Two-Face

Two-Face
From Two-Face: Year One #2 (October 2008).
Art by Jesus Saiz and Jimmy Palmiotti.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceDetective Comics #66 (August 1942)
Created byBob Kane
In-story information
Alter egoHarvey Dent
SpeciesHuman
Place of originGotham City
Team affiliations
Notable aliasesHoliday
Apollo
Abilities

Two-Face is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Kane and first appeared in Detective Comics #66 (August 1942). He has become one of the superhero Batman's most enduring enemies belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery.

In his comic book appearances, Two-Face is the alter ego of Harvey Dent, Gotham City's former district attorney who becomes a criminal mastermind obsessed with duality and the number two. Half of his face is hideously scarred after mob boss Sal Maroni throws acid at him during a trial. The resulting disfigurement drives him insane and causes him to make decisions based on the flip of a coin. The character was reinvented for the Modern Age of Comic Books as having dissociative identity disorder, with Two-Face being an alter, which stemmed from the abuse Harvey received from his father during his childhood. The modern version is established as having once been a personal friend and ally of James "Jim" Gordon and Batman, as well as a friend of Batman's secret identity, Bruce Wayne.[1][2]

Two-Face has no superpowers, instead relying on his proficiency in marksmanship and martial arts, which was further improved after being trained by Deathstroke and Batman. As a former lawyer, the character uses his expertise in criminal law, criminology, and police procedures to devise his crimes.[3][4]

The character has been adapted into numerous forms of media, having been portrayed in live action by Billy Dee Williams in the 1989 film Batman, Tommy Lee Jones in the 1995 film Batman Forever, Aaron Eckhart in 2008 film The Dark Knight, Nicholas D'Agosto on the Fox television series Gotham, and Misha Collins on The CW television series Gotham Knights. Richard Moll, Troy Baker, Eric Bauza, Christopher McDonald, William Shatner, and others have provided Two-Face's voice ranging from animation to video games. In 2009, Two-Face was ranked as IGN's 12th-greatest comic book villain of all time.[5]

  1. ^ "Two-Face". DC UNIVERSE INFINITE. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021. Harvey became a daring district attorney, unafraid of Gotham's corrupt politicians and mobsters. He worked alongside Batman and Commissioner James Gordon, as well as businessman Bruce Wayne, to improve Gotham City.
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  3. ^ "Two-Face". DC UNIVERSE INFINITE. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021. Though Harvey Dent has no superpowers, he possesses a genius-level intellect and is an expert in criminology and police procedures, helping him predict how the Gotham City Police Department will try to stop his crimes. His split personality, genius intellect and reliance on flipping a coin to make decisions make him an extremely unpredictable opponent.
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  5. ^ "Two-Face is number 12 - IGN". www.ign.com.

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