<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Joker </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Dark Knight character </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Heath Ledger as the Joker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First appearance </Th> <Td> The Dark Knight (2008) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Christopher Nolan David S. Goyer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Portrayed by </Th> <Td> Heath Ledger </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Joker </Th> </Tr>

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