Joker in other media City villains the Penguin, the Riddler and Catwoman. Jack Nicholson played the Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 film "Batman". The "Newsweek" review of the film stated that the best scenes are due to the surreal black comedy portrayed in the Joker. In 2003, American Film Institute ranked Nicholson's performance #45 on their list of 50 greatest film villains. Hugo Blick and David U. Hodges play younger versions of the character in flashbacks in "Batman" and "Batman Forever", respectively. In the film, Jack Napier is the right-hand man of mob boss Carl Grissom prior to his transformation into the Joker. During
Alternative versions of Joker the Batman that he would try again to kill Lois, Batman then kills Joker. With the tragedy averted Superman is able to live a happy life with his wife and child. Superman is eventually woken from his dream and forced to contend with a world where the Joker bested him. In Year Four it is revealed that the Joker's name is used by the Joker Underground, a large group of people who oppose Superman's Regime. They see Joker as a symbol of freedom, though this catches Batwoman and Harley Quinn's eyes and they convince the protestors to use a different