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Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard (J. J. Grandville):Celestial Juggler from L’Autre Monde
Here’s the first visual hint that I have found tracing the provenance of Bob Kane’s wonderful Trickster, the Joker (1940) that he and writer Bill Finger invented for their Batman comic (from 1939). Look at Grandville’s Celestial Juggler. Chris Manty: “In one of Grandville’s best-known drawings, he demonstrates our planetary insignificance, at the mercy of a celestial juggler who amuses himself by playing with unknown worlds.” (https://www.antiquetrader.com/art/the-wonderfully-odd-world-of-french-artist-j-j- grandville)
