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5 Must Own Joker Figures

Mania’s Essential Joker Figures

By Robert T. Trate September 03, 2010

5 Must Own Joker Figures
© Bob Trate

He is the clown prince of crime. He is the only member of Batman’s rogue gallery who truly is Batman’s equal. Yet, year after year, the Joker gets his own figures and they are pale in comparison to the Bat’s. Even if you reach back all the way to 1989, the figure looked nothing like Jack Nicholson. When they did a more movie accurate version of the Joker he was fat. I appreciate where The Batman (2004) series took the Joker, but come on, he looked like a member of Parliament-Funkadelic.

The Joker from The Dark Night by Hot Toys

Best Joker Toys

Brilliant, brutal and haunting this Joker by Hot Toys is probably the one all diehard fans will have to own.

DC Direct Comic Con Arkham Asylum Joker

Best Joker Toys

The DC Direct Comic Con exclusive was one of the first figures to sell out. There were plenty of Batman exclusives left. Looks like the Joker won that round. For this collector, it was his white bare feet that sold it.

Batman: The Animated Series Joker

Best Joker Toys

Pick one, any one. Mark Hamill’s performance is only matched by the perfection in which Kenner sculpted these figures. They truly are the embodiments of the living character.

Killing Joke Joker

Best Joker Toys

It was one of the quintessential Batman stories. Raw, edgy and for some of us the first time we bought a comic, where we had to have our parents permission to buy it.. What better tribute to this dark story than making the Hawaiian shirt Joker.

Classic Joker Two Pack by DC Direct

Best Joker Toys

Okay, so number one is cheating but they do come together. Two essential Joker figures from two different eras. They are the perfect accessories to place in between an unsuspecting Batman figure.

COMMENTS AND RESPONSES

Betenoire 9/3/2010 1:44:41 AM

My favorite is the 12" Joker from The Animated Series. Love the work on his outfit.

kissstation 9/3/2010 4:27:19 AM

I want them all!

msglover 9/3/2010 5:55:02 AM

What? No Cesar Romero?

Wyldstaar 9/3/2010 7:54:07 AM

Sadly, there is no action figure of Cesar Romero as The Joker. The Mego figure of The Joker is wearing the same costume as Romero, but the face is taken from the comic books.