In the 2019 movie Joker, Arthur Fleck (Joker) believes wealthy businessman Thomas Wayne is his father, a claim fueled by his mother, Penny Fleck, and a photo with "T.W." on the back; however, the film leaves it ambiguous, with Wayne denying paternity and evidence suggesting Penny was delusional, making Thomas Wayne the presumed but unconfirmed father, with some fans debating if he was or if Arthur was simply adopted and delusional.
No, Batman and Joker are not related.
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Penny Fleck was the adoptive mother of Arthur Fleck, a mentally unstable failed comedian who would later call himself the Joker. Much like her son, Penny suffered from an unspecified mental illness.
Thomas Wayne appears in Joker, portrayed by Brett Cullen. This version is a businessman who is running to become mayor of Gotham City and displays little sympathy for the lower classes, dismissing them as "clowns" who have no one but themselves to blame for their misfortune.
Joe Chill appears in the Gotham Knights episode "A Chill in Gotham", portrayed by Doug Bradley. Sometime prior to the series and after murdering Thomas and Martha Wayne, he ended up on death row.
He explained Penny's mental instability and Arthur later confirmed his adoption, establishing that Thomas was not his biological father. Is the Joker Thomas Wayne's son? Thomas Wayne, father of Bruce Wayne, is not the biological father of the Joker.
Later in Batman: Gotham Knights #54, the Riddler approached the Joker for protection against Hush by stating that he witnessed a corrupt police officer, Oliver Hammet, set a fire that resulted in Jeannie's death, rather than the electrical kitchen accident that Alan Moore originally presented.
Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska are characters and antagonists in the Fox crime drama television series Gotham and associated media. They are identical twin brothers portrayed by Cameron Monaghan. Each twin adapts different characteristics of the DC Comics supervillain the Joker.
Joker Jr. was born after The Joker, who had manipulated Harley Quinn into re-entering a life of crime, impregnated her without her knowing. Harley out of shame refused to accept the child and gave him up. He grew up being transferred from various orphanages and foster homes to people who never loved him.
Much like her son, Penny is a mentally ill woman who was responsible for letting her former boyfriend abuse Arthur in his childhood and was temporarily sent to the Arkham State Hospital for her claims of having an affair with Thomas Wayne.
He was a downtrodden man who had been pushed to his breaking point by the cruelty and uncaring of the world. Therefore, his transformation into the Joker represented the dark impulses we all have, and the potential for evil and malevolence that can result from a person pushed to their limit.
The alternate universe Flashpoint version of Martha Wayne is her universe's version of the Joker, and was driven insane after Joe Chill killed her son Bruce.
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Hush (Thomas Elliot) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, the character first appeared in Batman #609 in January 2003 as part of the twelve-issue storyline Batman: Hush.
The comic book sequel takes place after the events of “Joker,” with Phoenix's killer clown Arthur Fleck on trial for the murders he committed in the first movie. His lawyer, played by Catherine Keener, argues that Arthur and Joker are two different people.
Lincoln also parallels the "Boomerang Killer" from World's Finest #223 who was Bruce Wayne's secret older-brother Thomas Wayne, Jr., raised in secret due to having been driven mad by trauma from a car-accident.
Quinn's origin story features her as a former psychiatrist at Gotham City's Arkham Asylum who was manipulated by and fell in love with the Joker, her patient, eventually becoming his accomplice and lover.
Nightwing abandons Batman and Harley Quinn abandons the Joker and for like two days they become friends and partners and then sleep together but don't go any further romantically.
Neytiri, the leader of the resistance against Robin in the future apocalyptic world, is introduced to Ivy and Harley as their daughter. Both Ivy and Harley die in this timeline, and Neytiri is named after the character in the Avatar films, which heavily influence the world.
Harley Quinn is the Joker's most famous accomplice and lover. They met when she was a psychiatrist studying mentally ill criminals. When she decided to analyse the Joker, the young psychiatrist sealed her fate. Ever since Harley got to know The Joker she found him to be attractive and he seemed to latch onto this.
We already know for sure that Cameron Monaghan's Jerome Valeska isn't The Joker. Jerome's brother, Jeremiah, also played by Cameron won't be either. Cameron has confirmed that Gotham has created a unknown third Joker role for him in the Series Finale.
Harley reveals to Black Canary that she has a four-year-old daughter named Lucy who is being raised by her sister. After discovering she was pregnant, Harley left the Joker for almost a year to have their baby instead of abortion.
Even though Gordon reached out and tried to save Jerome, the young villain stated that his legacy will live on in Gotham City before letting himself fall to his second and final death instead of having his life saved by Gordon, laughing all along the way down.
Five years prior to the start of the story, during the first Apokoliptian invasion of Earth 2, Lois was killed by one of Darkseid's assassins at the Daily Planet, she died in her husband's arms. Superman and many other heroes of Earth 2 are killed in the war.
Lew Moxon. Lewis "Lew" Moxon is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is most famous for hiring Joe Chill to murder young Bruce Wayne's parents in early versions of Batman's origin story, thus making him indirectly responsible for Batman's existence.
37 years ago today, Jason Todd's Robin dies by the hands of Joker in Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo's “Death in the Family”, with the Batman discovering the lifeless body of the Boy Wonder in Batman #428 published by DC on October 18, 1988.