| THE JOKER | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson |
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Joker (Prime Earth)
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CHRONOLOGY
The Joker first appeared in Detective Comics Vol. 2 #1 (November 2011). First historical appearance was in Batman Vol. 1 #1 (Spring 1940).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of The 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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The Joker Chronology
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As Red Hood One |
| Batman Vol. 2 #0 (November 2012): "Brand New Yesterday" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #21 (August 2013): "Zero Year: Secret City, Part One" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #22 (September 2013): "Zero Year: Secret City, Part Two" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #23 (October 2013): "Zero Year: Secret City, Part 3" |
As Joker |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #0 (November 2012): "A Fire in the Heavens" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #1 (November 2011): "Shattered" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #7 (May 2012): "A View from Below" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #8 (June 2012): "No Darker Shadow" [Flashback] |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 3 #6 (April 2012): "The Hunt for Harley Quinn, Part 1" [Flashback] |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 3 #7 (May 2012): "The Hunt for Harley Quinn, Conclusion" [Flashback] |
| Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #2 (January 2012): "Beautiful Boy" |
| Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #3 (February 2012): "Blind Love" |
| Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #4 (March 2012): "Practice Run" |
| Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #2 (December 2011): "Bad Blood" [Flashback] |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #15 (February 2013): "Collision, Part Two: Engagement" [Flashback] |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #1 (November 2011) |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #12/2 (October 2012): "The Tell-Tale Face" |
| Nightwing Vol. 3 #14 (January 2013): "Die for Me" |
| Nightwing Vol. 3 #15 (February 2013): "Death of the Family: Cleaning House" |
| Nightwing Vol. 3 #16 (March 2013): "Death of the Family: Curtain Call" |
| Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #14 (January 2013): "Devoured" |
| Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #15 (February 2013): "Little Big Man" |
| Batman and Robin Vol. 2 #16 (March 2013): "Cast a Giant Shadow" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #14 (January 2013): "A Courtship Of Razors" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #15 (February 2013): "Collision, Part Two: Engagement" |
| Batgirl Vol. 4 #16 (March 2013): "Collision, Part Three: Ceremony" |
As Eric Border |
| Batman Annual Vol. 2 #2 (September 2013): "Cages" |
| Batman: Joker's Daughter #1 (April 2014): "GolGotham" |
| Batman Eternal #2 (June 2014): [No Title] |
| Batman Vol. 2 #34 (October 2014): "The Meek" |
As Joker |
| Batman Vol. 2 #36 (January 2015): "Endgame, Part 2" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #37 (February 2015): "Endgame, Part 3" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #38 (March 2015): "Endgame, Part 4" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #39 (April 2015): "Endgame, Part 5" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #40 (June 2015): "Endgame, Part 6" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #47 (February 2016): "Superheavy, Part Seven" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #48 (March 2016): "Superheavy, Part Eight" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #51 (June 2016): "Gotham Is" |
| Dark Days: The Forge #1 (August 2017): "Dark Days: The Forge" |
| Dark Days: The Casting #1 (September 2017): "Dark Days: The Casting" |
| Dark Nights: Metal #6 (May 2018): "Metal" |
| Batman: Prelude to the Wedding: Red Hood vs. Anarky #1 (August 2018): "In Sickness and in Health" |
| Batman: Prelude to the Wedding: Harley Quinn vs. Joker #1 (August 2018): "Till Death Do Us Part" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #48 (August 2018): "The Best Man, Part 1." |
| Batman Vol. 3 #49 (August 2018): "The Best Man, Finale." |
| Batman Vol. 3 #50 (September 2018): "The Wedding of Batman & Catwoman" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #1 (August 2018): "The Totality, Part 1" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #5 (October 2018): "Legion of Doom, Part One" [Flashback] |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #3 (September 2018): "The Totality, Part 3" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #4 (September 2018): "The Totality, Part 4" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #6 (October 2018): "The Totality, Part 5" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #7 (November 2018): "The Totality, Conclusion" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #8 (November 2018): "Legion of Doom, Part Two" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #11 (January 2019): "Drowned Earth, Part Two" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #12 (January 2019): "Drowned Earth, Part Three" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #13 (February 2019): "Legion of Doom, Part Three" |
| Batman Who Laughs #1 (February 2019): "The Laughing House, Part 1" |
| Batman Who Laughs #2 (March 2019): "The Laughing House, Part 2" |
| Batman Who Laughs #3 (April 2019): "The Laughing House, Part 3" |
| Batman Who Laughs #4 (June 2019): "The Laughing House, Part 4" |
| Detective Comics #1008 (September 2019): "Greetings from Gotham" |
| New Year's Evil #1 (February 2020): "The Amateur" |
| Joker: Year of the Villain #1 (December 2019): "Year of the Villain: The Joker" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #75 (September 2019): "City of Bane, Part 1" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #85 (February 2020): "City of Bane, Conclusion" |
| Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #2 (March 2020): "Hell Arisen, Part Two" |
| Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #3 (April 2020): "Hell Arisen, Part Three" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #69 (April 2020): "The Very UnFriendly Owl" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #89 (April 2020): "Their Dark Designs, Part 4" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #91 (Late May 2020): "Their Dark Designs, Part 6" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #93 (August 2020): "Their Dark Designs, Part 8" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #94 (September 2020): "Their Dark Designs, Finale" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #46 (August 2020): "Stay Gold" |
| Doomsday Clock #5 (July 2018): "There Is No God" |
| Doomsday Clock #6 (September 2018): "Truly Laugh" |
| Doomsday Clock #7 (November 2018): "Blind Spot" |
| Detective Comics #1022 (July 2020): "Ugly Heart, Part Three: Infliction" |
| Detective Comics #1023 (September 2020): "Joker Hears A Who?!" |
| Detective Comics #1024 (September 2020): "Prelude to Joker's War: Fearful Symmetry" |
| Batgirl Vol. 5 #47 (September 2020): "The Anatomy of A Joke" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #70 (May 2020): "From the Darkness" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #71 (August 2020): "War for the Mind!" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #72 (September 2020): "Welcome to the New Family!" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #95 (September 2020): "The Joker War, Part One" |
| Red Hood: Outlaw #48 (October 2020): "An Untold Tale of the Red Hood" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #73 (October 2020): "Son of The Joker!" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #96 (October 2020): "The Joker War, Part Two" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #97 (October 2020): "The Joker War, Part Three" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #98 (November 2020): "The Joker War, Part Four" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #74 (November 2020): "Crystal Cleared" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #99 (November 2020): "The Joker War, Part Five" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #100 (December 2020): "The Joker War, Finale" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #100/3 (December 2020): "Dead Ringer" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1 (October 2020): "The Fall of Earth" [Flashback] |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #1 (August 2020): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part I: It All Matters" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1 (December 2020): "Rise of the New God" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 (January 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part V: The Man of No Tomorrow" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 (February 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part VI: The Truth Machine" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 (March 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part VII: A Slap in the Face" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #1 (May 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #2 (June 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #3 (July 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #4 (August 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #6 (October 2021): "The Joker" |
| Joker Vol. 2 #7 (November 2021): "The Joker" |