Classic Batman & Joker Comic Gets New Cover From Dedicated Fan
The story that began a terrifying era for the Joker is being honored in a new art tribute by one talented fan. Reddit user Uninsured_death posted a variant cover of their own design for the classic story «The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!» in Batman#251. The artist's cover isn't just extremely well-made, but it acknowledges one of the most important comics in the Joker's history.
While created as a more gruesome rogue that showed no qualms over killing, the Joker would soften in his later appearances during the Silver Age. After being reduced to a more sanitized version of himself, the Clown Prince of Crime quietly disappeared from the pages of Batman. However, Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams' Batman #251 featured the long-awaited return of the fan-favorite character. Breaking out of a mental hospital, the Joker seeks revenge on a former henchmen who betrayed him, and goes overboard by killing all possible candidates. The story was a marked return to the Joker's brutal roots and fans regard the issue as one of Joker's most notable stories.
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Which is probably why fans have made such amazing tributes like the one by artist Uninsured_death. In the /r/comicbooks subreddit, they created a thread detailing their hobby of giving classic comic books variant covers, one of which prominently featured Batman and the Joker. With Batman in the foreground and the Joker standing right behind him, brandishing a gun, Uninsured_death absolutely nails the tone of the story. The post received very good feedback, with users encouraging the artist to go for other classic characters and covers. Uninsured_death's cover also subtly acknowledges another lauded comic, Batman #423,
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