Joker
Marvel · 1942 · 4 issues
About the series
The Joker series, a four-issue run published by Marvel from 1942 to 1943, is a Golden Age oddity—a lighthearted, non-superhero comic that shares its title with a classic villain but features a completely unrelated, jovial trickster character. Most frequently illustrated by the glamour-girl artist Peter Driben and the capable Albert Fisher, the series is a snapshot of wartime-era humor and adventure, offering a glimpse into how publishers recycled popular names for entirely new concepts. While brief, it stands as a curious artifact of Marvel's early publishing history, long before the company defined superhero comics.