Which Batman villain was inspired by a story by Victor Hugo?

8:26 AM, Feb 26, 2013   |    comments
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a. Joker

Hugo was born on Feb. 26, 1802.

In his story called The Man Who Laughs, the hero goes through life with a strange deformity that makes it look as though he is always smiling.

It was made into a silent movie in 1928, which made a big impression on Jerry Robinson.  He became the artist on the Batman comic book and used the movie as the basis for his drawings of the Joker.

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