Batman vs. the Joker |
| Batman #86 | vs. the Batman | Batman vs. the Joker |
| Batman #87 | vs. the Batman | |
| Batman #97 | vs. the Batman | |
| Justice League of America #136 | w/ minions of King Kull, vs. JLA, JSA, Earth-S Heroes | Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 4 |
| Brave and the Bold #200 | cameo appearance | |
| Wonder Woman #281-283 | vs. the Huntress and Earth-2 Robin | Huntress: Dark Knight Daughter |
| JSA Annual #1 | vs. The Huntress and Power Girl of Earth-0, old and decrepit, he dies in this issue |