NYCC Silver Foil
DC·Batman Adventures·#12·Postmodern Age·ID-6149278
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Bibliographic provenance, creator credits, historical significance, and multimedia documentation.
Paul Dini
Bruce Timm
Home of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League.
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The mystery of the Penguin's election sends Batman to Bludhaven to team with Nightwing against the Clock King.
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While Batman is pursuing a criminal outside of Gotham, Barbara Gordon attends a costume party thrown by heiress Sandy Vanocouer. Despite her father's lectures on the dangerous life Batman leads, Barbara intentionally chooses a costume that mimics Batman's, styling herself as a "Batgirl".
At the party, Barbara finds Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn trying to kidnap Sandy for a ten-million ransom. With quick wits and a bit of luck, she manages to save Sandy, only to be cornered by the two villainesses. Before a fight can break out, all four women are knocked unconscious by the party's security guards, who are actually disguised as burglars working for Catwoman.
Catwoman taunts her captives as they awaken, and secures her own objective: the priceless diamond being displayed one floor above Sandy's party. As Catwoman escapes with the diamond, Batgirl convinces Poison Ivy to cut her bonds, then sets off the diamond display's alarms to attract the . Though Catwoman ultimately escapes, Batgirl manages to recover the diamond, earning a vow of revenge from Catwoman.
This issue is collected in: Batman: The Dark Knight Adventures (Collected) Batman Adventures Vol. 2 (Collected) Harley Quinn's Greatest Hits (Collected) Harley Quinn: 30 Years of the Maid of Mischief: The Deluxe Edition (Collected) Despite having first appeared in Batman: The Animated Series, this issue marks the first appearance of Harley Quinn in a printed comic book - albeit, set in the DC Animated Universe. She would not appear in DC Comics' mainstream continuity until 1999's Batman: Harley Quinn.
By the time the police arrive at the party, Barbara has already hidden her Batgirl costume in the trash. Cheerily, she tells her father nothing of importance had happened to her.