Batman: White Knight stopped with a fist, i.e. Batman's methods. This led him to turn the Joker into a politician, using the character's intelligence and charisma to win the people of Gotham over. DC Comics had no problems with the ideas that Murphy had for the series such as changing the timeline in Batman's history. However, the adult content like nudity and profanity that Murphy had intended to include were not permitted. Murphy revealed that the Joker in "White Knight" has the real name Jack Napier, a callback to Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman" film where the Joker played by Jack Nicholson also shares
Batman: War Crimes Cluemaster, Stephanie's father. Arthur has been trying to get justice for his daughter, but tells Batman that his estranged wife, Crystal Brown, knows about Stephanie's death as well. On television, Crystal is struggling to decide what to tell the media when the Black Mask appears dressed as Batman and attempts to murder her. The real Batman appears to rescue her, but she destroys the Black Mask's records of Stephanie's death, telling Batman that the truth won't change the fact that Stephanie is dead. On the run, Black Mask runs into the Joker, who attempts to kill him, claiming that the