Talk:Alien Mind/@comment-24051043-20150201171404/@comment-27096145-20151019180812

The most likely reason for the Joker being listed under the Batman frachise is that he hasn't had his own long-term title that was separate from the Dark Knight's rogue gallery. His only individual comic was a nine issue series that was released from 1975-1976, and a trade paperback novel: " ''Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told." ''Inspite of the mad clown's charisma and popularity his identity is truly locked within the Batman's legacy, so independance from Batman is a futile endevour.