8. Ace Chemicals
Iconic thanks in part to Tim Burtons original Batman movie but perhaps in larger part to Alan Moores now legendary Batman: The Killing Joke, Ace Chemicals is a location that has intrinsic connections to the origin of The Joker. And whos a more iconic Batman villain than him? In the Killing Joke, Moore poses that the future Joker worked at Ace Chemicals but quit to pursue a career in stand-up comedy (can irony get any sweeter?) Later, thanks to his knowledge of the plants layout, hes drafted by thugs into a planned heist, which he agrees to take part in simply to make money in support of his wife and unborn child. Of course it all goes horribly wrong; future Joker takes a spill in a vat of chemicals and is ultimately reborn as the Clown Prince of Crime. Over the years, Ace Chemicals has featured repeatedly in countless comics, movies (as I mentioned, Burton
basically assimilated Jokers 'Killing Joke' origin into his first Batman outing) and in the various Batman cartoons available out there for consumption. Standing stalwart against Gothams muddy skyline, well forever remember it as the birthplace of the Dark Knights greatest ever foe.