| JOKER | CHRONOLOGY |
CHRONOLOGY
Joker first appeared in Batman #1 (spring 1940).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Joker in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Joker Chronology
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| Detective Comics #168 (February 1951): "The Man Behind the Red Hood" [Flashback] |
| Batman #1 (spring 1940): [The Joker] |
| Batman #1/4 (spring 1940): "The Joker Returns" |
| Batman #2 (summer 1940): [The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman] |
| Detective Comics #45 (November 1940): "The Case of the Laughing Death" |
| Batman #4 (winter 1940): "The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus" |
| Batman #5 (spring 1941): "The Riddle of the Missing Card" |
| Batman #7 (October-November 1941): [The Joker's Practical Jokes] |
| Batman #8/4 (December 1941-January 1942): "The Cross Country Crimes" |
| Detective Comics #60 (February 1942): "The Case of the Costume-Clad Killers" |
| Batman #9/3 (February-March 1942): "The Case of the Lucky Law-Breakers" |
| Detective Comics #62 (April 1942): "Laugh, Town, Laugh" |
| Detective Comics #64 (June 1942): "The Joker Walks the Last Mile" |
| Batman #11 (June-July 1942): [The Joker's Advertising Campaign] |
| All-Star Squadron #20 (April 1983): "For the Dark Things Cannot Stand the Light" [same as in Batman #11] |
| Batman #12/2 (August-September 1942): "The Wizard of Words" |
| Batman #13/2 (October-November 1942): "Comedy of Tears" |
| Detective Comics #69 (November 1942): "The Harlequin's Hoax" |
| Detective Comics #71 (January 1943): "A Crime a Day" |
| Batman #16 (April-May 1943): "The Joker Reforms" |
| Detective Comics #76 (June 1943): "Slay 'em with Flowers" |
| Batman #19/3 (October-November 1943): "The Case of the Timid Lion" |
| Batman #20 (December 1943-January 1944): "The Centuries of Crime" |
| Detective Comics #85 (March 1944): "The Joker's Double" |
| Batman #23 (June-July 1944): "The Upside-Down Crimes" |
| Detective Comics #91 (September 1944): "The Case of the Practical Joker" |
| Batman #25 (October-November 1944): "The Knights of Knavery" |
| Batman #28 (April-May 1945): "Shadow City" |
| Detective Comics #102 (August 1945): "The House That was Held for Ransom" |
| World's Finest Comics #19 (fall 1945): "The League for Larceny" |
| Batman #32 (December 1945-January 1946): "Rackety-Rax Racket" |
| Detective Comics #109 (March 1946): "The House That Jokes Built" |
| Detective Comics #114 (August 1946): "Acrostic of Crime" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #37/3 (October-November 1946): "The Joker Follows Suit" |
| Detective Comics #118 (December 1946): "The Royal Flush Crimes" |
| Batman #40 (April-May 1947): "The 13 Club" |
| Detective Comics #124 (June 1947): "The Crimes Parade" |
| Detective Comics #128 (October 1947): "Crimes in Reverse" |
| Batman #44 (December 1947-January 1948): "Gamble with Doom" |
| Batman #46 (April-May 1948): "Guileful Greetings, or, The Joker Sends Regrets" |
| Detective Comics #137 (July 1948): "The Rebus Crimes" |
| Detective Comics #138 (August 1948): "The Invisible Crimes" |
| Batman #52/3 (April-May 1949): "The Happy Victims" |
| Batman #53 (June-July 1949): "A Hairpin, a Hoe, a Hacksaw, a Hole in the Ground" |
| Detective Comics #149 (July 1949): "The Sound-Effect Crimes" |
| Batman #55 (October-November 1949): "The Case of the 48 Jokers" |
| Batman #57/3 (February-March 1950): "The Funny Man Crimes" |
| World's Finest Comics #48 (October-November 1950): "Song of Crime" |
| Detective Comics #168 (February 1951): "The Man Behind the Red Hood" |
| Batman #63 (February-March 1951): "The Joker's Crime Costumes" |
| Batman #66 (August-September 1951): "The Joker's Comedy of Errors" |
| Batman #67/2 (October-November 1951): "The Man Who Wrote the Joker's Jokes" |
| Detective Comics #180 (February 1952): "The Joker's Millions" |
| World's Finest Comics #59 (July-August 1952): "The Joker's Aces" |
| Batman #73/3 (October-November 1952): "The Joker's Utility Belt" |
| World's Finest Comics #61 (November-December 1952): "The Crimes of Batman" |
| Batman #74 (December 1952-January 1953): "The Crazy Crime Clown" |
| Detective Comics #193 (March 1953): "The Joker's Journal" |
| Batman #80 (December 1953-January 1954): "The Joker's Movie Crimes" |
| Batman #85 (August 1954): "Batman - Clown of Crime" |
| Batman #86/2 (September 1954): "The Joker's Winning Team" |
| Batman #87 (October 1954): "Batman's Greatest Thrills" |
| Justice League of America #136 (November 1976): "Crisis on Earth-S" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #280/2 (June 1981): "Lion at Bay" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #281/2 (July 1981): "Always Leave 'Em Laughing" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #282/2 (August 1981): "First Laugh..." |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #283/2 (September 1981): "Last Laugh" |
| Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983): "Hell on Earth" |