The Joker: 10 Most Famous Comic Book Origins Ranked Worst To Best

7. He Was Evil From The Start

The Joker
DC Comics

The common consensus seems to be that evil people are born bad. And, in The Further Adventures of the Joker, it is suggested that the Prince of Crime turned into a villain after years of developing evil tendencies at an early age.

Again, the clown’s father is heavily involved. He spends years bullying the Joker and his mother, urging them both to laugh and smile more, with his emotional manipulation having a severe effect on his child. A young Joker is seen killing and torturing small animals, using their remains to concoct bizarre art pieces, suggesting he was rotten to the core after years of his father treating him so badly.

Ranking Explained: The Joker is a special villain, one so extremely evil that he deserves a more befitting origin. Sure, his father bullying him could pave the way for villainy – but the character is so dark that it would take more than that to make him such a formidable opponent for Batman. It does, however, explain the sociopath side of him.

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