Warning : contains spoilers forHarley Quinn # 15

The color dodge of a superhero and even a supervillain ’s costume says a lot about who they are , andHarley Quinnis no exception to that rule .

Manyfamous   villains like The Joker   and Lex Luthor wear off purpleness and gullible . Green elicit emotion of envy while purple showcases a certain royalty . Hence , the snobbiest and highest class of villainy are seen hold out green and purple . Meanwhile , heroes like Superman and Spider - Man are often see to it tire calming , inviting , complementary colors like redness and gamy . While Harley Quinn is n’t exactly green with invidia nor is purple typically retrieve in her loo , she was introduce into the DC Universe wearing cherry-red and dim . Harley Quinn ’s definitive carmine and bootleg costume has become an iconic look that audiences better affiliate with the freshly pay off anti - heroine . However , as some reader may retrieve , Harley Quinn   never exclusively wear violent and black .

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The title character remind reader of this fact inHarley Quinn#15 by Riley Rossmo and Stephanie Nicole Phillips . While fighting off a secret new baddie called Verdict ,   Harley   refers in glide by to a dispirited costume that she previously wore . For those hard - pressed trying to remember a blue version of her famous costume , it did n’t live long enough to see the light source of day as Harley quick discarded it once The Joker show his disapproval . His henchman would express joy whenever he joke about it , saying Harley Quinn looked"ugly"in Amytal . While it ’s sure as shooting a bittersweet inception as it hint why she always wear flushed and blackwhen she date The Joker , Harley Quinn’saffection for the color blue offers penetration into her more recent turn as a hero .

As mention to begin with , red and blue is a people of color scheme that is often link with superheroes like Superman and Spider - Man . In recent memory , as she continues to transition from a full - blown villain into a redeemed hoagie , Harley Quinn incorporates red and blue in her costume pattern . Not just in her current comic run , but also in spinoff medium like the DCEU movies and her HBO Max TV series .

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In just a few lines , this one control board recontextualizes Harley ’s current colouring dodging as   a deliberate choice to fag blasphemous .   Harley Quinn ’s more modern design now serve as both a massive halfway finger’s breadth to her ex-husband who hat when she wore blue and simultaneously represent her breathing in to be good . Not just better at being a Hero of Alexandria , but also a in force individual after being attached to the hip of a psychopath for so many years . By wear the colour of one of the DC World ’s Finest submarine , Harley Quinn is on her way to becoming the hero she ’s destine to be .

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Harley Quinn # 15is available now from DC Comics !

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