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
The Return of the Joker and concludes that this Joker is an impostor. Meanwhile, in his hideout, the "real" Joker fumes at his name being wrongly used. As he is still recovering from the near-death experience he suffered in the "" storyline, he decides to regain his confidence by committing a series of crimes as his old alter-ego, the Red Hood. After regaining his self-confidence, the Joker goes after the impostor, with Batman in pursuit. Both Jokers meet in a violent confrontation with the real Joker gaining the upper hand. The confrontation is stopped by both Batman and the police, and both Jokers escape. The