Harley Quinn Reading Order
This reading order is designed to give an outline of major storylines featuring Harley Quinn throughout DC Comics. It may not encompass every one of her appearances, but is an outline of the major ones and the stories that affect them.
The continuity details relating to each specific storyline are explained in the “Review” of each storyline. Every “Review” link will provide a detailed continuity breakdown of that story and will explain any reference the story makes to other aspects of the DC Universe. All of this can be found under the “Continuity” section of each link.
New 52
With the beginning of the New 52, the DC Universe’s continuity was reset. Harley Quinn’s criminal history and her relationship with the Joker are clearly maintained. However, the exact details behind these elements of her history are altered as they are reintroduced to this new universe.
Harley Quinn makes her New 52 debut through the Suicide Squad series. From this point onward, almost all of her appearances are tied to the Suicide Squad (Reading Order) in some way. This puts her in a situation to make brief cameo appearances, alongside her new team, in other comics. Later in the era, she also makes a few cameo appearances on her own, though these are typically rather small.
Readers should also be aware that this reading order only really covers half of Harley Quinn’s appearances from this era. Since her solo series appears to exist in its own continuity/timeline, all of her appearances in that series can be found in ComicBookWire’s “Harley Quinn Solo Reading Order“. For more information on this split, see our “Harley Quinn Reading Order Homepage“.
Essential | Extra | ||
Issue | Collection | Issue | Collection |
Suicide Squad #1 | Suicide Squad Vol. 1: Kicked in the Teeth (Review) | ||
Suicide Squad #2 | |||
Suicide Squad #3 | |||
Suicide Squad #4 | |||
Suicide Squad #5 | |||
Suicide Squad #6 | |||
Suicide Squad #7 | |||
Suicide Squad #8 | Suicide Squad Vol. 2: Basilisk Rising (Review) | ||
Suicide Squad #9 | |||
Suicide Squad #10 | |||
Suicide Squad #11 | |||
Suicide Squad #12 | |||
Suicide Squad #13 | |||
Batman #13 | Batman: Death of the Family (Reading Order) | ||
Batman #14 | |||
Suicide Squad #14 | Suicide Squad Vol. 3: Death is for Suckers (Review) | ||
Suicide Squad #15 | |||
Suicide Squad #16 | |||
Suicide Squad #17 | |||
Suicide Squad #18 | |||
Suicide Squad #19 | |||
JLA's Vibe #4 | Justice League of America's Vibe Vol. 1: Breach (Review) 1 | ||
JLA's Vibe #5 | |||
Suicide Squad #20 | Suicide Squad Vol. 4: Discipline and Punish (Review) | ||
Suicide Squad #21 | |||
Suicide Squad #22 | |||
Suicide Squad #23 | |||
Detective Comics #23.2 | |||
Suicide Squad #24 | Suicide Squad Vol. 5: Walled In (Review) | ||
Suicide Squad #25 | |||
Suicide Squad #26 | Birds of Prey #32-34 | Birds of Prey Vol. 5: Soul Crisis (Review) 1 & 2 | |
Suicide Squad #27 | |||
Suicide Squad #28 | |||
Suicide Squad #29 | |||
Suicide Squad #30 | |||
New Suicide Squad #1 | New Suicide Squad Vol. 1: Pure Insanity (Review) | ||
New Suicide Squad #2 | |||
New Suicide Squad #3 | |||
New Suicide Squad #4 | |||
New Suicide Squad #5 | |||
New Suicide Squad #6 | |||
New Suicide Squad #7 | |||
New Suicide Squad #8 | |||
Deathstroke #11 | Deathstroke Vol. 3: Suicide Run (Review) 3 | ||
Deathstroke #12 | |||
Deathstroke #13 | |||
DC Sneak Peak: New Suicide Squad | New Suicide Squad Vol. 2: Monsters (Review) | ||
New Suicide Squad #9 | |||
New Suicide Squad #10 | SM/WW #18 | Superman/Wonder Woman Vol. 4: Dark Truth (Review) 1 & 4 | |
New Suicide Squad #11 | SM/WW #19 | ||
New Suicide Squad #12 | |||
New Suicide Squad Annual #1 | |||
New Suicide Squad #13 | New Suicide Squad Vol. 3: Freedom (Review) | ||
New Suicide Squad #14 | |||
New Suicide Squad #15 | |||
New Suicide Squad #16 | |||
Midnighter #9 | Midnighter Vol. 2: Hard (Review) 1 | ||
Midnighter #10 | |||
Midnighter #11 | |||
Midnighter #12 | |||
New Suicide Squad #17 | New Suicide Squad Vol. 4: Kill Anything (Review) | ||
New Suicide Squad #18 | |||
New Suicide Squad #19 | |||
New Suicide Squad #20 | |||
SSMW: DaK #2 | Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot (Review) and Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Katana (Review) 1 | ||
SSMW: DaK #3 | |||
SSMW: DaK #4 | |||
SSMW: DaK #5 | |||
SSMW: DaK #6 | |||
Catwoman #50 | Catwoman Vol. 8: Run Like Hell (Review) 5 | ||
Grayson Annual #3 | Grayson Vol. 5: Spiral's End (Review) 6 | ||
Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death #1 | Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death (Review) 7 | ||
Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death #6 | |||