Ranking Every Joker Origin Worst To Best

11. The Brave And The Bold - Small Problems

Brave and the Bold Joker Origin
DC Comics

In potentially one of the most unexpected dives into the Joker's backstory, this J. Michael Straczynski and Chad Hardin comic sees The Atom enter Joker's mind to cure a specific disease.

While there, he encounters several painful memories that show the Clown Prince being chastised by his family - quite rightly - for killing animals. Joker then seemingly burns his parents alive for their troubles, which duly affects Ray Palmer while he's in his mind.

Whether this was an actual moment from Joker's childhood or just a series of memories he cooked up for his own amusement is unclear, but it did at least give fans the terrifying image of the Atom burning with a menacing Joker grin.

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