DC just revealed The Joker\u2019s real name DC ComicsIn the recently released Flashpoint Beyond #5, DC has revealed the real name of iconic Batman foe, The Joker. The original Flashpoint arc sees Barry Allen\u2019s Flash race back in time to save his mother\u2019s life. This time-warping event creates a universe wherein Bruce Wayne died in Crime Alley, resulting in his father, Thomas, taking the Batman mantle. Bruce\u2019s mother, Martha, adopts an even darker form, becoming the Flashpoint version of the Clown Prince of Crime. Given the event\u2019s popularity and its significance to DC continuity, Geoff Johns\u2019 recent return to the Flashpoint universe in a miniseries is turning quite a few heads. And one reveal, in particular, has added another wrinkle to one of the greatest mysteries in comics. Warning: Potential spoilers below. Has DC finally settled on a real name for The Joker? Issue #4 of the miniseries revealed the identity of the Clockwork Killer as none other than Martha Wayne, the Flashpoint timeline\u2019s Joker. Flashpoint Beyond #5 delves deeper into what drives her into the land of madness. Confronted by Thomas\u2019 Batman in Arkham Asylum, Martha confirms she killed the Psycho Pirate, an emotion-controlling villain who counts among the few people to remember the pre-Crisis DC Universe. She committed this act after learning her son is the Dark Knight in the main DC continuity. Psycho Pirate also disclosed the Joker as a failed comedian who supports his wife and child by working as a janitor at Wayne Casino. \u201cHis name is Jack Oswald White,\u201d Martha explained before revealing her intention of going back in time to guarantee Bruce becomes Batman. Since she\u2019s talking about an alternate iteration of the Clown Prince, Joker\u2019s real name in the mainline continuity may not be the same as White Stripes\u2019 lead vocalist. In the last few decades, DC has given Joker numerous identities. Batman 1989 dubs him Jack Napier, for example. Joaquin Phoenix\u2019s version of the character bears the name Arthur Fleck. It\u2019ll be interesting to see how the Jack White identity is put to use going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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