The Sign of the Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime as a Sign

by Joel West

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The Joker both fascinates and repels us. From his origin in Detective Comics in 1940, he has committed obscene crimes, some of the worst the Batman universe has ever known, and, conversely, fans have made him the topic of erotic and pornographic "fan fiction." Speculation about the Joker abounds, where some fans have even claimed that the Joker is "queer coded." This work explores various popular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004408673
• ISBN13: 9789004408678
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 9.1"