10 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About The Joker
2. Thinking Jerry Robinson Got The Idea From A Playing Card
Anyone who had heard or read the late Jerry Robinson's take on the Joker's conception would wrongly believe that the iconic comic book artist created the character himself, having been inspired by a Joker" playing card, but the truth is apparently very different.
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The late Bob Kane and Bill Finger were actually responsible for the Joker's creation, having been inspired by Conrad Veidt, the actor in The Man Who Laughs, a 1928 film based on an 1869 novel by Victor Hugo. It's clear by looking at Veidt's character in the movie that there are huge similarities between him and the Joker. Interestingly, there has been a Batman graphic novel called "Batman: The Man Who Laughs" in reference to the works from which the Joker was influenced.