Joker's Sane Moments, 2,000 Death Toll

In DC comics, the Joker has experienced temporary sanity through various means, such as telepathic manipulation by Martian Manhunter and a Lazarus Pit resurrection, during which he has exhibited moments of remorse for his actions. One reference point for his scale of violence comes from "The Joker: Devil’s Advocate" (1996), which describes him as having killed over 2,000 people. Those sane stretches never last, and once the switch flips back, he goes right back to the same cycle of murder and obsession with Batman.

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