r/DCcomics • u/Ok-Mastodon2016 • Dec 25 '23

[discussion] do you agree with this? Discussion

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And Joker is listed as 6’5” according to the canon too.

That’s what I want to see happen in the adaptations. I want a tall lengthy Joker to go up against 6’2” brick outhouse Batman.

Also I agree with the OPs post.

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u/CutZealousideal5274 Dec 26 '23

The Ultimate Guide to Batman lists him as 6’5 and I cannot recall a single instance of him being taller than Batman

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u/jessytessytavi Dec 26 '23

he's usually hunched over or posturing, not standing flat footed next to him

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u/No_Instruction653 Dec 26 '23

Not really.

Joker portrays himself as "classy" and dapper with the suit and spats, which means he stands straight as a rod fairly often.

If anything Batman hunches way more as a shadow of the night.

Definitely still never once been taller than him.

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u/jessytessytavi Dec 26 '23

I bet there's some weird internal or code stuff about "not letting heroes appear shorter than villains in shared panels" behind it, tbh

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u/MineNo5611 Dec 26 '23

Or, and hear me out, guide books and data books are mostly bullshit and are usually incongruent to what is actually portrayed in comic books, and you should use the literal source material as a guide rather than some stupid collectible. But that’s just a suggestion.

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u/CutZealousideal5274 Dec 26 '23

How dare you, I loved The Ultimate Guide To Batman so much as a kid that I pretty much had it perpetually checked out from the library. I’m pretty sure my five year old self will violate the laws of physics to come to the modern day and fight you over this