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10 Things You Need To Know About The Joker

As one of the most portrayed, most recognizable and most talked-about comic book villains of all-time, The Joker is quite simply one of the biggest, most impactful characters to come out of the medium. Readers and viewers never seem to stop finding him fascinating - which is why yet another version of the character will soon hit cinema screens in the form of Jared Leto’s tattooed, day glo-haired demon in David Ayer's Suicide Squad.
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Published: Jul 28, 2016 06:07 pm

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7) He Once Had Another Sidekick

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The Joker’s definitive sidekick is, of course, Harley Quinn – the criminal’s jester-outfitted moll who originated in Batman: The Animated Series in the 1990s. Long before Harley was just a glint in Paul Dini and Bruce Timm’s eye, however, the Joker had another sidekick…one who has not stood the test of time so well.

In the 1960s, Joker was frequently joined on his schemes by his midget manservant Gaggy Gagsworthy (no, really). Interestingly, his origins are tied in with Batman’s own sidekick, Robin AKA Dick Grayson.

Gaggy was originally a tightrope walker at a circus, until he was fired in favour of the Flying Graysons. Gaggy was then forced to work at a freakshow and was left resenting the family that put him there. Can you blame him?

In recent years, he briefly returned to battle Harley and prove he was the better sidekick. Needless to say, Gaggy lost.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'
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