10 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About The Joker
8. Thinking He's Always Been A Vicious Psycho
The people who are familiar with Joker today know him as a complete and utter psychopath. In his various forms across recent media (comic books, film etc), he has been depicted who kills on a whim and who happily runs around without the skin on his face - but he hasn't always been like that at all.
Joker was originally created as being a very intelligent and well-educated individual, being especially knowledgeable in chemistry and general science, and being more obsessed with artwork and jewels than being a maniac. It actually wasn't until as recently as the 1970s that Joker was written as being more psychotic, insane and homicidal. His crimes were much less malevolent and more innocent and mischievous initially and he could easily have been described as a mere "rapscallion" or "prankster" as opposed to "psychotic murderer".