DC Finest: Harley Quinn: Birth of the Mirth

Harley Quinn's earliest comic book appearances are collected in a massive collection, showcasing the now-iconic antihero's evolution!

• DC Finest presents comprehensive collections of the most in-demand and celebrated periods in DC Comics history, spanning genres, characters, and eras!

Harley Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for the Batman: The Animated Series cartoon in the early 1990s, but her popularity among Batman fans soon led her to being introduced into comic books--which helped propel her to the worldwide multimedia stardom the character enjoys today.

DC Finest: Harley Quinn: Birth of the Mirth collects Harley's earliest comics adventures, including her very first comic book appearance in The Batman Adventures #12, the Batman: Harley Quinn one-shot that introduced the character into mainline DC Universe continuity, the Eisner Award-winning The Batman Adventures: Mad Love, and the first eight issues of her debut ongoing series.

This volume collects Action Comics #765; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126; The Batman Adventures #12; Azrael: Agent of the Bat #60; Batman #570, #573-574; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93; Detective Comics #737, #740-741; Catwoman #82-84, #89; The Batman Adventures: Mad Love #1; The Batgirl Adventures #1; Batman: Harley Quinn #1; Batman: Gotham Knights #14; Harley Quinn #1-8.

Author: Paul Dini
Publisher: DC Comics
Published: 02/18/2025
Pages: 624
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.27lbs
Size: 10.09h x 6.62w x 0.99d
ISBN13: 9781799500483
ISBN10: 1799500489
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Superheroes (see also Fiction | Superheroes)
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Crime & Mystery
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Supervillains

About the Author
Paul Dini is a multiple Emmy and Eisner award-winning writer and producer who has helped redefine the legends of the DC Universe in such series as Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Superman: The Animated Series, and Justice League Beyond. In doing so, he co-created one of the most popular characters in comics in Harley Quinn, who originated as a character in Batman: The Animated Series. In comics he has authored the autobiographical graphic novel Dark Night: A True Batman Story for Vertigo, Gotham City Sirens, Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell, and The World's Greatest Super-Heroes, illustrated by Alex Ross.