WhileHarley Quinnis perhaps the most interesting and unique post - Golden Age character added to DC ’s lineup in recent memory , theJokerhad an original second in statement who partake in enough law of similarity with Harley to broadly be considered as DC ’s first iteration of the character – though this villain ’s origin is dissimilar from Harley ’s in one fundamental agency : she was in love withBatman , not Joker .

Harleen Quinzel became Harley Quinn after she was score by the Joker into give up her life as a illustrious psychiatrist and conjoin him in his life of villainy . After undergoing the same acid - bring on transformation as the Joker , Harleen formally became Harley Quinn and terrorized Gotham City as Joker ’s main accomplice . WhileHarley Quinn ’s   relationship with the Joker was toxicas he never passed up an chance to minimize and mistreat Harley , she remained absolutely infatuated with him for years upon her debut as she found herself completely and utterly in love with him no matter what form of horrors he put her through .

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Comic book art: Batman faces the four Robins: Nightwing Dick Grayson, Red Hood Jason Todd, Red Robin Tim Drake, and Robin Damian Wayne.

InBatman#5 by Bill Finger and Bob Kane , the Joker finds himself floating in the Gotham Harbor , hang to sprightliness , before he is rescued by a group of villains direct by a woman named Queenie who saved him so that he could take over as the fresh leader of the squad and lead them to wealth beyond their imagination . Giventhe Joker ’s give splendour and ruthlessnesswhen it comes to theft , he was the perfect pick to help this team of crook become absurdly affluent , and he at once accepted their whirl . Once he became the new leader , the Joker did a little rebranding and afford everyone on the crew new codenames that played off of his ‘ Joker ’ toy placard shtick , including the former leader and his second in command , Queenie , who became the Black Queen .

The squad ’s first chore under Joker ’s leadership was to plume a play ship in international waters , though little did they know Bruce Wayne was on that very vessel . Black Queen was tasked by the Joker to seduce any potential target , which plain included billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne . While engender close to him , Black Queen started get substantial feeling towards Bruce , and later when Bruce Wayne confronted the full squad as Batman , Queenie see out thatBruce and Batman were one   and the same , which made her love him even more . In fact , Black Queen found herself so infatuate with Batman that she denounce the rest of her squad to serve him , which result in one of her hoodlum shooting her in the back . Before Black Queen died in Batman ’s limb , she asked him for one last osculation so she could meet her goal osculate the world she had hoped to truly know and sleep together . While Harley Quinn ’s original identity was a play on the Joker ’s merry andrew persona , Black Queen wed more into his name ’s reference book to act as bill . However , both were give their nefarious cognomen by the Joker and based on his brand and both were his second in bidding on their several crew .

Black Queen fill the role ofHarley Quinndecades beforeHarley convey DC Comics by storm , and while the two are similar enough to draw a open comparing , the main difference between them is that Black Queen was in love withBatman , not theJoker .

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DC’s first Harley Quinn loved Batman and not the Joker.

DC’s first Harley Quinn loved Batman and not the Joker.

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