Analyzing the history of the Joker that embraced the horror aspect of the character: THE COMEDIAN
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A thread (SPOILERS FOR THREE JOKERS)
The Joker came back to comic relevance with a vengeance. In 1988, The Killing Joke was released. That comic is infamously known for having Joker shoot Barbara Gordon, paralyzing her. Just like that, DC set Joker down a very dark path, but a well needed one.
This darker Joker first hit the big screen the following year in Tim Burton’s Batman, played by Jack Nicholson. A more gothic take on the iconic villain.
Eventually, the 2010’s belonged to the horror Joker. At the very start of the New 52, Joker cut his face off. He pinned his face back on a year later for “Death of the Family.” He would return sometime later for “Endgame.”
The cut off face would be implemented in season 3 of Gotham, where Jerome Valeska had his face stapled back on.
He even makes an appearance in “Metal” lending a hand to Batman in order to finally defeat The Batman Who Laughs. It’s no secret that this Joker really cares about Batman.
This version of the character seems to be the real deal. He’s the last surviving Joker. In “Three Jokers” he alludes to having created the others. He even explains that he doesn’t care about Batman’s secret identity. He just wants to be the only source of Batman’s pain.
Whether he is an agent of chaos or the devil himself... one thing is for sure...

THIS... is the real Joker.
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