The Debut of Harlequin in All-American Comics #89, up for Auction

An extremely completed and proficient girl takes on a job in her career that brings her into contact with one of probably the most well-known and mysterious males in the world.  The job turns into an obsession which in flip leads her right into a life as a costumed legal so she will be able to grow to be nearer to the legendary object of that obsession.  While that is a quick model of the notorious origin story of Harley Quinn, it is also an correct description of the origin of Golden Age DC Comics character Harlequin.  There’s an inexpensive copy of the primary look of recurring Green Lantern nemesis Harlequin in All-American Comics #89, plus different All-American Comics Harlequin appearances up for public sale in this week’s 2023 April 16-18 Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction #122316 at Heritage Auctions.

Since DC Comics characters Harley Quinn and Harlequin each have the Harlequin of the Italian commedia dell’arte at their core, it is hardly a shock that they need to be considerably comparable — they’re intelligent tricksters who pursue their ardour with zeal, amongst many different sophisticated issues. Interestingly, Harley Quinn creators Bruce Timm and Paul Dini drew upon a quantity of different influences for the character, together with the Golden Age Daredevil for the look of her authentic costume.

As for Harlequin’s origin second in All-American Comics #89 by Robert Kanigher and Irwin Hasen, she is Molly Mayne, Green Lantern alter ego Alan Scott’s assistant at WXYZ radio in this story. Helping with a promotion involving Green Lantern for one of the radio station’s sponsors, she turns into obsessive about the hero and decides to imagine the position of the Harlequin for actual so she will be able to get Green Lantern’s consideration. In the context of the story, the Harlequin character had been created to be Green Lantern’s villain in the radio promotion.

An necessary and interesting half of DC Comics’ Golden Age, there’s an inexpensive copy of the primary look of recurring Green Lantern nemesis Harlequin in All-American Comics #89, plus different All-American Comics Harlequin appearances up for public sale in this week’s 2023 April 16-18 Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction #122316 at Heritage Auctions.

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