Doctor Holly Quinn was a new psychiatric specialist for the Arkham Institute's deep-security ward.
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Batman '66
Dr. Quinn worked alongside Professor Overbeck to try and cure many of its more "eccentric" patients using the Professor's Brain Regulator. A machine designed to lessen a person's more erratic thoughts.
When a mysterious new super-villain called The Red Hood appeared wanting revenge on the Joker, Batman and Robin got permission from Dr. Quinn to release the clown prince of crime into their care. Joker was at first reluctant to co-operate with his enemies, until Quinn said she would approve comedy night at the Institute if he did.
Later, during "Patient Pageant Night", Dr. Quinn welcomed Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara to watch various inmates perform on stage at the Arkham Institute. Quinn feels the night would be a great creative outlet for Arkham's patients. Everything was going well until the Joker's act. His jokes left everyone in such hysteria that they couldn't stop laughing to prevent Joker and Catwoman's escape. As it turns out, the two villains created their own versions of Professor Overbeck's Brain Regulator with the help of a reluctant Holly Quinn, and used one of them on the pageant's audience during Joker's act.
Quinn's reason for helping the pair was to finally create a Brain Regulator that worked properly. But when Joker and Catwoman used a large Brain Regulator to drive all of Gotham City mad with Joker's mental energy, Holly sacrificed her own sanity to restore the entire city back to normal, and leaving herself as an hysterical maniac.
Quinn was put into a padded cell back at Arkham but eventually managed to escape. By the time Batman and Robin found her, she had become a super-villainess called Harlequin, and was determined to make a name for herself as criminal in Gotham, plus become a formidable foe against the Dynamic Duo.
Batman vs. Two-Face
- Main Article: Harleen Quinzel (Batman 1966 TV Series)
In an alternate telling of Batman's further adventures, a woman named Harleen Quinzel who originally worked as a scientific assistant became a similar villain when she fell in love with the Joker. Quinzel also donned a red and black jester suit and began carrying a mallet as a weapon. She adopted the alias of "Harley Quinn" and showed her devotion to the Joker by breaking him out of Gotham State Penitentiary.[1][2]
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- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Batman, its tie-in comic book series, related live-action movie and animated movies, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs. Two-Face. It is an adaptation of Harley Quinn. The original character was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm and first appeared in the episode "Joker's Favor" of the series Batman: The Animated Series.
- This character only appeared in the Batman '66 comic books based in the Batman TV show's continuity. She did not appear on the TV show itself.
- The Holly Quinn character introduced in the Batman '66 comic series was later retconned by the 2017 animated movie Batman vs. Two-Face and the animated short Knock Knock, Mr. Joker!, which featured the actual Harley Quinn voiced by Sirena Irwin and ignored the alternate Harlequin version from the comics. Similarly, the comic backstories of Two-Face and Hugo Strange were also ignored for the animated continuation.
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- 5 Appearances of Holly Quinn (Batman 1966 TV Series)
- 3 Images featuring Holly Quinn (Batman 1966 TV Series)
- Quotations by or about Holly Quinn (Batman 1966 TV Series)
- Character Gallery: Holly Quinn (Batman 1966 TV Series)
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