The Joker

publication date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 (part of Round XXXVI)

category: Comics

clue: Why so serious?

explanation: The Joker was a villain in Batman comics. In 2008, The Dark Knight was released with his signature phrase. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Erik Bates, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, Mihai Rusu, Shawn Brandt, and Samuel Franklin

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