Younger readers may not be familiar with the octogenarian actor — or even Tim Burton's now 35-year-old Batman (1989) — but trust me when I say that Jack Nicholson's Joker was not only good ...
Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman saw Jack Nicholson, who played the Joker, become the highest-paid actor in the world with earnings of $60 million, eclipsing stars like Schwarzenegger and Stallone.
"The Killing Joke" opened the floodgate to other stories that began exploring the Joker as a philosopher. It was also what heavily inspired Jack Nicholson's iconic portrayal of the character in ...