Peeling Off His Face
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Death of the Family arc might just be the quintessential Joker story. No other tale has terrified, intrigued, and brought as much chaos as this one did back in 2012. Another thing it did really well is it gave us the scariest version of the clown yet.
Prior to this storyline, the Joker got himself captured by Batman and sent to Arkham Asylum so that he could meet with the Dollmaker and get his face surgically removed. What’s even creepier though is that he then pinned it to the wall to symbolize his rebirth. Yes, guys and girls, Mr. J peeled off his own face just because he could. If that wasn’t weird enough, he later wore it as a mask, while murdering and causing all sorts of trouble in Gotham City.
As shocking as it is to think of him removing his face, I don’t think there’s one single person surprised by it. Hands down, this self-mutilation remains the most deranged thing he’s ever done to himself.
