Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad: April Fool's Special

Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad: April Fool's Special is a 2016 one-shot American comic book published by DC Comics. Written by Rob Williams and featuring art by Jim Lee and Sean Galloway, it was released as part of the promotion surrounding the 2016 superhero film Suicide Squad.

Plot

Harley Quinn finds herself trying, again and again, to be a superheroine. After battling Man-Bat in the skies of Gotham, she 'cures' him (by killing him), only to be chased by the police as a result. She then finds herself the toast of the town as a therapist to supervillains, but after she uses Scarecrow's fear toxin to defeat all of her 'patients,' she's attacked and captured by the Justice League.

It turns out that these and other scenarios are being projected into Harley's mind by the brainwashing machine she's currently strapped into. The machine is operated by Amanda Waller, who wants to recruit Harley for the Suicide Squad and is trying to brainwash her into believing that "superheroes take our dreams away."