Joker
Marvel · 1941 · 1 issue
About the series
A single, standalone issue from Marvel's 1941 debut year, Joker is a Golden Age oddity that shares its name with a far more famous DC villain but has no connection to that character. This one-shot features the original Marvel Joker, a circus-themed criminal who menaces the Human Torch, and stands as a brief, forgotten footnote from the dawn of the company's superhero era. Its primary significance lies in its rarity as an early Marvel comic, offering a glimpse into the publisher's pre-war storytelling and the now-obscure rogues of that time.