The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... The Joker and Harley Quinn

Who is the Joker?

When his robbery of the Ace Chemical Plant was interrupted by Batman, a criminal known as the 'Red Hood' accidentally fell into a vat of chemicals. Emerging from the runoff with his skin turned chalk-white and his hair dyed bright green, he was driven mad by the experience and embraced a darkly humorous view on existence. Rebranding himself as The Joker, he now uses his arsenal of deadly gags and his trademark grin-inducing toxin to challenge Batman and his allies.

Who is Harley Quinn?

Arkham Asylum psychologist Harleen Quinzel fell in love with her patient, the Joker, and became his sidekick, altering her name to Harley Quinn. They became a villainous duo, but after being disrespected by him one too many times, Harley eventually left the Clown Prince of Crime and struck out on her own as a freelance anti-hero.

Updated October 20, 2024
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The Joker the man who stopped laughing. Vol. 1
Rosenberg, Matthew, (Graphic novelist)
Paper Book
The world once again holds its breath as The Joker strikes again! But how far is he willing to go this time? From the brilliant minds of Matthew Rosenberg, Carmine DiGiandemenico, and Francesco Francavilla comes a violent, mind-bending new series that picks up from the...
Joker
Azzarello, Brian.
Paper Book
An original hardcover graphic novel that tells the story of one very dark night in Gotham City-from the creative team behind the graphic novel Lex Luthor- Man of Steel. The Joker has been mysteriously released from Arkham Asylum, and he's none to happy about what's happened to...
Arkham Asylum : a serious house on serious earth
Morrison, Grant.
Paper Book
The inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gotham's detention center for the criminally insane on April Fool's Day, demanding Batman in exchange for their hostages. Accepting their demented challenge, Batman is forced to endure the personal hells of the Joker, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Two-Face and...
Batman : the Dark Knight returns
Miller, Frank
Paper Book
Written by Frank Miller; Art and Cover by Miller and Klaus Janson It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female...
Batman. Europa
Casali, Matteo
Paper Book
The greatest talents of American and European comics unite for a Batman story like none other! Written by Matteo Casali (CATWOMAN) and Brian Azzarello (DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE), BATMAN: EUROPA features art by superstar Jim Lee (JUSTICE LEAGUE) as well as European comics artist superstars...
Batman: Joker's Asylum
Aaron, Jason.
Paper Book
The Joker and tells a special story that gives readers an inside look into the insane lives of The Dark Knight's greatest adversaries! The Joker spins dastardly tales of evil starring your favorite Batman's rogues- Penguin, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Two-Face, The Riddler, Harley...
Batman. Three Jokers
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
Who are the three jokers? Batman doesn't understand how or why, but the fact is certain- the man he has spent a lifetime chasing isn't one man at all. There are three Jokers. Now that he knows the unbelievable truth, Bruce needs real answers. Joined by Barbara Gordon and Jason...
Batman the dark prince charming
Marini.
Paper Book
When a young mother and her daughter appear on Bruce Wayne's doorstep, the famously wealthy playboy is rocked by the news that they bring. Then, when the child is suddenly kidnapped by the Joker, Batman must plunge deep into Gotham City's underworld to track her down and foil the Clown Prince of...
Batman. Damned
Azzarello, Brian
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling graphic novel! The Joker has been murdered. His killer is a mystery. Batman is the World's Greatest Detective. But what happens when the person he is searching for is the man staring back at him in the mirror? THE JOKER IS DEAD.
Batman. Volume 3, Death of the Family
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller! One year ago, the Joker limped off the streets of Gotham, mutilated and scarred when someone had taken the pale white skin right off of his face. But now, the Dark Knight's greatest foe has returned but for once, Batman doesn't...
Batman. Volume 7, Endgame
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
HA. HA. HA.    Batman's greatest foe has returned for one last gag. But this time, not even the Joker is laughing. In their last encounter, the Dark Knight failed to live up to Joker's grand plans, so now the Joker is deadly serious. The games are over, and for their final...
Batman. Last knight on Earth
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
Powerhouse creative team Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo (Batman- The Court of Owls, Dark Nights- Metal) conclude a decade-long partnership with the Caped Crusader in Batman- Last Knight on Earth. Twenty years in the future, Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham...
Batman. Vol. 4, The war of jokes and riddles
King, Tom
Paper Book
Zero Year. 12 months in which Gotham City was left without power, without laws, without hope. 365 days in which the Riddler ruled the streets. But once again, Batman was victorious. In the aftermath of Zero Year? War. The Joker vs. The Riddler. They called it the War of Jokes and...
Batman. Vol. 2 The Joker War
Tynion, James, IV
Paper Book
This is it- the Clown Prince of Crime battles the Dark Knight Detective head-to-head for the last time. And one way or another, this will be the final chapter of their agelong conflict. The Clown Prince of Crime and the Dark Knight Detective go head-to-head for the last time. The...
Batman. Vol. 3, Detective Comics. Greetings from Gotham
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
Following the events of Detective Comics Vol. 2: Arkham Knight, Batman's limits will be pushed to the limit as he faces off against some of his deadliest foes including Deadshot and The Joker! Detective Jim Corrigan has been shot on the streets of Gotham City--and the Spectre...
Dark nights : metal
Snyder, Scott.
Paper Book
The Dark Multiverse is coming, and nothing will ever be the same! One of the biggest events in DC history is here in the shocking, action-packed epic Dark Nights: Metal from critically acclaimed author Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, reuniting after their smash-hit Batman series....
The Batman who laughs
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
A New York Times bestselling graphic novel! "A Batman who laughs is a Batman who always wins." He unleashed the Dark Multiverse in the epic series Dark Nights- Metal. Now superstar writer Scott Snyder reunites with acclaimed artist Jock (Batman-...
Batman Superman, Vol. 1 Who are the Secret Six?
Williamson, Joshua.
Paper Book
Batman teams up with the Man of Steel to track down and help those who have been infected by a ravenous, mutated Joker virus. Just one problem- they don't know who they are. A virus is spreading, and it's not just after innocent people, but some of our most powerful heroes as...
Batman : white knight
Murphy, Sean Gordon
Paper Book
A Newsweek Best Graphic Novel of the Year The impossible has happened- The Joker has become a ... hero? Batman- White Knight follows the man now known as Jack Napier as he embarks on a quest to heal the city he once terrorized. After reconciling with...
Batman. Curse of the White Knight
Murphy, Sean Gordon
Paper Book
Ancient curses are awoken and timeless secrets are revealed in this Eisner Award nominated and explosive sequel to the critically acclaimed blockbuster Batman- White Knight from writer/artist Sean Murphy! The Joker recruits Azrael to help him expose a shocking secret about...
Batman, White Knight presents : Harley Quinn
Collins, Katana
Paper Book
The Joker is dead. Batman is behind bars. In a new age of villains, only Harley can save Gotham. Two years after Azrael wiped out Gotham's deadliest villains in Batman- Curse of the White Knight, the stage is set for a new criminal uprising. From the shadows, a visionary...
Batman : thrillkiller
Chaykin, Howard V.
Paper Book
The year is 1961. A time of transition between the Fifties--the decade of Ike, McCarthyism and Jake Kerouac--and the dawn of the Sexual Revolution, the Vietnam War and turning on, tuning in and dropping out. Like the rest of the USA, Gotham City is filled with giddy optimism. And...
Batman '66. Vol. 3
Parker, Jeff
Paper Book
Back to the Swingin' 60s as DC Comics reimagines the classic Batman TV series in comics form.  These all-new stories portray The Caped Crusader, The Boy Wonder and their fiendish rogues gallery just the way viewers remember them. In this volume, the Dynamic Duo team-up with Barbara...
Batman & Robin adventures. Volume 1
Dini, Paul
Paper Book
The adventure continues in this follow-up to the four-time Emmy Award-winning Batman: The Animated Series! Join Batman, Robin and Batgirl as they fight crime against the deadliest, craziest villains Gotham City has to offer. The dynamic duo takes on the likes of Two-Face, Harley Quinn, Poison...
Harley Quinn and the Gotham Girls
Storrie, Paul D.
Paper Book
Unable to resist a golden opportunity to fund her beloved lion preserve, Catwoman heists a vial of a mysterious formula for a shady company--only to discover she's actually working for Poison Ivy and mallet-wielding sidekick Harley Quinn! This action-packed five-issue miniseries is collected here...
Batman and Harley Quinn
Templeton, Ty
Paper Book
Head back to the universe of Batman- The Animated Series in Batman and Harley Quinn, now in paperback! Harley Quinn's name has always been synonymous with The Joker. The wacky duo has wreaked havoc upon the streets of Gotham as the Clown Prince and Princess of Crime...
New Suicide Squad. Volume 1, Pure insanity
Ryan, Sean
Paper Book
Once a secret to even the highest government officials, the Suicide Squad has emerged from FOREVER EVIL as one of its most popular programs. Its mission- to send incarcerated super villains to carry out impossible missions on foreign soil in exchange for a commuted prison sentence. If...
New Suicide Squad. Volume 2, Monsters
Ryan, Sean
Paper Book
Writer Sean Ryan (Nova) and artist Philippe Briones (Captain America Corps) set villain against villain in an epic battle for the greater good in NEW SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 2: MONSTERS! A splinter sect has broken off from the legendary League of Assassins. Like their...
New Suicide Squad. Volume 3, Freedom
Ryan, Sean
Paper Book
Harley Quinn. Deadshot. Captain Boomerang. Some of the most dangerous villains in the DC Universe are now... our greatest hope for survival? Given the chance to repay for their sins, the members of Task Force X-a.k.a. the Suicide Squad-are coerced by the government into the deadliest missions...
New Suicide Squad. Volume 4, Kill anything
Seeley, Tim
Paper Book
The characters starring in 2016's mammoth film are here in NEW SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 4! Officially "killed in action," the Suicide Squad considers what to do with their newfound freedom... but not for long, as their mysterious liberator reveals his own dark reasons for aiding them in their...
Harley Quinn. Volume 1, Hot in the city
Conner, Amanda
Paper Book
Fresh from Batman: Death of The Family and Suicide Squad, Harley Quinn returns to her first solo series in the New 52! The writing team of Jimmy Palmiotti (All Star Western) and Amanda Conner (Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre) unleashed Harley on an unsuspecting dc universe,...
Harley Quinn. Vol. 5, Vote Harley
Conner, Amanda
Paper Book
Time to hit the polls, New York City. Harley's on the ballot in Harley Quinn Vol. 5- Vote Harley! If you thought politics were a dirty business already, wait till you get a load of Quinn! Ever since Harley Quinn relocated from Gotham City to the Big Apple,...
Harley Quinn. Vol. 6, Angry bird
Tieri, Frank
Paper Book
Harley Quinn and her motley crew of Coney Island misfits have fought hella hard--and sacrificed a helluva lot--to make the Mistress of Mayhem the undisputed queen of the Brooklyn streets. But when an airborne predator and a waterfowl most foul make their moves on her turf, what's a girl to do?<...
Harley Quinn. Vol. 1, Harley vs. Apokolips
Humphries, Sam
Paper Book
You read that right. It's Harley Quinn vs. Apokolips. The whole. Entire. Planet. Wait... what? A new era for Harley begins here in Harley Quinn Vol. 1, as writer Sam Humphries takes charge! While on a tropical vacation, Harley Quinn is kidnapped by two Female Furies from...
Harley Quinn. Vol. 4, The final trial
Humphries, Sam
Paper Book
Harley Quinn, resident crazy person returns, to Gotham to hang with an old friend. Selina Kyle has just been through a rough break up and could use a little R&R. They decide to play a board game, but just one problem...it's cursed. Harley finds her whole reality completely transformed and now must...
Old lady Harley
Tieri, Frank
Paper Book
If you think that's a big problem, just wait. The Joker couldn't possibly still be alive, could he? After all ... Harley killed him with her bare hands! Should she turn to President Power Girl for help? Or flee to the 51st state, Atlantis? Step into an insane vision of a future DC Universe we all...
Suicide Squad. Bad blood
Taylor, Tom
Paper Book
There's no "love" in "team"! When the Suicide Squad is assigned to neutralize a group of international super-terrorists known as the Revolutionaries, the last thing they expect is for the survivors to join the team! Who can Squad veterans Harley Quinn and Deadshot trust when...
Harley and Ivy meet Betty and Veronica
Dini, Paul
Paper Book
The bad girls of Gotham meet the good girls of Riverdale! Hiram Lodge (Veronica's father) wants to invest in the future by building a university with free tuition for Riverdale's residents. His site is a protected swamp on the outskirts of town, and once news of the plan reaches...
DC pride : love and justice
Ayala, Vita
Paper Book
DC celebrates Pride with this incredible collection starring fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Midnighter, Extraño, Batwoman, Aqualad, Alan Scott, Obsidian, Future State Flash, Renee Montoya, Pied Piper, and many more! DC Pride: Love and Justice collects...
DC pride, the new generation
Axelrod, Jadzia
Paper Book
The highly anticipated sequel to the Ringo Award-winning DC Pride 2021, DC Pride- The New Generation features more stories, more characters, and more pride than ever before! Spotlighting LGBTQIA+ fan-favorites new and old, including Superman (Jon Kent), Nubia, Tim Drake, Kid Quick,...
Poison Ivy. Vol. 1, the virtuous cycle
Wilson, G. Willow
Paper Book
Humanity had its chance. Now it's time for Poison Ivy. The fan-favorite Batman villain steps into the solo spotlight, in a thrilling and tragic adventure written by Ms. Marvel co-creator G. Willow Wilson! Winner, Outstanding Comic Book - GLAAD Media Awards 2023
Poison Ivy. Vol. 2, Unethical consumption
Wilson, G. Willow
Paper Book
SHILL, BABY SHILL! Poison Ivy has sold out to Big Fracking?! With a new mission, a renewed outlook on life, and a burgeoning new sense of purpose, Ivy is back and better than ever before. Poison Ivy Vol. 2 is a brand-new era collecting Poison Ivy #7-12!
Harley Quinn: Reckoning
Allen, Rachael.
Paper Book
Experience the origin story of a Super-Villain in this Harley Quinn backstory that fans have been waiting for-now available as a paperback. When Harleen Quinzel scores an internship in a psych lab at Gotham University, she's desperate to make a Big Scientific Discovery...
Harley Quinn : breaking glass : a graphic novel
Tamaki, Mariko
Paper Book
Mulitple Eisner Award Nominee, Harley Quinn- Breaking Glass features the outspoken, rebellious, and eccentric fifteen-year-old Harleen Quinzel. With five dollars to her name, she's sent to live in Gotham City after battling a lot of hard situations as a kid. But everything changes when...
Harleen
Sejic, Stjepan
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller! Dr. Harleen Quinzel has a theory- mental illness is a survival mechanism. As she seeks to help the broken souls of Gotham City piece together their sanity she will become the one thing she fears the most- one of them. A bold new retelling of the tragic...
Harley Quinn black + white + red
Šejić, Stjepan
Paper Book
Black, white, and now READ for the first time in print! One of the crown jewels of the DC library is the inimitable, Harvey Award-nominated Batman Black & White-innovative short tales of the Caped Crusader, told purely in primal black and white. Unfortunately, now Harley Quinn...
Multiversity : Harley screws up the DCU
Tieri, Frank
Paper Book
The multiverse would be a much less lively place without the hijinks and shenanigans of the one and only Clown Princess of Crime. But now it's her turn to screw it all up! Harley's been busy getting together all her tools for her heist-she's got everything she needs- glitter,...
Their dark designs
Tynion, James, IV
Paper Book
Beginning a whole new chapter in the life of the Dark Knight, the epic art team of Tony S. Daniel and Danny Miki are joined by new series writer James Tynion IV! It's a new day in Gotham City, but not the same old Batman. With Bane vanquished and one of his longtime allies gone,...
Arkham Asylum : madness
Kieth, Sam.
Paper Book
It is the most feared house in all of Gotham. It contains the worst that the city has to offer. It is the place where the Dark Knight's most dangerous and psychotic foes call home. Writer / artist Sam Kieth, the creator of THE MAXX, invites you to spend 24 hours in the most haunted house in the DC...

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