HARLEQUIN II

Real Name: Marcie Cooper

Class: Human technology-user

Occupation: Professional criminal

Group Affiliation: Injustice, Unlimited

Known Relatives: Dan Richards (grandfather, deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Gotham City

First Appearance: (as Marcie Cooper) Infinity, Inc. #14 (May, 1985), (as Harlequin II) Infinity, Inc. #46 (January, 1988)

Powers: Harlequin wore special glasses that allowed her to hypnotize people and to create realistic illusions in the minds of those around her. She could even project illusions over television. She wielded a mandolin with an extending handle that could be used as a weapon.

History: As a youth Marcie Cooper was recruited by the Grandmaster to join the Manhunters. Her grandfather, Manhunter I, also encouraged her to join the group as he had years ago.The Manhunters gave her a job working at KGLX radio in Gotham City, alongside Molly Maynne Scott, who was a former agent called Harlequin.Marcie began dating Northwind, and laterObsidian, both of Infinity, Inc., infiltrating the superteam from within.

When the Manhunters began to strike at Earth, Marcie stole Molly's illusion-casting spectacles, taking the identity of Harlequin II. She failed to recruit Obsidian to the Manhunters, but she did kill her grandfather after he betrayed the Manhunters. Single-minded in her attempt to destroy Infinity, Inc., she joined Injustice, Unlimited and masterminded the assassination of Skyman. She used Soloman Grundy as her pawn in killing Skyman, and when he realized he had been manipulated he savagely beat her. Harlequin has not been heard from since, presumably she never recovered from the beating.

List of appearances: Infinity, Inc. #14-16, 32, 40, 43, 46, 47, 51, 53
Millenium #1, 7

Comments: Maurice Cooper created by Roy Thomas & Todd McFarlane. Harlequin II created by Roy Thomas & Vince Argondezzi

In the pre-Crisis DC Universe Murice Cooper lived on Earth-2, and presumably she was not a Manhunter agent.

Harlequin II received a profile in Who's Who Update '88 #1

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