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The Joker is an iconic figure, but who do you picture in your head when he is mentioned? Some gamers may picture Mark Hamill’s voice as the Joker, as this was the voice actor inBatman: Arkham Asylum. Who knows, maybe you even picture Jared Leto from Suicide Squad.
There are a lot of different Jokers out there, and it can be hard to keep them all straight in your head. Fortunately, we are here to help jog your memory. Here, you can find every version of the Joker, along with a grand total of how many versions actually exist.
The Joker In The Comics
The Joker first appeared in 1940and since then, has become a constant in many DC Comics. In total, the ‘main’ Joker comics have three distinct Jokers, separated by comic age. Below, you can check out the Joker and age, as well as associated characteristics.
The Comedian
1973 (Batman #251)
It’s very important to note that there area lot of Joker versions in the comics. DC Comics (along with Marvel) utilize alternate universes, allowing writers to make their own stories without tying directly into an existing storyline.
Below, you can check out every version of Joker from the comics.
This Joker is a combination of him and Sabretooth (Marvel).
Batman: White Knight
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew
In this world (Earth-C), everyone is an animal, so Joker is a pig called ‘The Porker’.
Batman and the Incredible Hulk: The Monster and the Madman
Spider-Man and Batman: Disordered Minds #1
This Joker is a combination of him and Two-Face.
This Joker is called ‘Laughing Man’.
Batman: Nosferatu
The Joker is also called ‘Laughing Man’, but this time, he is a Cyborg.
Batman: Two Faces
There is no real ‘Joker’ figure here. Instead, it’s a personality that Batman develops when taking potion.
Superman: Speeding Bullets
Thrillkiller
The Joker is now a gangster named ‘Bianca Steeplechase’ (this is a girl).
Flashpoint
Injustice: Gods Among Us
This is a spin-off of the game with the same title.
This is based on the Smallville television show.
Batman: Digital Justice
This is set in the future, dealing with the Joker Virus (this is AI) that was originally created by the Joker.
Dark Knight
Superman/Batman
In total,that’s 37 alternate versions of the Joker.With the three main Jokers added, we have a grand total of 40 comic Jokers!
The Joker In Animation
The Joker has also made his way intoanimated television and film.You can find these listed below.
Larry Storch
Frank Welker
Hanna-Barbera is an animation studio, featuring the Joker in a DC show, as well as some episodes of Scooby-Doo.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Jeff Bennett
There is also a Scooby-Doo version of this called ‘Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold’.
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Grey DeLisle
This is the Flashpoint version of Joker, mentioned in the comics section (making it the same Joker)
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Troy Baker
This is set in the Batman: Arkham universe (making it the same Joker)
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
Mark Hamill
That’s a whopping 38 Jokers! Two of these versions are technically the same from the comics,making the total 36.If you count the comics and animated media as two distinct entities, then there are 38 versions of the Joker.
The Joker In Live-Action
Many of us are most familiar with thelive-action versions of the Joker.Here, you may find every film and television show Joker.
Batman
Cesar Romero
1966 film, as well as a show running from 1966 to 1968
Batman (movie)
1989 film
2008 film
This consists of Suicide Squad and Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
2019 film
2022 film
OnStar Commercials
Curtis Armstrong
These were 6 commercials that appeared on television in 2000 to 2002.
Roger Stonebruner (physical actor)
Mark Hamill (voice actor)
2002 to 2003 show
Cameron Monaghan
2014 to 2019 show
This Joker is named Jerome Valeska. Without spoiling too much, it’s thought that another character develops into the Joker, which could potentially make for two separate versions in this show.
2017 show
2018 show
Arrowverse
Nathan Dashwood
In terms of live-action, we have 13 versions of Joker. If you count two separate Jokers in the show Gotham, thenthat would make 14.
The Joker In Video Games
Lastly, we havethe Joker in video games.There are not as many as the other categories, but there are a lot of voice actors involved here.
Injustice
Richard Epcar
This is the sequel to the Injustice: Gods Among Us comic, meaning that it is the same Joker.
Mortal Kombat
The Joker is a playable character in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, as well as a guest in Mortal Kombat 11.
Christopher Corey Smith
There are nine versions of the Joker in video games, however since the Injustice one is the same as the comics, thisonly adds eight to the tally.
Total Number Of Joker Versions
So, what’s the grand total? Counting every unique version of the Joker,there is a total of 98!This is a lot, but the Joker isn’t disappearing anytime soon, so we can expect this total to increase in the future.
