Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939). Batman: Three Jokers #1 (August 2020). In Batman's origin story, Joe Chill is the mugger who murders young Bruce Wayne's parents, Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne.
Casualties. The murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne was perpetrated by mugger Joe Chill in Gotham City on the night of April 26, 1981. The incident was the main catalyst of Bruce Wayne becoming the Batman.
Tim Burton's first Batman film released in 1989 contained the shocking revelation that a young Jack Napier killed the Waynes. Fans of the film know that Jack Napier would later become The Joker, adding a whole new layer to the infamous Batman/Joker rivalry.
No, Joker killing Thomas and Martha Wayne is only a thing in the Batman 1989 movie where his name was Jack Napier. In Comics, Joe Chill killed Martha and Thomas and he is not related to Joker. Joe Chill's full name is Joseph Chilton. In fact, Joe Chill has died in multiple timelines.
With his last dying breath, Bruce's father called out his mother's name in a whisper while the mugger ran off into the night. From then on, Bruce was raised by the Wayne family's bodyguard, Alfred Pennyworth.
Later, Arthur goes to Arkham State Hospital and steals his mother's records, and finds out that he was in fact adopted, and that Thomas Wayne is not his father and that Penny is not his true mother.
The Criminal Joker plans to dump Joe Chill in a mixture of the Lazarus Pit and Joker Venom in hopes of making him the ultimate Joker, but Joe Chill is saved by Batman who forgives him. Joe finally learns that Bruce Wayne is Batman.
Despite his murders, Chill, now an elderly man was accepting full responsibility and remorse for his actions, where he continuously tried sending letters to Bruce Wayne for the deaths of Thomas and Martha, but was unable to due to his learning disability and advancing age.
In Frank Miller's 1986 limited series Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Bruce Wayne finally finds it in himself to (at least partially) forgive Chill after he is mugged by street punks.
That includes the Joker, whose endless cycle of committing crimes, killing innocent people, being captured, and breaking out of Arkham Asylum has caused severe problems in Batman's life and Gotham City.
During Batman's funeral, it was revealed that Alfred created the identity of the Joker to antagonize Batman, presenting himself as the Dark Knight's greatest villain.
Damian Wayne is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert, commonly in association with Batman. He is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul, and thus the grandson of Batman villain Ra's al Ghul and the potential inheritor of Wayne Enterprises.
The Joker's age changes depending on the version of the character – for example, in Batman: The Animated Series, he's 44 years old, but in some stories in the comics, he has been portrayed as being in his late 50's, so it's not surprising that the movie went for a younger portrayal.
Gotham Police detective Jim Gordon is assigned to investigate the case, and deduces that a man named Mario Pepper was behind the killings, but eventually realizes that Pepper was framed and the real killer is still out there.
Batman eventually tracked Chill down and revealed his identity to him, outlining how Chill had inspired his war on crime. A panicked Chill fled and told his henchmen that he was responsible for creating Batman. The henchmen beat Chill to death, blaming him for everything Batman had ever done to them.
Gotham Knights has found its Joe Chill. Doug Bradley, best known for playing Pinhead in the Hellraiser franchise, will take over as one of DC Comics' most infamous villains. Joe Chill irrevocably changed Gotham when he cruelly gunned down Bruce Wayne's parents.
While Bruce has saved countless lives over the years, he will always regret that he stood still and stared as his parents were slaughtered — no matter how much good he has done since.
Batman and Joker definitely aren't brothers in the comics. While the Joker movie plays very deeply with this idea, it still maintains the same stance. In the books, Joker's origin story has been a mystery. Readers have come across multiple different ones over the years.
Following her introduction to the comics in 1999, Harley Quinn was depicted as the sidekick and lover of the Joker as well as the criminal associate and best friend of Poison Ivy.
The series ended in controversy when the final issue suggested that Anarky was the biological son of the Joker. Originally a suggestion by Norm Breyfogle, the idea was advanced by Alan Grant as an attempt to solidify Anarky's role as a part of the Batman mythos.
The original Thomas Wayne Jr. was an assassin and was eventually possessed by Deadman, while an alternate version became Owlman. The current Thomas Wayne Jr., introduced as Lincoln March, claims to be Bruce's long-lost brother, creating uncertainty and potential for Batman's character development.
