So once I thought of the villain with a sense of humor, I began to think of a name and the name "the Joker" immediately came to mind. There was the association with the Joker in the deck of cards,… — Jerry Robinson Copy Share Image
When comics came along in the 1930s there was a talent pool waiting. And one reason is so many areas were closed to Jews.… — Jerry Robinson Copy Share Image
You look at Superman, the story of an orphan coming to America, keeping his identity secret and even the names, Kal-El and Jor-El, you can trace lines to the background of the creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, both Jewish. Overall, there was a remarkable confluence of events that led to the medium and the Jewish participation. — Jerry Robinson Copy Share
We were just emerging from the Depression. Superman started in 1938. Batman started in 1939. So, we were just recovering. — Jerry Robinson Copy Share Image
So once I thought of the villain with a sense of humor, I began to think of a name and the name "the Joker"… — Jerry Robinson Copy Share Image
So, Im thinking of a name for a villain that has a sense of humor. I thought of The Joker as a name, and… — Jerry Robinson Copy Share Image
Looking at the Batman pages is like revisiting my youth. My first seven years in New York were the first seven years of Batman… — Jerry Robinson Copy Share Image
We really lived, ate, drank and slept Batman - ideas, characters and stories. — Jerry Robinson Copy Share Image
I did 32 years of political cartoons, one every day for six days a week, I wrote and drew every word, every line. That… — Jerry Robinson Copy Share Image
I always felt that heroes were essentially dull. Villains were more exotic and could do more interesting things. — Jerry Robinson Copy Share Image
