Duela Dent, known as the Joker's Daughter, goes from a villain with a confusing backstory to a hero as Harlequin, proving herself invaluable to the Teen Titans. Despite her redemption and heroism, Duela slips back into her criminal tendencies, bouncing between hero and villain until her tragic end. The New 52 reboot gives Duela Dent a darker, scarier backstory, but writers have struggled with her character, causing her to fade out in comics.

Characters with complicated backstories aren't anything new for comic books, but the Joker's Daughter is a prime example of just how absurd character backgrounds can really get. Sometimes, writers will play around by giving a character an intentionally confusing backstory that leaves characters just as confused as the readers. This was definitely the case with Duela Dent aka the Joker's Daughter, who left everyone confused about just who exactly she was.

The first appearance of the Joker's Daughter...