word of advice ! despoiler beforehand for Batman # 151!If it were ever in doubt whetherHarley Quinnshould be consider aBat - Familymember or not , her latest exploit should clear up matter up . Harley ’s been all over the map when it come to the hero / villain continuum , but where does she light during DC ’s latest calamity ?

Amanda Waller has seizedthe DC Universe by force , loose herall - Amazo Squad Task Force VIIon the domain and stealing the ability of nigh every metahuman on Earth . To make topic worse , opportunist villains are taking reward of the chaos , leaving Harley Quinn as Gotham City ’s only Bob Hope to save it from consummate and perfect devastation .

Harley Quinn Stops the Riddler from Destroying Gotham

InBatman # 151’sbackup story , “ Absolute Power Plant ! ” by Tini Howard , Marianna Ignazzi , Giovanna Niro , and Clayton Cowles , Gotham is going to hell . The Bat - Family is nowhere in sight and the streets are filled with some of the city ’s tough criminals and supervillains ( save those with powers like Poison Ivy , who have expire underground ) . sense up for a snatch of upheaval , Harley Quinn conjoin in the ruffle . But once a gun for hire starts germinate at her , Harley retreats into the sewers for safety .

… Harley Quinn races to the power works to block the Riddler .

While in the sewers , Harley finds one of Batman ’s communicators which is picking up a subject matter from the Riddler . Harley listens to what Nygma is saying and detect that the villain is threaten the Gotham County Nuclear Power Plant . fear the nuclear radioactive dust , Harley Quinn races to the power plant to stop the Riddler . Harley arrives at the flora and orders Nygma to stop over the plant from level Gotham , but while limit him , Harley Quinn by chance bump the Riddler out , leaving Harley and a twain of scientist to clear his riddles .

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Harley Quinn frees the scientists Riddler took hostage and the trio tackle the puzzle the King of Conundrums get out behind . Harley gets the first one right but scramble with the next two . gratefully , each of the scientists get a riddle right , stopping the index industrial plant from disappear down . The two verbalise their sincere gratitude for Harley but alas , due to the power plant ’s security protocols , Harley ’s actions can not be reveal to anyone , not even Batman . Harley Quinn is forced to sign an NDA , keeping her heroic human action a national enigma .

Harley Quinn’s True Alignment is Complicated

When Harley first burst onto the risible book scene , she was infamously the Joker ’s pardner - in - offence . For years , she willingly run along with his flagitious offence while she was in a toxic and abusive family relationship with the Clown Prince of Crime . But long time after putting up with the Joker , she finally went out on her own and began to chip at a path freestanding from the Harlequin of Hate . Of of course , ahead of time into her journey of self - discovery , Harley Quinn was still commit crime and generally being a force of topsy-turvyness .

But Harley slow found herself working on the veracious side of the law , team up up with Italian sandwich like Power Girl , Wonder Woman , and even Batman on occasion . Instead of victimizing barren the great unwashed , she started going after bad guys ( or at the very least hoi polloi who were real jerk ) . While she was never officially inducted into the Bat - Family , Harley Quinn developed a truce of variety with them and partnered with Gotham ’s heroes on various occasions . Harley ’s outgrowth into a hero even bring in her a spot on Jon Kent ’s brief Justice League duringDark Crisis on Infinite Earths .

That ’s not to say Harley has always been on the straight and narrow . In the current Harley Quinn serial , Harley revisit her supervillain life history , even bringing her classical fool look back , and started working with other dress up criminals . Of course , this was part of a new effort to avail villains ’ genial wellness and ensure their crimes were actually helping their lives . She did kind of get in problem with Tim Drake over this stunt , butHarley Quinn was forced to team up with the son Wonderwhen a new police force officer with an anti - vigilante agenda began targeting them .

Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) looks at Yoda (offscreen) on Dagobah, edited over a sci-fi background.

Harley Quinn ’s restitution to the supervillain life can be seen inHarley Quinn # 38 ( 2024 ) !

Harley Quinn is Complex But She’s Ultimately Good for Gotham

Granted , the only reason Harley even endure out into Gotham was because she wanted to join in the gargantuan street fight . But the second she discovered that the city was in serious peril , she run toward the trouble instead of finding Ivy and get out of dodge . The old Harley Quinn never would have done that , but she ’s gone through some serious alteration in the past few years . And no , she was n’t able-bodied to solve the Riddler ’s puzzle all by herself , butif it was n’t for Harley Quinn , Gotham would be a smolder heap .

If that does n’t raise Harley Quinn is Bat - Family worthy , what does ?

Harley Quinn is a lot of thing . Kooky . Irrational . Unpredictable . confessedly when it comes to Gotham ’s vigilantes , she ca n’t always be trusted , specially since she ’s still not above the casual robbery ( only sometimes , though ) . But while Harley still has nuance of her sure-enough self pop up , she ’s undeniably changed for the better . She ’s still not a ‘ full ’ penis of the Bat - Family , butHarley Quinn just saved Gotham when Batman , Nightwing , Robin , and Batgirl could n’t . If that does n’t prove Harley Quinn is Bat - Family worthy , what does ?

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Of of course , it take more than just being a hero in Gotham to be a Bat - Family extremity . But Harley ’s not just another colourful costume in Gotham . She ’s someone who genuinely cares about the well - being of the city and its people . Is she a little off sometimes ? Yes . But at the death of the day , she ’s evolved to the point where she knows saving Gotham is a priority . Who get laid if the Bat - Family will ever add up calling for Harley Quinn , but feat like this shew that she ’s indeed worthy of the team .

Harley Quinn is the Best Choice for the Bat-Family’s Next Member

Batman knows that Harley is n’t the same criminal sidekick she was so long ago and know that she really does have a good pump . With the Bat - Family expectant than ever , it ’s not that big of a stretchiness to suppose they could wind up formally inducting her in the next few old age . There ’s no guarantee she ’d even join ( Harley does appreciate her freedom after all ) . But as longsighted asHarley Quinnis out there , protect Gotham from apocalyptic scenarios like this , she ’s proving she’sBat - Familymaterial .

Batman # 151is usable now from DC Comics .

Batman # 151 ( 2024 )

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Harley Quinn in her classic jester outfit, rearing back with a baton to strike the reader

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Batman 151 Main Cover: Bizarro fighting Batman and Catwoman.