While that's a brief version of the infamous origin story of Harley Quinn, it's also an accurate description of the origin of Golden Age DC Comics character Harlequin. There's an nicely-presenting ...

Michael Mayne is the son of Green Lantern Alan Scott's longtime nemesis Molly Mayne, a.k.a. the Harlequin. The identity of his father remains unknown. Michael grew up with his grandmother ...

Molly Mayne was the first Harlequin and an enemy of the first Green Lantern, Alan Scott. Far from malicious, this Harlequin had a crush on Green Lantern and turned to crime to get his attention.