In 1973, ka dib markii la waayay afar sano ah, Joker ayaa soo noolaaday (oo dib loo eegay) by qoraaga Dennis O'Neil iyo artist Neal Adams. Laga bilaabo Batman # 251 ee "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge", dabeecadda ku soo laabtay xididada uu sida impulsive, maniac dilaaga ah kuwaas oo kulan caqliga leh Batman. Sheekadan bilaabay isbeddel ah oo Joker ayaa loo isticmaalay, sparingly, sida qof dhexe. O'Neil ayaa sheegay in uu fikrad ahaa "si fudud si ay u soo celiyaan meesha ay ka bilaabatay. Waxaan u tegey maktabadda DC iyo akhriyey qaar ka mid ah sheekooyinka hore. Waxaan isku dayay si aad u hesho dareen ah waxa Kane iyo Finger ahaayeen ka dib markii" O'Neil ee 1973 Joker soo bandhigay fikradda ah Joker isagoo si sharci ah waalan, si ay u sharxaan sababta dabeecadda waxaa loo diray Arkham Asylum (soo bandhigay by O'Neil in 1974).
Nin waalan oo xaasid ah