10 Comic Book Characters The Joker Has Killed

The killing Joker.

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Killing has always been a big no-no for Batman, but the same cannot be said of his nemesis, the Joker. In fact, Gotham's Clown Prince of Crime has racked up a sizeable body count over the years, and often dispatches his victims in seriously twisted ways.

Although Mister J isn't exactly a threat to the universe, many of those who have shared the page with him end up dead by his hand, and it isn't just Arkham Asylum guards, rival henchmen and his own hapless sidekicks who end up in the morgue.

In both the mainline DC Universe and stories set outside of it, major characters have perished by the Joker's gloved hand and some of them were even household names.

The villain usually resists resorting to lethal force where Batman is concerned, because he'd have to find his kicks somewhere else if the Dark Knight was no more, but here are some of the heroes, villains and supporting characters the Clown Prince has dispatched since his reign of terror in Gotham began.

10. Alexander Luthor Jr

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Lex Luthor isn't exactly proud of his alternate-universe son, Alexander Luthor Jr. Not only did he disrespect his father's legacy by starting out as a good guy, when he did switch sides he attempted to start a supervillain boy band behind his dad's back.

During 2006's Infinite Crisis event, Luthor Jr's Society of Villains proved no match for DC Comics' mightiest heroes, and after Superman and co. have defeated them, it falls to the Joker and Lex Senior to deal with their ringleader.

The evil duo find Alexander hiding in a dingy alleyway. Supes' arch nemesis gives him a dressing down and tells him that underestimating his dad was his biggest error, along with excluding the Clown Prince from his bad guy gang.

Moments later, the Joker melts his face using his acid-shooting lapel flower and finishes him off with a bullet to the head, laughing his ass off the entire time.

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