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Comic book artist who created The Joker passes away

Comic book artist who created The Joker passes away

THE death has taken place of Jerry Robinson, the comic book artist who was credited with creating arch villain The Joker. 

Mr. Robinson, who was 89, had been hired as a 17-year-old aspiring artist by the creator of Batman, Bob Kane.

The pair were later to clash over who had the right to claim they had created The Joker.

Mr. Robinson was also credited with co-creating Batman’s sidekick, Robin, along with Kane.

The publisher of Batman, DC Comics, then employed Mr. Robinson as a staff artist. He went on to create a number of comic book characters including superhero Atoman.

By the late 1950s Mr. Robinson had started to channel most of his talent into creating material for newspapers including political satire and editorial illustration.

In latter years he became a vocal advocate for the rights of artists as well as working as a comics historian.

To view an interview with Jerry Robinson click here.

 

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