Jerry and the Joker: Adventures and Comic Art

In this memoir, penned by the late Jerry Robinson in his final years, he tells the story of a seventeen-year-old college hopeful who became the artist on <i>Detective Comics</i>, and later <i>Batman,</i> shares his thoughts on creating the Joker as the first super villain, and relates the celebrity-studded journeys that a long life in comics afforded him. <br><br>In this volume, you'll also find never before published original artwork from iconic comics like <i>Detective Comics </i>#76 and <i>Batman</i> #14 and cover artwork featuring Batman, Robin, and the Joker, delving deep into imagery that has shaped the evolution of comics' most famous villain.<br><br>"I always thought that heroes were essentially dull. Villains were more exotic and could do more interesting things". <br>-Jerry Robinson