Duela Dent

Duela Dent was introduced in Batman Family #6 (Jul/Aug 1976) as the Joker's Daughter and later presented under many aliases claiming to be the offspring of various Batman villains (Two-Face, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Riddler, Penguin, and even Doomsday in one story). Across continuity resets (Pre-Crisis, Post-Crisis, and later reintroductions) her origins, age, and true parentage are inconsistent; in some stories she is a single recurrent human character with a fluid, performative identity, while other appearances have been treated as separate incarnations or continuity anomalies.

Visually Duela has been depicted using clown- or harlequin-themed costuming and gimmicks; as the Harlequin she employed clown-motif gadgets such as smoke-inducing powder puffs and bullet-firing lipstick. She has appeared at varying ages in different issues (e.g., Batman Family #6 as Joker's Daughter; Tales of the Teen Titans #50 shows a middle-aged matron at Donna Troy's wedding). The Titans East era included a redesign credited to Tony Daniel. Her many aliases often come with alternate costume choices reflecting claimed parentage.

Duela possesses no innate supernatural powers in the sources; she is described as an acrobat and a user of themed gadgets (clown-motif devices, powder puffs, weaponized lipstick). She has demonstrated street-level skills including stealth and some deductive ability in Pre-Crisis material (e.g., deducing Robin's identity). Behaviorally she alternates between seeking acceptance or atonement (attempting to join the Teen Titans) and engaging in disruptive or criminal acts (infiltrating facilities as the Card Queen, aiding prison breaks alongside Enigma). Multiple accounts describe her as delusional and repeatedly institutionalized.