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