Joker (character) Joker (character) The Joker is a fictional supervillain created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book "Batman" (April 25, 1940), published by DC Comics. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for the Joker's design, while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution. Although the Joker was planned to be killed off during his initial appearance, he was spared by editorial intervention, allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero Batman. In his comic book appearances, the Joker is portrayed as a criminal
Exiles (comic book) collected into the following trade paperback: Exiles (comic book) Exiles is the name of multiple comic book titles featuring the team Exiles and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original "Exiles" comic book series which debuted in 2001. "Exiles" was created by Mike Marts, Mike Raicht, Judd Winick and also artists Mike McKone and Jim Calafiore. "Exiles" was created after a period of development aimed at creating a new "What If?" book for Marvel. In an interview Raicht speaks of the Exiles' early origins: "We were eventually going to visit some alternate realities and flesh out some stories. We