FICTION: Harley Quinn, DC’s First Lady of Crime

She’s best known for her role as the submissive girlfriend and sidekick to the DC Universe’s Joker. But Harley Quinn, like her namesake “Harlequin,” is full of surprises. As she’s appeared in everything from cartoons to comics to live action films since the 1990s, she has changed with the times—getting more manic, and more independent, too.