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Astonishing X-Fan
08-08-2007, 09:13 PM
When Bats is walking through Arkham, he passes by Poison Ivy and some other redhead. The redhead is ranting about how horrible the Scarecrow is.

Anyone know who it is? For some reason, I can't figure it out and it's bothering me, lol.
Captain Jim
08-08-2007, 09:14 PM
A scan might help.
Astonishing X-Fan
08-09-2007, 12:24 AM
I don't own a scanner.
Santanico
08-09-2007, 01:15 AM
Though she's been given the wrong hair color, I think that's actually supposed to be Harley Quinn. Hence the irony of her saying that Scarecrow's "the worst man she's ever known" (or some such; don't have the comic on me for reference at the moment).
Paul Dee
08-09-2007, 04:47 AM
Though she's been given the wrong hair color, I think that's actually supposed to be Harley Quinn. Hence the irony of her saying that Scarecrow's "the worst man she's ever known" (or some such; don't have the comic on me for reference at the moment).

I hope not in a way purely because I'd like the filler issues on Dini's run to still follow the chronology of Dini's issues, if that makes sense. At this point in Detective Comics Harley's been released.


Unless of course, this happens in a flashback and I am an idiot who shouldn't post on threads about books he hasn't picked up yet.
OverMaster
08-09-2007, 06:39 AM
Without seeing the issue, I can't give an exact reply, but I'll try a few guesses.

Female villains locked up at Arkham are a rarity. Other than Harley (who is supposed to be free now) and Ivy, we have as confirmed Arkham female inmates at some point...

Magpie (dead).

Lady Clayface (I don't think they'd have her anywhere but in a highly special cell).

Vox (who was dark skinned and black haired last time I checked).

Samantha the delusional witch wannabe (most likely candidate out of these, since she at least had brown hair which could be printed as reddish).

My best guess, though, is she's just a nameless background character thrown in only for this issue, for drama effect.
Maestro
08-09-2007, 12:48 PM
Here

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5849/835ql8.jpg
Brack360
08-09-2007, 01:35 PM
When I read that issue, I thought it was Harley Quinn and a continuity error.
mattx110
08-09-2007, 05:22 PM
calling him "bats" seems to signify harley... but it could always be some random patient.
foxley
08-09-2007, 11:56 PM
I was thinking it might have been Jane Doe, especially as the next inmate seen was the Great White Shark.
OverMaster
08-10-2007, 05:59 AM
calling him "bats" seems to signify harley... but it could always be some random patient.

Actually, the one calling him 'Bats' there is the Great White Shark.
4thHorseman
08-10-2007, 07:54 AM
I always thought Harley had the cell across from Poison Ivy. Or was it next to?
elias_A
08-10-2007, 09:43 AM
Maybe it was supposed to be Harley and they changed the hair color last minute to avoid a continuity error, now saying it's a generic prisoner.
mattx110
08-10-2007, 04:22 PM
Actually, the one calling him 'Bats' there is the Great White Shark.

oh you guys meant you thought the girl was harley... woops, my mistake. saw the white face... and...

there's a way out of this, i know it!;)
Kristofer
08-10-2007, 08:00 PM
Well, there is a scene in Batman:TAS where Harley reveals to Batman that she isn't a natural blonde...
rwe1138
08-10-2007, 08:03 PM
I was thinking it might have been Jane Doe, especially as the next inmate seen was the Great White Shark.

I can only hope. She was an interesting character.
Santanico
08-11-2007, 01:31 AM
I doubt it's Jane Doe; part of the point of that character was that she was very plain and nondescript, and this woman is, as you can see, quite pretty.

I'm thinking elias_E probably has the right answer: it was originally intended to be Harley, then the editor discovered the error just before the book went to press.
PunkPoserStyle
08-11-2007, 11:55 PM
Well, there is a scene in Batman:TAS where Harley reveals to Batman that she isn't a natural blonde...

I was gonna mention that!

"Harlequinade"

Look it up.
Wenatchee the Hatchet
08-13-2007, 08:05 PM
Ha, well if Harley's not a natural blonde but a redhead that just makes her cuter, imo.
mattx110
08-13-2007, 09:03 PM
Ha, well if Harley's not a natural blonde but a redhead that just makes her cuter, imo.

well, i sorta implied accidentily that was white an albino with filed razor teeth. allegedly. i'm still working on a legal solution where it looks like i didn't make a mistake:D
sabongero
08-18-2007, 12:29 PM
She's just a random character in Arkham.
Joe Acro
08-18-2007, 01:01 PM
Lady Clayface (I don't think they'd have her anywhere but in a highly special cell).On a related note, does Lady Clayface still have her powers?