from The Joker #7 (May-June 1976) by Elliot S! Maggin, Irv Novick & Frank McLaughlin
9 Responses to “And then there was that time the Joker disguised himself in his Joker-fro and Luthor donned some shades and the two of them had lunch together at a local fast food joint.”
I loved the Joker solo series…. I know it was a booger to write because the Comics Code dictated he had to get his come-uppance every issue, but it had some fantastic moments. In this particular issue, when the “cured” Joker realized he would have to become a homicidal maniac again in order to survive…. well, it’s still on of the most moving moments in comics, IMHO.
Now imagine you’re the waitress whose table these two have just sat-down at…Joker would scare the bejesus out of her, while Luthor just sits there in quiet disgust that he’s getting all the recognition.
“But Lexie ol’ chum…I TRIED to disguise myself with this wig!”
“Just shut-up and eat your sandwitch, Joker! The way you chew your food with that frozen grin of yours makes me SICK!”
I know it’s not the Joker people want to read about today, but I really enjoyed that series when I was 11. And I still like it a lot better than stories where the writer has the Joker randomly kill a henchman just to prove he’s crazy. He’s not nearly as crazy as the henchmen who stick around after he does that . . . .
But what do they call the burger in France?
I loved the Joker solo series…. I know it was a booger to write because the Comics Code dictated he had to get his come-uppance every issue, but it had some fantastic moments. In this particular issue, when the “cured” Joker realized he would have to become a homicidal maniac again in order to survive…. well, it’s still on of the most moving moments in comics, IMHO.
There should be a Showcase Joker. They did a Showcase Bat Lash, they can do Joker. Mike, are these your own copies? Just curious.
That panel cracks me up! I may have to track down this series.
Now imagine you’re the waitress whose table these two have just sat-down at…Joker would scare the bejesus out of her, while Luthor just sits there in quiet disgust that he’s getting all the recognition.
“But Lexie ol’ chum…I TRIED to disguise myself with this wig!”
“Just shut-up and eat your sandwitch, Joker! The way you chew your food with that frozen grin of yours makes me SICK!”
…It’s too early to be awake.
I know it’s not the Joker people want to read about today, but I really enjoyed that series when I was 11. And I still like it a lot better than stories where the writer has the Joker randomly kill a henchman just to prove he’s crazy. He’s not nearly as crazy as the henchmen who stick around after he does that . . . .
I had this issue when I was 12.
It is currently one of several prominently displayed in the store where I work.
I have, thus far, resisted the temptation to take it down and re-read it, because I remember JUST ENOUGH of it to tantalize me.
“Don’t call me ‘Lexie’. My MOTHER called me ‘Lexie’.”
Man, nobody wrote a better Luthor than Elliot S!.
This panel makes we want to watch Reservoir Dogs again.
I wish there was a Starsky and Hutch-style TV show based just on this panel.