“They Called their Skipper the Laughing man,

And to the Devil his Heart, he was true.

With a fixed grin,

And a Heart Of Sin,

He Ruled the Honduran Shore”.



That was how I was introduced to the Swashbuckling version of the Joker in “Elseworlds: Batman”, set around 1650 or so. We didn’t get to here about the Novice Nun and nurse he seduced and corrupted after she was commissioned to treat his wounds and try to save his soul before his Execution, which she helped him escape from. I expect she seeks revenge for Leather Wing’s slaying of him.