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Adamantium · 06-17-2005, 04:42 PM

In the 1989 movie, it turns out that a young Jack Napier (The Joker) killed Bruce Wayne's parents. Is that just for the movie, or is that how it was in the comics too?

I wasn't sure where to post this at. It was more a question about the Batman character than the movie.

Central Perk · 06-17-2005, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TVAdam

In the 1989 movie, it turns out that a young Jack Napier (The Joker) killed Bruce Wayne's parents. Is that just for the movie, or is that how it was in the comics too?

I wasn't sure where to post this at. It was more a question about the Batman character than the movie.

It was just in the movie.

ABlairican Pie · 06-20-2005, 12:07 AM

A friend told me that in the 1989 movie Tim Burton took a few liberties with saying that the Joker killed Bruce Wayne's parents. In the new movie it's totally different. In the original story it was not the Joker at all.

tylerjjj · 06-22-2005, 02:34 PM

I liked the idea that Joker killed his parents, even though it's not that way in the comics. I thought it was pretty original.

Adamantium · 06-22-2005, 04:31 PM

I became a fan of Batman in 1989 through the movie. So I had no idea that the Joker didn't kill Bruce's parents in the comics. I also didn't realize, until later, that Billy Dee Williams' character Harvey Dent would become Two-Face.

TJL · 06-22-2005, 04:39 PM

In the comics, a criminal by the name of Joe Chill was the killer of Bruce Wayne's parents.

See? I know trivia from other movies!

06-17-2005, 04:42 PM	#1
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,830	Question About Batman In the 1989 movie, it turns out that a young Jack Napier (The Joker) killed Bruce Wayne's parents. Is that just for the movie, or is that how it was in the comics too? I wasn't sure where to post this at. It was more a question about the Batman character than the movie.

06-20-2005, 12:07 AM	#3
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,620	A friend told me that in the 1989 movie Tim Burton took a few liberties with saying that the Joker killed Bruce Wayne's parents. In the new movie it's totally different. In the original story it was not the Joker at all.
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06-22-2005, 02:34 PM	#4
tylerjjj Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 17, 2004 Posts: 570	I liked the idea that Joker killed his parents, even though it's not that way in the comics. I thought it was pretty original.

06-22-2005, 04:31 PM	#5
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,830	I became a fan of Batman in 1989 through the movie. So I had no idea that the Joker didn't kill Bruce's parents in the comics. I also didn't realize, until later, that Billy Dee Williams' character Harvey Dent would become Two-Face.