Across gotham city, fish begin appearing with the jokers trademark. The laughing fish would adapted into an episode of batman. With a title like that we already know who the main villain will be and, yes, it. The demons quest is an adaptation of two specific batman comic book stories. The joker unleashes a toxin into gotham city s harbors, causing all the fish affected to mutate into joker fish, with a deformed smile clearly resembling his own. There have been plenty of bigbudget, liveaction versions of batman, but many fans still point to batman. Later in the decade, steve englehart and marshall rodgers would take over the book for 8 issues and would turn in what is widely considered one of the most essential batman runs of all time. Cloud in her apartment thinking she has something to say to him. The series ran for four seasons in the early 90s and explored batmans battle to. The character was depicted as an alternate universe batman who does not have a code against killing. Written by paul dini and based on comic book stories written by dennis oneil and steve englehart, the laughing fish episode of batman. I loved the joker in the dark knight, and the arkham games by rocksteady also had an great joker and im really looking forward to the new joker movie. To answer this question, i think its helpful to imagine each liveaction movie i assume we are talking about the liveaction feature films being turned into a comic book using art and writing etc that directly translates the films to the com.
Harvey, however, gets there first but is captured by the joker. The story the laughing fish is considered a batman classic. The time the joker tried to copyright a fish plagiarism. Batman, realizing the fish was a unique species deduces that the joker must be at the aquarium. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. This issue was nominated at the 1979 eagle awards for favorite comic book artist us, and. Batman dc bronze age comics 19701983 for sale ebay. The episode is mostly adapted from the comics storyline the laughing fishsign of the joker. The writer of the original comic stories, dennis o. The laughing fish is the fortysixth episode of batman. On the other hand, batman returns is the burton outcast unfairly maligned, being made fun of, called names a batman film in name. In addition to appearing in hundreds of batman stories, the joker has even had. For nearly 80 years, the joker has been batmans greatest nemesis. The animated series, season 1 episode 46, is available to watch and stream on fox.
In their story the laughing fish, the joker is brazen enough to disfigure fish. Reading the book shows that this was one of the high points of the batman series. Captain logan and eric tackle the englehartrogers run on batman, including hugo strange and the classic laughing fish joker story. Which batman movie is closest to the comic stories. However, before the joker can kill him batman arrives and, in a very typical comic book battle, manages to save harvey, beat the henchmen and give chase to the joker. For the final fifteen episodes, the series was given the onscreen title.
And i think the joker in btas does come pretty close to the comic book portrayal, though ive seen more episodes of the show than read issues of the comic. Theses include different iterations in different mediums that all have added different concepts to the overall mythology of the characters. Batmans portrait features a pointed cowl with white eyes and a. The laughing fish episode the laughing fish is the fortysixth episode of batman. Batmans first solo title also chronicled the first appearances of catwoman and the joker. The episode the laughing fish was based on three batman comics, blended together. We fix the car together with daddy little angel kids songs and nursery rhymes duration. The joker is one of the most famous villains in comic book history. Jokers smiling fish commercial the laughing fish youtube.
A look through shows that the book isnt currently in print, though you. Lee drew this piece in 2018 and it features an insane looking joker holding one of his laughing fish. While batman had fought other super villains before, such as dr. Some of his first comicbook work appeared in the blackandwhite magazine the. E very writer of the batman movies had either an extensive prior knowledge of the batman comic books or did an extensive research before writing the script. Im batman batman art comic book characters comic books art scarecrow batman batman painting gotham villains univers dc batman poster. Hello everyone, im not really into comics but i really like batman and even more, the joker. Eisner winning comic artist erica henderson turns lil nas. Raf grassettis character designs by silver nemesis. The joker appeared right out of the gate and put a huge mark on the franchise. William marshall rogers iii january 22, 1950 march 24, 2007, known professionally as. Francis if he doesnt comply by midnight hell be the poorest fish of all. It is the fifth episode produced featuring the joker and is notable for being an adaptation of classic joker stories from the comic books, one of which was written by dennis oneil. The laughing fish batman the animated series print by phantom creative btas posters by phantom city creative interview with artist justin erickson.
The animated series be arranged in such a way that it tells an ongoing story more in the line of a standard serialized comic or. I dont know if the joker in the comics is comparable in any way to the one in the movies or games but i guess he kinda is. Dawn of justice, the film which will redefine all of our favorite icons, that todays batman. Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the jokers design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution. The animated series the laughing fish tv episode 1993 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The book strange apparitions is an anthology of a section of detective comics in the 1970s. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. The batman who laughs was created by scott snyder and greg capullo first appearing in the comic book dark days. The laughing fish was adapted for the series, by the way. A billboard on one of the story panels reads, see the inkology of terry austin.
Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5, 1992, to september 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. There are stories featuring the joker, clayface, dr. It is night time in gotham city and batman swings across the rooftops. The joker is a supervillain created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book batman april 25, 1940, published by dc comics. As with all comic book characters, batman and his supporting cast have had several reinventions and different contributions from different writers. Comic book influences on the dark knight rises spoilers by the dark knight. What is not necessarily the best episode, but the one that is a perfect unit of batman.
He dumps a chemical concoction into the ocean, changing all of the fishes features into something similar to his own. This issue was nominated at the 1979 eagle awards for favorite comic book artist us, and for best continued story. For nearly 80 years, the joker has been batmans greatest nemesis, twisted and sinister in equal measure in his trademark purple, green and orange threepiece suit. The penultimate issue of the best worst batman book of 20 arrived in stores this week. Diamond select toys dc gallery batman the animated series. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. The laughing fish is an episode of the first season of batman. The animated series and it and another issue the two put out, the sign of the joker batman. Sadly, its stuff like that i most associate dc comics with. Snyder explained his intent on the character in an interview by the hollywood reporter. In the new batman adventures 1997, joker has a trio of goons name mo, lar. The joker visits boss thorne next and tells him that he also was a bidder for batmans.
The animated series as the best adaptation of the comic books. Each and every one of the theatrical batman movies has numerous subtle and not so subtle nods and references to the comic books and reveals an impressive knowledge of the comic book back catalog. Most notable among these stories is the laughing fishthe sign of the joker. Joker unleashes a toxin into gotham city s harbors, causing all the fish affected to mutate into joker fish, with a deformed smile clearly resembling his own. Detective comics vol 1 475 dc database fandom dc wiki. The laughing fish, based on the detective comics issue of the same name. Batman dump batman the animated series, batman poster. B89 is the popular one fans either like it, even if its for nostalgia or pure entertainment value because of nicholson, or at the very least grudgingly accept it as a historically important comic book film. Also this book contains the classic joker story, the laughing fish. Developed by bruce timm, paul dini, and mitch brian, and produced by warner bros. The night following deadshots capture at s exhibition hall, the batman visits silver st. Gather round as i speak of fecund bats, talking cats, and laughing fish. This story was partially adapted into the 1993 episode of batman. Matt reeves discusses earlier batman films by the dark knight.