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Summary
Harley Quinn’sworst nightmare has come to fruition as several versions ofthe Jokerjoin strength to mentally go her . debut in 1940 as Batman ’s first major recurring villain ( not to be mistaken for Batman ’s very first enemy ) , many different Jokers have manifested across the multiverse and mainstream medium . alfresco of funnies , the likes of Mark Hamill and Jack Nicholson have contributed to the Clown Prince .
All of these versions of the Joker and more plague Harley ’s aspiration in the back - up storey by Erica Henderson and Hassan Otsmane - Elhaou fromHarley Quinn#37 . This " in - persistence ambition " sees Harley Quinn speculation into the woods , only to witness the Joker …. again …. and again …. and again .
Each version of the Joker who appears before Harley is styled to resemble a dissimilar take on the Joker from across the character reference ’s account on the screen and the varlet . While seek to pinpoint where each Joker is from makes for a fun plot , the conception behind the story also revealshow much of an wallop the Joker still has on his former " love " Harley Quinn years after they break .
After a breakup , Harley Quinn saw how Joker got on without her . His poor lifestyle unveil that Joker might have require Harley more than he recollect .
The Ghosts of Jokers Past Haunt Harley Quinn
The story begin ominously in the same found footage format that made movies likeThe Blair Witch Projectclassics . In fact , the news report is outright aBlair Witchparody , asthe Cupid of Crime(costumed as a college scholarly person go bad up by her boyfriend ’s last ) treks similarly through the woodland . The deeper she ventures , the more versions of the Joker suddenly participate the build to spook her . These horrify visuals persist until Harley awaken from a hallucinatory dream , bring on by exploring " Jonathan Crane ’s cache . "
Readers who are well - versed in Joker chronicle may be capable to pinpoint each interpretation . The first Joker who appears marks the original invention for the character upon his 1940 launching inBatman#1 by Bill Finger , Bob Kane , and Jerry Robinson . He ’s before long follow by Jared Leto ’s Joker from the DCEU . subsequently , in quick succession , " screen " joker act by Jack Nicholson , Cesar Romero , and Mark Hamill ( inBatman : The Animated Series ) appear . The cameos end with comic - script versions of the Joker fromThe Killing Joke(artist : Brian Bolland ) , his scariest lookfromDeath of the Family(artist : Greg Capullo ) , and artist Jim Aparo ’s take on the infamous eccentric .
Aparo ’s take on the Joker was made famous byDeath in the Family , the floor in which the Joker kills Robin Jason Todd .
Harley Quinn Still Fears the Joker
Perhaps the most bittersweet aspect of this story is the implication thatHarley Quinn could still reverence the Joker . She has left his side several time , but it has been years sinceHarley Quinn has been Joker ’s partnerin crime and beloved . She ’s grow hugely as a character and into the grinder she ’s destined to be , yet she ’s still get nightmare about the Joker . Here , she ’s even impacted by Jokers from stories she was n’t present for , likeThe Killing Joke . Harley Quinnhas a grotesque life beyond her relationship withthe Joker , and yet , unhappily , he still lives rent - free in her head — and incubus .
Harley Quinn#37is available now from DC Comics .
HARLEY QUINN # 37 ( 2024 )
