In the comic, the character Rorschach tells a joke about Pagliacci the clown following the death of the vigilante The Comedian (shown below). "Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed.

I mean, look at those crazy things. It looks like old-timey dinosaur art exploded out of this poor bird’s toes. We really shouldn’t stare, but those kickers are wild. MEET THE Australian coot (Fulica ...