So naturally, what else can Joker do but take advantage? He maintains the illusion of his amnesia just long enough to get the jump on an unsuspecting Joker, who often came out the loser even in his own series.
In the very next issue, The Joker runs afoul of Green Arrow in a deadly game of love and war. Though The Joker claims victory in their first two encounters, fortunes shift when he appears to drop Dinah from the top of a suspension bridge. With what would be an impossible shot for anyone else, Oliver fires an arrow which ends up saving the plummeting Dinah and sending Joker to his watery doom in a single pull.
Mxyzptlk for himself, using these magical abilities to beat Superman and also murder Batman again and again. Despite this, DC has proven that the Joker can actually beat Superman, even without powers. In the popular Injustice storyline, Joker managed to completely break superman after tricking him into killing Lois Lane.
Though this story is pure fun and not even canon, it is still interesting to think that Harley could knock out someone like Superman. Furthermore, whether it actually happened or not, Harley herself believes it to be true, which we're going to call close enough for this list.
While Oliver Queen has yet to truly face off against Superman in a one-on-one match, he has still managed to take him down in the past. Though he almost always had assistance of some sort, Green Arrow has done a lot to weaken Superman in stories like The Dark Knight Returns and Injustice.
Currently, Oliver is actually in possession of a weapon that could wipe out the entire Justice League. Gifted to him by Martian Manhunter, Oliver was chosen based on his heart and moral character. Oliver certainly has what it takes to beat the Man of Steel now. As one of the most brilliant minds in all of DC, it is a shame that Professor Ivo decided to use his talents for evil.
Everything seemed like it had to be "edgy" or "grimdark" in order to appeal to the modern audience. Superheroes like Wonder Woman suffered immensely; look at that costume! In what world is that the shining beacon of hope that Diana is supposed to represent? If we hadn't mentioned the character's name, it would be next to impossible to figure out who it is.
The two part story in Wonder Woman deals with a gang war in Boston that Diana is trying to stop like we said, "edgy". Like a moth to the flame, the Joker is drawn into the chaos and tries to make the war even more deadly. Diana confronts the villain, but he is able to get the jump on her and spray her with a special blend of Joker venom that slowly turns her mad.
She is able to finally break free from the toxin, but only after asking the god Pan to make her even more insane than the Joker. In the short time that she was incapacitated, Joker is able to escalate the gang war to new levels of violence. You knew this was going to be on here somewhere. They eventually track the Joker to the Middle East, where he becomes an official in the Iranian Government. Yeah, it's not exactly The Long Halloween.
What people remember A Death in the Family for is the brutal beating and death of Jason Todd at the hands of the Joker. After a series of false leads, Jason is able to track his mother down to an old warehouse. Joker is waiting there for him, and beats him to a bloody pulp with a crowbar before setting off a bomb that kills both Jason and his mother.
Crazily enough, the death of Robin was not set in stone; the issue ended on a cliffhanger, and readers were asked to call a number to decide if he should live or die. Fans decided he should perish, and Batman comics were changed forever.
When people talk about the Joker being ridiculously overpowered, they have a perfect example in the pages of Batman: Endgame. Written by Scott Snyder, this was the arc that "finally" killed off the Joker.
It showed the Joker manipulating Batman into thinking the Clown Prince was an immortal demon via the use of Lazarus Pits, healing serums, and knowledge that only someone seemingly immortal would know. At the story's end Batman and Joker are crushed by the rubble of the Batcave as it collapses around them.
Endgame kicks off with the Joker getting the jump on the entire Justice League. Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash , Aquaman, and Cyborg are all infected with a new strain of Joker venom that turns them into rampaging monsters who want to kill Batman. We aren't shown how Joker was able to infect the most powerful superheroes in the world without them putting up a fight.
That's probably for the better, as there is no way anyone could come up with a plausible scenario in which that happens. On Earth-3, everything is flipped around.
The world cowers in fear at the Crime Syndicate of America, a group consisting of evil versions of each Justice League member. Naturally, a world full of evil heroes has to have a "good" villain! Alexander Luthor is the son of Earth-3's version of Lex Luthor and Lois Lane who inherited his father's intellect as well as gained the power to manipulate matter and anti-matter.
He is the only surviving hero on Earth-3 and the universe's only hope against the Syndicate. He is stopped by a variety of heroes but is allowed to escape. While hiding in an alleyway in Gotham City , Luthor is approached by the Joker and Earth-2's Lex, who promptly throw acid onto his face, permanently disfiguring him. Lex taunts his alt-universe son for comments he had made earlier in which Alex claimed he was " You [Lex], only better.
Poor Jason Todd just can't beat the Joker. Bruce Wayne has fears and can feel fear, but he chooses to ignore his fears and press forward, which makes him such a powerful hero. However, Joker is literally incapable of feeling fear, which often gives him a big advantage in combat since he has no fear of dying or getting hurt. If you need proof, just take a look at the Knightfall story. In it, Scarecrow attempts to use his fear toxin on Joker.
Still, instead of his fears getting triggered, the Joker just starts to laugh maniacally and demolishes Scarecrow with some good old-fashioned beating. Apart from his fearlessness, one more thing that might stem from his insanity is his pain tolerance. As I mentioned, the Joker is a brilliant chemist. But, apart from his expertise in utilizing his chemistry knowledge to make weapons, he also used it to modify his body and develop immunity to most chemicals and toxins. We all know that Joker is a genius trickster.
He used dozens of unexpected props and turned them into deadly weapons. For instance, he had a flower attached to his jacket that sprayed acid, playing cards equipped with razor-sharp edges, and much more. The most notable example of this happening is with his psychiatrist in Arkham Asylum, Harley Quinn. He managed to corrupt her badly and turn her evil, virtually making her his marionette. She did get out of the abusive relationship later on, but still, she became a villain simply because Joker manipulated her — and she was an expert in psychiatry.
Imagine what he could do to regular folks then. He appeared in for the first time in Action Comics 1, and his powers are unmatched. But, what makes him such a beloved character is his moral compass and ethics.
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