#though admittedly keeping it scribbly was an artistic choice based on the tone of the piece

[rin-the-shadow]

[ID: A four-panel webtoon formatted vertically. From top to bottom, panel one depicts the Frank Gorshin Riddler sitting hunched at a desk with his legs partway on the seat of his chair. He chomps at a pencil, and the text reads “Chomp Chomp Chomp.” The Cesar Romero Joker walks by, whistling.

Panel 2: The Riddler looks up, annoyed, as the Joker points and yells, “Ha! What a nerd!”

Panel 3: The Riddler is the same as panel 2, but the Joker looks surprised as someone off-panel yells, “Ha! Good one”

Panel 4: The Riddler appears startled, dropping his pencil, while the Joker angrily yells, “Oh, so you want a good punchline, do you?” Joker swings a previously unseen bundle of bananas which he carries over his head as he runs in the direction the voice on panel 3 came from. End ID]

So this is their dynamic in the 1966 series and I refuse to be told otherwise. This was inspired by a mix of their interactions in the series and its various spinoffs, as well as a series of what seem like promotional photos of the two in which they seem to be having a good time. And the Batman & Robin Adventures comic in which Mark Hamill’s Joker tried to beat someone with a bunch of bananas.