Was the Joker plagiarized? Brian and Alex dive deep on possible inspirations for the clown prince of crime. <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Lingo-Partners-Peril/dp/1934943193">The Shadow Reprint (Batman Issue)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon%27s_obol">Charon's obol (Wikipeda - Coins on Eyes)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3GSrzE_ZcI">The Laughing Corpse (Radio Drama)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Smile-Fantasy-Horror-Classics/dp/1447404939"> The Dead Smile (Novel)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://discover.hubpages.com/education/When-the-Jokers-Death-Grin-is-Real"> Risus Sardonicus and The Joker (Blog)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/batman-1940-1/fc38500e-f6d5-439f-9f72-a9aeee0d4d1f/c"> Batman #1 (DC Universe Infinite)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://amzn.to/3IKtX1X">Batman The Golden Age (Book)</a> </li> </ul> Head on over to <a href= "https://batlessons.com/">batlessons.com</a> for all things Bat Lessons. Send us a letter or voice recording, find us on mastodon or youtube, read full transcripts and find show notes. Podcast Artwork by <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/">Sergio R. M. Duarte</a> Podcast Music by <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/renzocalm">Renzo Calma</a>

16: When Batman Wasn't Needed

Covering characters, stories, writers, artists, movie directors, business, politics and more. Everything in and around Batman. We start at the very begining, and work our way chronoligcally through 80 years of Batman.