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Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn

418 appearances · Copper/Modern Age · 1995–2026 · 1 key issues
Who is Harley Quinn?

Harleen Frances Quinzel was a promising Arkham Asylum psychiatrist who became dangerously obsessed with her patient, the Joker. Manipulated by his twisted charm, she abandoned her career and identity to reinvent herself as his devoted accomplice, Harley Quinn.

Few characters have crashed onto the comics scene with the anarchic energy of Harley Quinn, who made her print debut in The Batman and Robin Adventures #1 in 1995, brought to the page by the legendary Paul Dini and Ty Templeton. Born of the Modern Age and already logging over three decades of DC Comics mayhem, she has proven herself one of the most enduring and electrifying figures the publisher has ever unleashed — racking up an astonishing 352 catalog appearances across titles like Batman, Detective Comics, and DC Comics: Bombshells. She keeps gloriously chaotic company, sharing pages with Batman, Bruce Wayne, Robin, Joker, and Poison Ivy, a rogues' gallery and hero roster that speaks to just how deeply she's woven into Gotham's DNA. With a key issue already to her name and no signs of slowing down through 2026, Harley Quinn isn't just a supporting player — she's become one of DC's most irresistible and irreplaceable stars.

Identity

Real name. Harleen Frances Quinzel

Powers. No innate metahuman powers; expert gymnast/acrobat, trained psychiatrist, skilled in melee/improvised weapons; possesses Joker-derived toxin immunity and enhanced strength/agility in some continuities (granted by Poison Ivy).

Affiliations. Gotham City Sirens, Suicide Squad, Secret Six, Quinntets; close ally of Poison Ivy; former henchwoman/partner of the Joker

★ First appearance
The Batman Adventures #12
Sep 1993

Trivia

  • Harley Quinn's first comic-book appearance came in The Batman Adventures #12 — notably after she had already established herself as a TV character, making her comics debut a spillover from animation rather than the other way around.en.wikipedia.org
  • DC cemented her place in mainstream continuity with Batman: Harley Quinn #1 during the 'No Man's Land' era, a pivotal move that elevated her from animated-universe novelty to full-fledged core DCU character.en.wikipedia.org
  • Her 2011 New 52 reboot proved controversial by rewriting both her look and origin so that the Joker shoved her into acid, displacing the older, better-known 'psychiatrist who fell for him' version.en.wikipedia.org
  • Harley stands as one of DC's first major characters whose rise was driven entirely by audience demand — originally intended as a minor walk-on, she was expanded after resonating strongly with viewers and writers alike.en.wikipedia.org
  • James Tynion IV has written more of Harley Quinn's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 35 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1998–2024

The Batgirl Adventures #1 1998
The Batgirl Adventures #1
Batman #573 2000
Batman #573
Adventures of Superman #600 2002
Adventures of Superman #600
Batman Adventures #16 2004
Batman Adventures #16
Batman: Harley and Ivy #[nn] 2007
Batman: Harley and Ivy #[nn]
Solomon Grundy #5 2009
Solomon Grundy #5
Gotham City Sirens #17 2011
Gotham City Sirens #17
Batman Beyond Unlimited #11 2013
Batman Beyond Unlimited #11
Detective Comics #36 2015
Detective Comics #36
Bombshells: United #6 2018
Bombshells: United #6
Wonder Woman #750 2020
Wonder Woman #750
Batman #116 2022
Batman #116
Batman #146 2024
Batman #146

Appearances (301–418 of 418, oldest first)

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight The Deluxe Edition (2020)
Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn (2020)
#3
Batman Annual (2017)
#5
Future State: The Next Batman (2021)
#2
Harley Quinn (2021)
Icon & Rocket: Season One (2021)
#1
Teen Titans Academy (2021)
#6
Joker / Harley: Criminal Sanity (2021)
Batman: Li'l Gotham: Calendar Daze (2021)
Batman: The World (2021)
Titans United (2021)
#2
'Tis the Season to Be Freezin' (2022)
#1
Robin Infinite (2022)
#1
Batman - Damned (2022)
Catwoman (2018)
DC Poster Portfolio: DC Pride (2022)
Harley Quinn The Animated Series (2022)
Harley Quinn Infinite (2022)
#3
Harley Quinn: 30 Years of the Maid of Mischief The Deluxe Edition (2022)
Nightwing (2016)
Poison Ivy (2023)
Dylan Dog / Batman (2019)
Nightwing Infinite (2022)
#4
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series (2023)
#1
Multiversus: Collision Detected (2024)
Batman - Cher Detective (2024)
Batman: Harley and Ivy (2023)
Dawn of Green Arrow & Black Canary (2024)
#1
Batman: Knight Terrors (2024)
#1
Knight Terrors Sonderband (2024)
#1
Batman Sonderband: Knight Terrors (2024)
Knight Terrors: Knocturnal Creatures (2024)
Batman: White Knight Presents: Generation Joker (2024)
Batman Day collector 2024 Mad Love (2024)
Jenny Sparks (2024)
Joker: The World (2024)
Harley Quinn & the Gotham City Sirens: DC Compact Comics Edition (2024)
The Joker by James Tynion IV Compendium (2024)
Batman / Joker: Halálos duó (2024)
Batgirl (2025)
Batman - Hush Saga (2025)
#2
Suicide Squad: Dream-Team (2025)
Absolute Power (2025)
#1
DC Finest: Harley Quinn: The Birth of the Mirth (2025)
Justice League: The New 52 (2024)
#2
Batman Silence 2 (2025)
#1
Supergirl (2025)
Absolute Green Lantern (2025)
#3
DCeased Omnibus (2025)
Wonder Woman / Harley Quinn - La souffrance et le don (2025)
DC Christmas - 24 histoires pour attendre Noël (2025)
Batman / Deadpool (2026)
Batman: Detective Comics (2025)
Absolute Batman (2025)
#2