iFanboy - Episode #188 - The Joker and Jerry Robinson

Is there a better villain than the Joker? We don't think so, and neither does his creator, legendary comic book artist Jerry Robinson. Before we meet the man himself, Josh Flanagan goes over some of his favorite Joker stories, including some classic Neal Adams/Denny O'Neil, as well as a newer cut from Gotham Central. Then it's off to DC Comics to speak wtih Vincent Zurzolo, of ComicConnect.com, who is auctioning off two original covers from Jerry Robinson's collection, Superman #14 and Detective Comics #69. The main event of the episode is Jerry Robinson himself. Jerry talks about how he rescued these 2 covers from the destruction, which is what happened to most of the original art of the Golden Age. He saw something special in Fred Ray's Superman #14, and knew it would be appreciated some day, and he knew that his own Joker cover from Detective Comics #69 would be something to hold on to. Not only that, but Robinson recounts his stories from the set of the Dark Knight, where he watched his famous character come to life.

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Entertainment

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• batman
• the joker
• dc comics
• comics comic books
• marvel comics

[carnage247mayhem]

Rip Jerry Robinson :(

[DoctorWeeTodd]

Jerry Robinson is a legend.

One thing to note here is that Jerry popularized that concept of symbolic covers, particularly the ones where the villain is depicted as a giant towering over the heroes. (I'm not sure if he invented it, but he was certainly one of the first.)

[MOGO8907]

jerry is such a great guy. great episode.

[IHS7]

you have the most luckiest fuckin job.

[Realdude2011]

Wow! One of my favorite episodes! Great job guys! Love the podcast too! :)