- "The rest of you have five seconds before I take your tacky tickle toys and find new places ta shove' em!"
- ―Harley Quinn
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| Title: | "Very Old Spice" |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Cover price: | $2.99 |
| Cover date: | May, 2014 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Bobbie Chase |
| Writers: | Amanda Conner; Jimmy Palmiotti |
| Pencilers: | Stéphane Roux |
| Inkers: | Stéphane Roux |
| Cover artists: | Amanda Conner; RC Stoodios |
| Cover inker: | Amanda Conner; RC Stoodios |
| Cover colorist: | Paul Mounts; RC Stoodios |
| Colorists: | Paul Mounts |
| Letterers: | John J. Hill |
| Editors: | Katie Kubert |
| Group editor: | Mark Doyle |
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| Previous: | Harley Quinn Vol 2 3 |
| Next: | Harley Quinn Vol 2 5 |
"Very Old Spice" is the fourth issue of the third Harley Quinn ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. It was written by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti with artwork & inks by Stéphane Roux. It was colored by Paul Mounts and lettered by John J. Hill. The story was edited by Katie Kubert. This issue shipped with a May, 2014 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).
"Very Old Spice"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Big Tony
- Sy Borgman (1st appearance)
Villains
- Guido
Minor characters
- Bernie the beaver
- Bowling 'Bell
- David Rubenstein
- Derek Rubenstein
- Ida Rubenstein
- Jenny Rubenstein
- Skye Scrapper
- Summer Daze
- Tanya Tank
Organizations
- Brooklyn Bruisers
- Crabs, The
- Rusty Russkies (In flashback only)
Races & Animals
Locations
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- Bay Ridge
- Coney Island
- Harley Quinn's apartment
- Kensington
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Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- Harley Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. She first appeared in episode 1x07 of Batman: The Animated Series in 1992 entitled "Joker's Favor".
- The tagline to this issue issue is "Dys-funk-tional family!"
- This series is part of the "New 52" continuity.
- This issue shipped to retailers on March 19th, 2014.
- This issue is included in the Harley Quinn: Hot in the City hardcover reprint edition, released in October, 2014, and the Harley Quinn: Hot in the City trade paperback collection, released in April, 2015.
- This issue is reprinted in Batman Giant #4, released in October, 2018.
- This issue went to second printing. The second printing variant is a white-background version of the Amanda Conner cover.
- This issue shipped with a Robot Chicken variant cover illustrated by RC Stoodios.
- Reference is made to Arkham Asylum in this issue. Arkham Asylum is the dumping ground for all of Gotham City's loonies.
- Reference is made to Smallville, Kansas in this issue. Smallvill is where Clark Kent grew up in the years before becoming Superman.
- Reference is made to the Joker in this issue. The Joker is Harley's ex-boyfriend and the nemesis of Batman.
- Reference is made to Godzilla in this issue. Godzilla is a giant mutated dinosaur-like creature and the name of a multi-film Japanese franchise that began in 1954 with Gojira.
- Harley Quinn's drink cup at the Bay Ridge diner is patterned after the look of R2-D2.
- The scene in the diner where Harley Quinn faces off against the green-haired thug is reminiscent of the infamous Han Solo vs. Greedo shoot-out (And yes, Han shot first) from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.