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Essential Item: Joker's Inspiration! |
Tartan Jack
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| Posted on 19-05-2008 18:33 |
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I am really not sure the "proper" home for this . . . BUT . . .
This film is part of the "required" background info/piece for anyone interested in the "source"/"root" material for Batman.
Bob Kane based his original Joker character very closely upon the main character in the 1928 film "The Man Who Laughs."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019130/
http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Lenis-Man-Who-Laughs/dp/B0000B1A1J/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1211235970&sr=8-2
Here is the significant character for Batman fans:
Gwynplaine
While not "technically" Batman or DC, it is a crucial "collectible" for fans of Batman's most significant (IMHO) foe.
Sum Nox!
Edited by FlaBat on 19-05-2008 18:48 |
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RE: Essential Item: Joker's Inspiration! |
FlaBat
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| Posted on 19-05-2008 18:57 |
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I edited your URL links and moved this Thread to Everything Else as it is not a Batman or even DC related item.
It has been credited as the inpiration for The Joker and early drawings Bob Kane did of The Joker look a lot like that picture.
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RE: Essential Item: Joker's Inspiration! |
Tartan Jack
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| Posted on 19-05-2008 19:25 |
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Thanks for the URL edits. This is the only forum I use that requires them inserted that way. I forgot.
(Like I said, I wasn't sure how it qualified as a "collectible," though it IS available at this time in a decent copy.)
Sum Nox!
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