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As ''The Killing Joke'' was gaining critical reviews, ''A Death in the Family'' was released as a normal four-part comic<ref>http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/graphic_novels/?gn=1223</ref>. According to the story, Jason Todd - Batman's sidekick Robin - had embarked on a search for his mother, an aid worker in Ethiopia then being embezzled by the Joker; as the story continued would take Robin hostage as well, beating Robin nearly to death while while at the same time taunting Batman. This story had the added twist of fan participation to determine if Robin lived or died, via a pair of toll-free numbers to DC.
As ''The Killing Joke'' was gaining critical reviews, ''A Death in the Family'' was released as a normal four-part comic<ref>http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/graphic_novels/?gn=1223</ref>. According to the story, Jason Todd - Batman's sidekick Robin - had embarked on a search for his mother, an aid worker in Ethiopia then being embezzled by the Joker; as the story continued would take Robin hostage as well, beating Robin nearly to death while while at the same time taunting Batman. This story had the added twist of fan participation to determine if Robin lived or died, via a pair of toll-free numbers to DC.
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File:Cesar-romero-joker.jpg|Caesar Romero as the Joker in the television series ''Batman'' (20th Century Fox/William Dozier Productions)
File:NicholsonJoker.jpg|Jack Nicholson as the Joker in 1989's ''Batman'' (Warner Bros)
File:LedgerJoker.jpg|Heath Ledger as the Joker in 2008's ''The Dark Knight'' (Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures)
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==Next film adaptions==
==Next film adaptions==
In 1989 Tim Burton's ''Batman'' was released, with Jack Nicholson going all-out as the Joker<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWEhueUvVdM</ref> in a performance that many felt upstaged the title character. In this film the Joker's origins remain true with the Red Hood story but are slightly-modified; he is given a name - Jack Napier - and is portrayed as a mob enforcer who is double-crossed by his boss while attempting to fake a case of industrial espionage at a chemical factory. A police raid on the factory, as well as the arrival of Batman, ends with Napier falling into a chemical tank, creating the Joker. Burton's version also has Napier shown as a much-younger man (played by Hugo Blick) via a flashback scene: he was the one who committed the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents, the act which eventually created the Batman.
In 1989 Tim Burton's ''Batman'' was released, with Jack Nicholson going all-out as the Joker<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWEhueUvVdM</ref> in a performance that many felt upstaged the title character. In this film the Joker's origins remain true with the Red Hood story but are slightly-modified; he is given a name - Jack Napier - and is portrayed as a mob enforcer who is double-crossed by his boss while attempting to fake a case of industrial espionage at a chemical factory. A police raid on the factory, as well as the arrival of Batman, ends with Napier falling into a chemical tank, creating the Joker. Burton's version also has Napier shown as a much-younger man (played by Hugo Blick) via a flashback scene: he was the one who committed the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents, the act which eventually created the Batman.