The Story
Harley Quinn was not born on the comics page. She first appeared in Batman: The Animated Series, in the September 1992 episode "Joker's Favor," created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a henchwoman for the Joker. Her real name is Dr. Harleen Quinzel, an Arkham Asylum psychiatrist who was assigned to the Joker and ended up falling for her patient. She was meant to be a one-scene sidekick. The character clicked so hard with viewers that DC pulled her into the main comics line, first in The Batman Adventures #12 in 1993 and then into full continuity.
From there Harley grew into one of DC's biggest properties. She fronted the Suicide Squad films with Margot Robbie, headlined her own long-running animated series, appeared in Birds of Prey, and turned up in the Joker sequel with Lady Gaga in the role. She consistently ranks among DC's top-selling characters in comics and merchandise. When people search who Harley Quinn is or where she first appeared, the answer starts with that 1992 cartoon and the two men who made her, one of whom designed this exact collectible.
The piece captures Harley in her original jester suit: pop gun in one hand, other hand on her hip, mid-smirk like she is halfway through a bad idea and enjoying it. The Batman Black & White format drops the color, so the diamond patterning, the ruffled collar and cuffs, and that jester hat all have to read through the sculpt alone, and they do. Even the pop gun keeps its cartoon cork and puff of smoke.
Spotlight: Bruce Timm
Bruce Timm co-created Batman: The Animated Series and, with it, Harley Quinn. His clean-line, sharp-contrast style defined a whole era of DC animation that fans now call the "Timmverse," running through Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, and Batman Beyond. Having the character's actual co-creator design her first NFT is the provenance detail that sets this piece apart. It is the equivalent of the person who invented a character signing off on the definitive collectible version.
Edition Breakdown
Harley is the Common tier of the four-piece Batman Black & White Series 3 set. The other three are a Brian Bolland Penguin (Rare), a Dick Sprang Batman (Uncommon), and an Amanda Conner Batman (Ultra Rare). Pull odds on Harley ran about 1 in 2.39, the most attainable slot in that set.
Supply is fixed at 7,500 editions, the same count as the first Joker from this era, with the first available edition at #41. No later variants of this piece were released, so this is the only version of the first Harley Quinn NFT. Within the run, serial numbers matter: First Editions and low mints command premiums on the secondary market. These are among the oldest NFTs VeVe ever produced.
Market Context
This is a genesis-era drop, released while VeVe was only a couple of months old. At $59.99 it came in below the Joker's $79.99, which made Harley the most accessible entry point among the early Batman Black & White firsts for collectors who found the app through the initial buzz. That combination, a low original price and a fixed 7,500 supply, is the setup collectors watch as the platform's user base has grown into the millions.
The provenance is the real anchor. Harley went from a one-off cartoon character in 1992 to a top-tier DC property, and the person who co-created her designed this first NFT. Infrastructure has matured around it too: VeVe completed its Collect blockchain migration in January 2026, StackR opened OMI trading in April 2025, and self-custody is rolling out.
Collector's Note
If you are a Harley fan, this is the definitive digital collectible, not only because it is the first but because Bruce Timm brought his own character into the blockchain era in the original animated-series style. That full-circle detail gives it a story beyond "first NFT." It pairs naturally with the first Joker, Penguin, and Catwoman NFTs, and Harley's still-growing popularity keeps widening the audience for a fixed supply. Aim for a low serial if you can.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The first Harley Quinn NFT is the #56 Bruce Timm Harley from DC's Batman Black & White line, released on VeVe Collectibles on December 24, 2020. It is a Common with 7,500 editions at $59.99, designed by Bruce Timm and sculpted by Jonathan Matthews, and VeVe marks it as a First Appearance.
Harley Quinn debuted in Batman: The Animated Series in the September 1992 episode "Joker's Favor," created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. Her first comic appearance came in The Batman Adventures #12 in 1993 before she was folded into main DC continuity.
Bruce Timm, the artist who co-created Harley Quinn, designed it, and Jonathan Matthews handled the sculpt. Timm is also the co-creator of the DC Animated Universe, so this is the character's own creator building her first blockchain collectible.
7,500 editions at Common rarity, the same supply as the first Joker from this era. No later variants of this piece exist.
Yes. The original store allocation is gone, but copies are available from other collectors on the VeVe secondary market and the StackR marketplace, sometimes below the original $59.99 retail. Price varies by serial number and demand.
