Ranking Every Joker Origin Worst To Best

8. Batman: Lovers And Madmen

Batman Confidential featured a series of stories situated throughout various points of Batman's crimefighting career, but only one dared examine the beginnings of the Joker.

Michael Green and Denys Cowan's comic picks up early on in the Dark Knight's career, and spotlights a figure called Jack. Jack is a bank robber, and one who's seemingly disillusioned with his line of work... until he finds Batman.

Batman comes into his life to foil his crimes and suddenly Jack finds renewal. The Dark Knight gives him purpose, and soon enough Jack embarks on his own wave of terror, and starts leaving calling cards for his new obsession. He raids a charity event with the sole intention of meeting Batman, and when he murders one of the socialites in attendance, the Caped Crusader hurls a batarang in Jack's direction, slicing his mouth and disfiguring him in the process.

Desperate for results, Bruce enlists the help of the mob to track Jack down - which they do. They plan to execute him at a chemical facility, but as Jack breaks free he stumbles into one of the vats, making it through a drainage pipe and emerging with bleach-white skin and green hair.