A shekarar 1973, bayan ɓacewar shekaru huɗu, marubucin Dennis O'Neil da mai zane Neal Adams sun sake farfado da Joker (kuma sun sake duba shi). Farawa da Batman # 251's "Joker's Five-Way Revenge", halayen Joker ya dawo ga tushensa a matsayin mai son rai, mai kisan kai wanda ya dace da Batman. Wannan labarin ya fara yanayin da aka yi amfani da Joker, a hankali, a matsayin babban halayya. O'Neil ya ce ra'ayinsa shi ne "kawai a mayar da shi inda ya fara. Na je ɗakin karatu na DC kuma na karanta wasu labaran farko. Na yi ƙoƙarin fahimtar abin da Kane da Finger suke bi. "A shekarar 1973, O'Neil ya gabatar da ra'ayin cewa Joker ya zama mahaukaci ne a shari'a, don bayyana dalilin da ya sa aka aika da halayyar zuwa Arkham Asylum (wanda O'Neil ya gabatar a cikin littafin Batman # 251 a shekara ta 1974).
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