User blog comment:Vitalius/Artemis as Harley Quinn 2/@comment-5175281-20120713234558/@comment-34954086-20120714004137

The character was originally fairly unpopular/unusable as a villain. Here she's been bolsterred by absorbing two very popular characters which were immediately picked up upon by fans who would not be happy with losing two of the most in depth and valid role model female characters in the DC universe. the superboy-superman was done by continuity change so you cant really take that into account, todd was never really a hero just dressed up as one. Catwoman's transition took a fair amount of time and had a very good reason. Poison Ivy's never really been a villain, she's just a crazy plant lady.