a doctor shouldn’t get too close to
their patients especially if that
patient is the Clown Prince of Crime
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origin of
Harley Quinn
[Music]
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content as with most comic
book characters they’re often
reimagining in different versions to a
character’s past we’ve chosen to
primarily follow the storyline which
unfolded in 1994’s the Batman adventures
Mad Love which was expanded upon in
2014’s secret origins number four
Harleen Francis Quinzel is an oddity in
the comic book world in a lot of ways
personality aside she’s unusual because
she first made her splash in a Batman
animated series before she was ever
featured in the comics but this on-again
off-again girlfriend – the Joker soon
conquered the printed page – not bad for
someone whose sanity is often in
question she was finally given a real
backstory in 1994’s Mad Love created by
the team that brought her into existence
in the first place Paul Dini and Bruce
Timm in it readers learned that Harleen
Quinzel started out as a college student
who used her considerable Wiles to
obtain a degree in psychology she
arranged to intern at Arkham Asylum
probably hoping to use the experience to
write a best-seller about the criminals
incarcerated there she soon became
fascinated with the Joker who told her
about his abusive childhood Quinzel soon
found herself falling in love with her
patient and enraged at the Batman for
always spoiling his plans her own grasp
on sanity had become rather tenuous you
see finally when Batman returned to the
Joker after one of his many escapes it
proved too much for Harleen she quickly
put together a red and black costume
picked up some handy-dandy tear gas
grenades and broke her beloved puddin
out rechristened des harley quinn she
began a life of crime at the Joker side
though it could hardly be said that his
feelings matched hers in intensity one
of the pain
truths of comedy you always take shots
from folks who just don’t get the joke
Karlie’s origins have been tweets
numerous times throughout the years a
retelling in 2014’s secret origin number
four brought together many of the
revisions in this version Harlee grew up
in Brooklyn a smart child with
rambunctious brothers and parents who
weren’t her intellectual equal as a
teenager she developed a crush on a boy
named Bernie bash based on their mutual
antisocial feelings
Bernie even went so far as to kill a
classmate that mistreated Harley Harley
became a brilliant psychologist but grew
bored of her run-of-the-mill clients she
then took a job at Arkham in order to
explore the fascinations of the criminal
mind realizing the inmates wouldn’t open
up to a doctor she arranged to go
undercover as an inmate herself this
fooled most of the crooks but the Joker
saw right through her he played her
though pretending to take her into his
confidence and open up to her she fell
for that big-time and when a new warden
came in and blew her cover she reacted
badly knowing she would be sent away she
grabbed a gun and she broke out with the
Joker Harley trusted Joker completely
and he taught her that she had to give
up all vestiges of her old self to be
truly free to help accomplish this he
pushed her into the same vat of
chemicals that had bleached his own skin
a chalky white after this baptism she
embraced her ability to be whatever she
wanted and do whatever she pleased
unfortunately for Harley Joker didn’t
keep her around for too long but she
grew from the experience of being dumped
by him now truly her own woman
Harley embarked on a career that has
seen her play both the hero and the
villain a complicated fascinating
character who has developed a dedicated
group of fans
as we mentioned Harley originated on the
small screen and she’s appeared numerous
times throughout various media she also
proved to be quite the breakout star in
2016 Suicide Squad movie stealing scene
after scene in this all Savile drama she
can’t help it there’s something in
Harley that just strikes a chord with
just about everyone I know how okay when
it comes to heart everyone for
themselves right check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
their patients especially if that
patient is the Clown Prince of Crime
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origin of
Harley Quinn
[Music]
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content as with most comic
book characters they’re often
reimagining in different versions to a
character’s past we’ve chosen to
primarily follow the storyline which
unfolded in 1994’s the Batman adventures
Mad Love which was expanded upon in
2014’s secret origins number four
Harleen Francis Quinzel is an oddity in
the comic book world in a lot of ways
personality aside she’s unusual because
she first made her splash in a Batman
animated series before she was ever
featured in the comics but this on-again
off-again girlfriend – the Joker soon
conquered the printed page – not bad for
someone whose sanity is often in
question she was finally given a real
backstory in 1994’s Mad Love created by
the team that brought her into existence
in the first place Paul Dini and Bruce
Timm in it readers learned that Harleen
Quinzel started out as a college student
who used her considerable Wiles to
obtain a degree in psychology she
arranged to intern at Arkham Asylum
probably hoping to use the experience to
write a best-seller about the criminals
incarcerated there she soon became
fascinated with the Joker who told her
about his abusive childhood Quinzel soon
found herself falling in love with her
patient and enraged at the Batman for
always spoiling his plans her own grasp
on sanity had become rather tenuous you
see finally when Batman returned to the
Joker after one of his many escapes it
proved too much for Harleen she quickly
put together a red and black costume
picked up some handy-dandy tear gas
grenades and broke her beloved puddin
out rechristened des harley quinn she
began a life of crime at the Joker side
though it could hardly be said that his
feelings matched hers in intensity one
of the pain
truths of comedy you always take shots
from folks who just don’t get the joke
Karlie’s origins have been tweets
numerous times throughout the years a
retelling in 2014’s secret origin number
four brought together many of the
revisions in this version Harlee grew up
in Brooklyn a smart child with
rambunctious brothers and parents who
weren’t her intellectual equal as a
teenager she developed a crush on a boy
named Bernie bash based on their mutual
antisocial feelings
Bernie even went so far as to kill a
classmate that mistreated Harley Harley
became a brilliant psychologist but grew
bored of her run-of-the-mill clients she
then took a job at Arkham in order to
explore the fascinations of the criminal
mind realizing the inmates wouldn’t open
up to a doctor she arranged to go
undercover as an inmate herself this
fooled most of the crooks but the Joker
saw right through her he played her
though pretending to take her into his
confidence and open up to her she fell
for that big-time and when a new warden
came in and blew her cover she reacted
badly knowing she would be sent away she
grabbed a gun and she broke out with the
Joker Harley trusted Joker completely
and he taught her that she had to give
up all vestiges of her old self to be
truly free to help accomplish this he
pushed her into the same vat of
chemicals that had bleached his own skin
a chalky white after this baptism she
embraced her ability to be whatever she
wanted and do whatever she pleased
unfortunately for Harley Joker didn’t
keep her around for too long but she
grew from the experience of being dumped
by him now truly her own woman
Harley embarked on a career that has
seen her play both the hero and the
villain a complicated fascinating
character who has developed a dedicated
group of fans
as we mentioned Harley originated on the
small screen and she’s appeared numerous
times throughout various media she also
proved to be quite the breakout star in
2016 Suicide Squad movie stealing scene
after scene in this all Savile drama she
can’t help it there’s something in
Harley that just strikes a chord with
just about everyone I know how okay when
it comes to heart everyone for
themselves right check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
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