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

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.