Two-Face
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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.
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![]() From Two-Face: Year One #2 (October 2008). Art by Jesus Saiz and Jimmy Palmiotti. | |
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Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Detective Comics #66 (August 1942) |
Created by | Bob Kane |
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Alter ego | Harvey Dent |
Species | Human |
Place of origin | Gotham City |
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Notable aliases | Holiday Apollo |
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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]