Even if it weren’t obvious on its face that The Man Who Laughs inspired ... which came first could easily mistake Gwynplaine for the first-ever screen adaptation of The Joker.

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Even seven decades later, the Joker's first appearance serves as a great ... Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke's The Man Who Laughs serves as a great update to the Joker's origin. The script pulls ...

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Once out in the street, Arthur bumps into a man dressed ... from the first movie, where Lee is waiting for him. She's not happy about his confession, and how he rejected his Joker persona.

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