Harley Quinn's Connection to Crush Is Genuinely Sweet
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are on vacation in Dinosaur Island when Crush, a stranded alien, crawls ashore. Harley, a frequent collector of strays, can't resist playing house with the stranded alien. Harley and Poison Ivy exemplify a healthy love, while Harley feeds Crush and tucks her into bed at night. The pair even orchestrate a setup to help Crush reunite with her almost-girlfriend. Playacting as Crush's adoptive mother is not too far off for Harley, however, after her brief affair with Crush's father, Lobo.
Readers should check out Crush & Lobo by Mariko Tamaki, Amancay Nahuelpan, Tamra Bonvillain, and Ariana Maher for more Crush-related romance and daddy issues, available now digitally and in collected editions from Dc Comics.
Harley Quinn's Little Black Book of Dates
Harley Quinn's Little Black Book is a collection of wild tales from Harley Quinn's mostly-single days. Though Harley flirts with Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Zatanna, and even Superman, Harley's most genuine "date" was with Lobo. Much like Crush does when she finds Harley on Dinosaur Island, Lobo, Harley, and Dawg fall from space into a dangerous tropical wilderness.
Though the pet-hoarding Harley objects to Lobo's regular mistreatment of Dawg, the two have several heated moments on their journey.
Harley Quinn's Connection to Lobo Is... Less Sweet
Harley and Lobo have their clothes burned off as they literally fall from space. Later on, they share a steamy kiss in a waterfall. Their intimate moment is interrupted by the wrong kind of giant snake in the water. The mood isn’t exactly redeemed when Harley accidentally kills Lobo's ex. But their impending doom on an exploding pirate ship sparks the romance again, and they kiss as they are teleported safely to Coney Island. Though the attractive offerings of South Brooklyn bring Lobo away from Harley, there was a brief time when she might have ended up Crush's stepmom.
Now it seems as though Harley, through her friendship with Power Girl, may cross paths with some Lobo-related characters once again. Whether Crush finds out her "mother figure" Harley Quinn may have actually stood a chance at becoming her stepmom is yet to be seen, but one thing is certain: Harley Quinn sure knows how to create a shenanigan, with or without Lobo.
Harley Quinn's Connection to Lobo and Crush
Harley Quinn's dalliance with Lobo and his once-pet Dawg may be in the past, but her connection with Lobo's daughter Crush has just made a weirdly heartwarming return. Harley Quinn's pal, Power Girl — and Dawg — are both drawn to Crush during some typical Metropolis chaos. As Crush gets to know her new friends, she finds they all have an ally in common: Harley herself, though it's doubtful she knows about Harley's strange connection to her father.
Power Girl's new friend Crush waxes poetic about over-protective "chaos blondies" in Power Girl #10 by Leah Williams and Eduardo Pansica. Paige is excited to hear that Crush knows Harley - one of her "closest friends." But she is not surprised to hear that Harley was immediately protective of Crush. Like Harley, Power Girl gets along well with trouble-making strays.
