50 Fun Facts About Harley Quinn

Who created Harley Quinn?

She was meant to appear in a single episode of Batman: The Animated Series.

In which 1992 episode did Harley Quinn debut?

It aired on September 11, 1992, as the show's 22nd episode.

What is Harley Quinn's real full name?

'Harleen Frances' comes from Arleen Frances Sorkin, her original voice.

Harley Quinn's name puns on which stock character of commedia dell'arte?

Paul Dini also considered the name Columbine before settling on Harley Quinn.

Which actress inspired and first voiced Harley Quinn?

Dini saw his college friend play a jester in a Days of Our Lives dream sequence.

On which soap opera did Paul Dini see his college friend play a jester?

The 1991 appearance gave him the idea for the character.

From which Golden Age character did Bruce Timm take Harley's red and black colour scheme?

Timm simplified traditional Harlequin gear into a bodysuit with diamonds placed for easy animation.

What was Harley's profession before she met the Joker?

She took an internship at Arkham and fell for her patient.

What is Harley Quinn's signature weapon?

She also favours clown gag weapons like pop guns and a boxing-glove gun.

What are the names of Harley Quinn's pet hyenas?

They are named for the comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.

In which 1994 one-shot did Dini and Timm tell Harley's origin?

It won the Eisner and Harvey awards for Best Single Issue.

In what year did Harley become a canonical character in mainstream DC comics?

The one-shot Batman: Harley Quinn placed her origin in the middle of No Man's Land.

In which comic did Harley make her comic-book debut in 1993?

The series was set in the universe of the animated show.

What did a serum from Poison Ivy give Harley besides enhanced strength and agility?

The serum was carried over from the animated series into the 1999 comics origin.

Who wrote Harley Quinn's first ongoing series, launched in December 2000?

Terry Dodson drew it, with his wife Rachel inking.

What was the name of Harley's gang of henchmen in her first solo series?

Kesel's 25-issue run ended in December 2002.

Which 2009 series teamed Harley with Catwoman and Poison Ivy?

Paul Dini created the title and wrote its first issues.

Which Brooklyn neighbourhood is Harley's hometown?

Her swindler father and a brother named Barry still live there.

In the New 52 Suicide Squad, how does the Joker create Harley from Harleen?

Fans disliked it because it removed her choice; it was later reframed as a lie she tells herself.

Which married writing duo reinvented Harley as a Coney Island landlord in 2013?

Conner designed her roller-derby costume.

Which issue of the New 52 Harley Quinn series featured her first canonical kiss with Poison Ivy?

Palmiotti and Conner described them as 'girlfriends without the jealousy of monogamy'.

Which 2013 DC art contest drew criticism for its suicide-scenario brief?

It was announced close to National Suicide Prevention Week; DC apologised.

Who wrote the 2021 Infinite Frontier Harley Quinn series, with art by Riley Rossmo?

Harley returned to Gotham trying to make up for her past sins.

Which publisher called Harley the 'fourth pillar' of DC after Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman?

Only Batman and Superman have comparable monthly appearances.

What nicknames does Harley use for the Joker?

Dini described their relationship as emotionally abusive.

What does Harley call Poison Ivy?

Their friendship began in the 1993 episode 'Harley and Ivy'.

Which 1993 episode first paired the Joker's sidekick with Poison Ivy?

Dini paired them because Ivy was 'the strongest contrast to Harley'.

Which hero was intended as Harley's love interest in her first solo series, but vetoed by DC?

Mason Macabre, created by Conner and Palmiotti, was a later love interest.

In Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, Harley is revealed as grandmother to which characters?

They call her 'Nana Harley'.

Under what alias did Harley work as a Daily Planet love columnist?

She had moved to Metropolis with Poison Ivy.

Who played Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad (2016)?

She was the first person to play the character in live action.

In Birds of Prey (2020), Harley gets over her breakup by adopting a hyena and taking up what?

Paul Dini praised the film's shopping cart full of Peeps as pure Harley.

What is the name of the hyena Harley adopts in Birds of Prey?

It is named after Bruce Wayne.

Who directed Birds of Prey (2020)?

Christina Hodson wrote the script.

Who played Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)?

Her version is Harleen 'Lee' Quinzel, a psychology student posing as a patient.

Who played Harley Quinn in the 2002 Birds of Prey TV series?

The character also had a voice cameo by Tara Strong in Arrow.

Who voices Harley in the adult animated Harley Quinn series?

Lake Bell voices Poison Ivy and Alan Tudyk the Joker.

On which service did the Harley Quinn animated series first premiere?

It moved to HBO Max for season 3 and Max for season 4.

Which spin-off of the Harley Quinn series premiered in July 2024?

It focuses on the minor villain Kite Man.

Who voices Harley in The Batman (2004) and Batman: Assault on Arkham?

That version was a former television pop psychiatrist.

Who voiced Harley in The Lego Batman Movie?

Margot Rubin voiced her in The Lego Movie 2.

Who voices Harley Quinn in Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)?

She works as a waitress and later hosts a reality show, Ask Dr. Quinzel.

In Batman: Caped Crusader, who voices the Asian-American, anti-capitalist Harley?

This version is unconnected to the Joker and brainwashes rich clients into philanthropy.

In the cancelled film Batman Unchained, Harley was to be whose daughter?

She would have allied with Scarecrow to avenge Jack Nicholson's Joker.

In Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Harley Quinn appears as what?

She is owned by the Jester, that universe's Joker counterpart.

Where did Harley meet Bud and Lou, according to the Harley Loves Joker miniseries?

She had interned in animal research there.

Where did Harley win a gymnastics scholarship?

Her gymnast's skills explain her acrobatic fighting style.

In DC Comics Bombshells and other Elseworlds, Harley appears; in Flashpoint she is renamed what?

Hayley Fitzpatrick is her Thrillkiller name; Marian Drews her successor in White Knight.

Which month did DC declare 'Harley Quinn Month', with 22 variant covers?

Her Halloween costume was the most popular in the US and UK in 2016.

Where did IGN rank Harley Quinn on its 2009 Top 100 Comic Book Villains list?

Mark Hamill credits Sorkin's voice performance for the character's success.