Quintessence

Harley Quinn #12
November 2001

As all of the players from this book's opening year descend upon Harley Quinn's secret hideout, we see chaos ensues. We have Harley playing the role of matchmaker, as she tries to get two of the hired guns sent to capture her to realize their feelings for each other. We have Harley's band of henchmen making a power grab by trying to knock off their somewhat flighty boss. We have Batman on hand trying to bring Harley to justice. Yes, this issue has it all, from a showdown between the traitorous Nix & Harley, to a fairly amusing battle between Harley & Batman. All of these elements bandy back & forth in this issue, and when all the smoke clears we see Harley has succeeded at her goal, and managed to make her escape, while Batman is forced to leave empty-handed. We then see that Harley has decided to clear out of Gotham, and that joining her on this tour of the DCU will be a reluctant Poison Ivy.