Harley Quinn
Sign in to saveAlso known as Harleen Quinzel, Harleen Frances Quinzel, Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel, Lee
fictional character in DC Comics
Key facts
- Publisher
- DC Comics
- First appearance
- Batman: The Animated Series , " Joker's Favor " (September 11, 1992)
- First comic appearance
- The Batman Adventures #12 (September 1993, non-canon ), Batman: Harley Quinn #1 (October 1999, canon)
- Created by
- Paul Dini , Bruce Timm
- Alter ego
- Harleen Frances Quinzel
- Species
- Metahuman
- Place of origin
- Gotham City , Brooklyn (formerly)
- Team affiliations
- Suicide Squad Gotham City Sirens Secret Six Justice League Batman family
- Partnerships
- Joker Poison Ivy Catwoman Batman King Shark Peacemaker Bloodsport
- Notable aliases
- Dr. Harleen Quinzel, Holly Chance , Dr. Jessica Seaborn
- Abilities
- Highly skilled gymnast and acrobat Doctor of Medicine in psychiatry Enhanced strength, agility, reflexes, stamina, and durability Immunity to toxins Underwater breathing Access to gag weaponry
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Given name
- Frances
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupation
- schoolchild
- Languages spoken
- American English
- Native language
- American English
- Creator
- Bruce Timm
- Performer
- Lady Gaga
- Official website
- www.dccomics.com/characters/harley-quinn
- Residence
- Gotham City
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- enemy
- The Joker
- sidekick of
- The Joker
- name in native language
- Harley Quinn
- armament
- pistol
- Commons category
- Harley Quinn
- from narrative universe
- DC Universe
- topic's main category
- Category:Harley Quinn
- member of
- Red Lantern Corps
- birth name
- Harleen Frances Quinzel
- unmarried partner
- Poison Ivy
- present in work
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold
- different from
- Mr. Harley Quin
- character type
- superhero
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel, MD) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for Batman: The Animated Series as a henchwoman for the Joker, and debuted in the series' 22nd episode, "Joker's Favor", on September 11, 1992. Although originally intended to appear in only one episode, Quinn became a recurring character within the DC Animated Universe (DCAU) as the Joker's sidekick and love interest, and was adapted into DC Comics' canon seven years later, beginning with the one-shot Batman: Harley Quinn #1 (October 1999). Quinn's origin story portrays her as a former psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum in Gotham City manipulated by the Joker, her patient, eventually becoming his accomplice and lover. The character's alias is a play on the stock character Harlequin from the 16th-century Italian theatre commedia dell'arte.
Following her introduction into comics in 1999, Harley Quinn was depicted as a former doctor turned sidekick and lover of the Joker, as well as the criminal associate and best friend of Poison Ivy.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Harley Quinn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.