Facts you didn’t know about Harley Quinn – The Clown Princess of Crime Harley Quinn may be one of the most beloved characters in the Batman universe (and the DC universe, for that matter) these days, but she’s also one of the newest characters to haunt Arkham Asylum.
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While Batman, Robin, Catwoman, the Joker, and the like have existed since the 1940s and have had dozens and dozens of different looks from that time until today, Harley was nowhere to be found. Somehow, the Joker lived for 52 years without being called puddin’ or Mistah J. Heartbreaking, right?
In 1989, Tim Burton’s Batman film, starring Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader, brought Batman back into the pop culture collective consciousness for the first time since the 1960s when ABC aired its version of Batman. The film was so wildly successful that Burton and Keaton were signed on to do a sequel called Batman Returns, released in 1992. With Batman such a heroic icon again, it was the perfect time for Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm to propose Batman: The Animated Series to Fox Network. This was where Harley was born.
Harley’s life is really pretty much an open book. She’s emotional, fiercely loyal to those she loves (like Poison Ivy and regrettably even the Joker), impulsive, and oh so whacko. When she was all but forgotten about, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Rocksteady Studios revived her in 2009 with the hit game Batman: Arkham Asylum, which saw Harley shed her black and red skintight jester’s outfit for a nurse’s getup instead. She was an integral player in sequels Arkham City and Arkham Knight, and with tons of comics featuring her playing the leading role, Harley Mania is at an all-time high. Are you a hardcore enough fan to know these 15 facts?
15. She Wasn’t Supposed to Be a Recurring Character
As mentioned, Harley’s first appearance on Batman: The Animated Series was in the 22nd episode entitled “Joker’s Favor.” Airing in September 1992, the Joker was of course pulling off another of his crazy capers. In this scheme, the plan called for him to dress as a woman and pop out of a cake. While the issue of cross-dressing wasn’t the problem, Radomski and Timm did question what the likelihood was of Joker wearing women’s clothing. They eventually decided to revise the storyline, adding in a henchwoman.
That henchwoman was none other than Harley Quinn. She was only intended to be used for that one part of the episode just that time. However, fans reacted very strongly to Harley. They loved her quirky attitude and Brooklyn accent. Radomski and Timm wisely decided to listen to fan outcry, and Harley was soon written into future episodes of The Animated Series as a regular character. Oh, and Joker popped out of the cake anyway.
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