Joker's land grant

The Joker's land grant was an historical document that was a property deed owned by ancestors of the American criminal mastermind known as the Joker. He recovered the document in 1992 and attempted to use it to claim ownership over North America, but was foiled by Batman.
== History ==
=== 19th century ===
Written in 1867, the document gave legal ownership of the North American continent to ancestors of the Joker, so long as it was exercised within 125 years of the signing. It was concealed in the spine of a copy of that year's edition of the textbook "The Geography of Canada", and in time was forgotten.
=== 20th century ===
In the year 1992, the Joker became aware of the deed's existence and travelled from Gotham City to Newfoundland to check the copy of a collector who owned one of the rare 1867 editions. Without success, he moved to another collector in Nova Scotia. His activities led the R.C.M.P. to request Batman's services in foiling the criminal's rampage.
== Notes ==
=== History ===
* It's unclear who had the legal authority to sign away an entire continent. The British Empire did not control the United States, and while annexationists in Washington, D.C. sought to take possession of Canada, they certainly did not do so. A more plausible plot would have involved a deed to Rupert's Land, though it's unlikely Zellers or DC Comics would have been interested in going that far in-depth.
==Appearances==
*Batman: A Word to the Wise (first and final appearance)
==References==
Category:The Joker
Category:Historical documents