Two-Face
It's not about what I want. It's about what's fair!
Abilities
- •Brilliant legal mind — former District Attorney of Gotham City
- •Master tactician and strategist — plans crimes around the number two and duality
- •Expert marksman with dual firearms — often wields two guns simultaneously
- •The scarred silver dollar — makes every major decision based on a coin flip
- •Commands vast criminal resources through loyal gang members
- •Obsession with duality — everything comes in pairs, twos, or doubles
- •Severe dissociative identity disorder — Harvey and Two-Face constantly at war
- •Genius-level knowledge of Gotham's legal and criminal systems
- •Skilled manipulator who leverages his former prosecutorial career
Powers & Abilities
Biography
Harvey Dent was Gotham City's golden boy — a young, handsome, idealistic district attorney who fought to clean up the corruption that had poisoned his city for generations. Alongside Commissioner James Gordon and Batman, Dent formed the third leg of an alliance that seemed capable of bringing Gotham back from the brink. He was Bruce Wayne's closest friend, the man who would carry on the fight through legal channels while Batman worked the streets. He was the best of Gotham, a symbol of what justice could look like.
But Harvey Dent had always been two men. Beneath the confident prosecutor lay a second personality — a violent, unstable side his father had beaten into him as a child. Dent kept the darkness buried under a veneer of civility, but it was always there. Everything changed during the trial of mob boss Sal Maroni. When Maroni threw a vial of acid in Dent's face in open court, the left side of his face was horrifically scarred — and the fragile wall between Harvey's two personalities shattered. Two-Face was born.
From that moment on, Harvey Dent ceased making decisions for himself. Every important choice — to kill or spare, to rob or walk away, to hurt or help — is made by the flip of his father's scarred silver dollar. Clean side, mercy. Scarred side, violence. The coin is Dent's only judge and jury now. He has committed to absolute fairness in a universe he sees as fundamentally unfair — and if that means occasionally sparing an enemy or murdering an innocent, so be it. The coin decides.
Two-Face is among the most tragic Batman villains because Bruce Wayne has never stopped trying to save him. Harvey has undergone plastic surgery multiple times to restore his face, and each time the old Harvey Dent briefly returns — only for the trauma to reassert itself. Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's The Long Halloween remains the definitive modern Two-Face story, depicting his slow fall across 13 beautifully illustrated issues. The character inspired Aaron Eckhart's performance in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight and has appeared in virtually every Batman adaptation ever made. In a rogues gallery filled with murderous clowns and monsters, Two-Face stands apart as Batman's most personal failure — a friend he couldn't save, wearing the scars of a good man's death.
First Appearances & Golden Age
Detective Comics #66
1942First appearance of Two-Face — Harvey Kent (later changed to Dent) is scarred when a mobster throws acid in his face during a trial. He flips his father's scarred silver dollar to decide his fate. A major Golden Age key.
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Detective Comics #68
1942Second appearance of Two-Face — Harvey Kent continues his criminal career. The duality theme is fully established as he commits crimes based on the number two and coin flips.
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Detective Comics #80
1943Third Two-Face appearance — Harvey Kent's face is restored through plastic surgery and he attempts to reform. The tragic duality of the character is explored for the first time.
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Batman #50
1948Harvey Kent returns — scarred again after his brief restoration. The name would later be changed to Harvey Dent to avoid confusion with Clark Kent. A classic Golden Age Batman key.
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Batman #68
1951Paul Sloane becomes Two-Face — an actor playing Harvey Kent in a film has the same accident on set. The first imposter Two-Face of many to come.
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Batman #81
1954A bookkeeper named George Blake becomes a third Two-Face — during the Comics Code era, multiple imposters took over the identity. Harvey Dent wouldn't return for decades.
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Bronze Age & Rebirth
Batman #234
1971Harvey Dent returns as Two-Face — Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams bring the original Harvey back after decades of absence. A landmark Bronze Age Batman issue and key for the character's revival.
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Batman #258
1974Two-Face returns — Dent escapes Arkham once again in a classic Bronze Age Batman story. Establishes the pattern of his recurring appearances.
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Batman #314
1979Harvey Dent confronts his past — exploring the tragedy of the former DA who became Gotham's most sympathetic villain. A key Bronze Age character study.
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Detective Comics #513
1982Two-Face headlines Detective Comics — a showcase of Harvey's particular brand of duality-themed crime. Gerry Conway writes the tragedy.
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Batman Annual #14
1990The definitive Two-Face origin — Andrew Helfer and Scott McDaniel deliver a modern retelling of Harvey Dent's transformation. Essential reading for understanding the character.
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The Long Halloween & Dark Victory
Batman: The Long Halloween #1
1996Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's masterpiece begins — DA Harvey Dent is Batman's greatest ally as they hunt the Holiday Killer. Dent's slow descent into becoming Two-Face is beautifully depicted across 13 issues.
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Batman: The Long Halloween #7
1997Harvey is scarred — Sal Maroni throws acid in Dent's face during a trial. The origin of Two-Face is retold with stunning art by Tim Sale. One of the most iconic moments in Batman history.
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Batman: The Long Halloween #13
1997The Long Halloween finale — Harvey reveals he was the Holiday Killer all along (partially). The tragedy of his fall is complete. Essential reading. The inspiration for The Dark Knight film.
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Batman: Dark Victory #1
1999Dark Victory begins — the sequel to The Long Halloween. Two-Face is free in Gotham and a new serial killer called Hangman targets cops. Loeb and Sale return.
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Batman: Dark Victory #13
2000Dark Victory concludes — Two-Face's role as a central Gotham villain is cemented. The arc introduces Dick Grayson becoming Robin and continues the noir epic.
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Frank Miller Era
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1
1986Frank Miller's legendary Two-Face — Harvey Dent has had his face surgically restored but his mind remains broken. He tries to reform and immediately relapses. One of the most influential Batman stories ever.
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Batman: Year One (Batman #404-407)
1987Harvey Dent as ally — in Frank Miller's Year One, Dent is Batman's earliest friend in law enforcement alongside Jim Gordon. Sets up the tragedy of what he will become.
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Batman: The Long Halloween #1
1996The Frank Miller-style noir Gotham continues — Jeph Loeb builds directly on Miller's Year One, with Harvey Dent as the third member of Gordon and Batman's alliance.
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Modern Two-Face Stories
Batman Annual #14
1990Eye of the Beholder — the definitive modern Two-Face origin. Helfer and McDaniel explore how Harvey Dent's psychological trauma predates his physical scarring. A character-defining story.
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Batman: Jekyll & Hyde #1
2005Two-Face miniseries — the psychological duality is explored in depth. Paul Jenkins writes the fractured psyche of Harvey Dent like no one else.
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Batman and the Mad Monk #1
2006Matt Wagner's continuation of Year One — more Harvey Dent as DA before his fall. Provides essential context for Two-Face's transformation.
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Joker's Asylum: Two-Face #1
2008Two-Face one-shot spotlight — a beautifully crafted short story exploring what makes Harvey tick. Part of a series of villain spotlights.
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Batman: Face the Face #651
2006Face the Face story arc begins in Detective Comics #817 and Batman #651 — Harvey Dent protects Gotham as the "new Batman" during Bruce Wayne's absence. A complex redemption arc that ultimately fails.
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Two-Face's Redemption & Relapse
Detective Comics #580
1987Two-Face's plastic surgery — Harvey's face is restored once again. He tries to return to life as Harvey Dent, DA. Another tragic attempt at reformation.
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Batman: Two-Face Strikes Twice #1-2
1993Two-Face prestige format — Dan Raspler writes a standalone story exploring the duality theme. Each issue has two covers and two interior stories.
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Batman #725
2012Two-Face's psychology explored — Harvey's latest descent is documented. A recurring pattern of cure and relapse defines his modern stories.
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Detective Comics #817
2006Face the Face begins — Harvey Dent has been running Gotham's underworld as a hero while Batman was away. The facade cannot last. James Robinson writes.
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The New 52 & Rebirth
Detective Comics #1
2011New 52 Detective Comics launches — Tony Daniel writes and draws Two-Face's first major New 52 appearance. The classic villain updated for the modern era.
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Batman and Robin #23.1: Two-Face
2013Villains Month Two-Face one-shot — 3D lenticular cover. Peter Tomasi writes a modern Two-Face story. A highly collectible variant cover.
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Detective Comics #975
2018Two-Face returns in Rebirth — a tragic new chapter begins as Harvey's dual personalities grow more violent than ever.
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Batman Annual #1 (2016)
2016Tom King's Rebirth Two-Face — a Christmas-themed story that explores Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent's friendship. One of the most emotional Two-Face stories in years.
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Batman: Three Jokers #1
2020Two-Face appears in Three Jokers — Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok's prestige miniseries features Harvey Dent in a small but significant role. A landmark modern Batman event.
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Two-Face & The Joker
Batman: The Killing Joke
1988The Joker's graphic novel features Harvey Dent as a figure of Gotham's tragedy — Alan Moore's definitive Joker story includes the idea that ANY person can become a monster, referencing Dent's fall.
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Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 1
1999No Man's Land begins — Gotham is abandoned after an earthquake. Two-Face carves out his own territory and eventually kidnaps Renee Montoya as a twisted romantic obsession.
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Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 5
2000No Man's Land concludes — Two-Face's arc with Renee Montoya plays out in tragic fashion. Harvey forces her to be his lawyer in a mock trial of Jim Gordon.
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Batman #651
2006Face the Face — Harvey briefly takes on the mantle of Batman's protector of Gotham. James Robinson's arc questions whether Harvey can ever truly reform.
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Dark Moments & Key Stories
Batman #314
1979Two-Face captures Batman — classic Bronze Age confrontation. Harvey's duality obsession drives him to elaborate traps featuring the number two.
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Batman: Two-Face — Crime and Punishment
1995Prestige format Two-Face story — J.M. DeMatteis writes a psychologically rich exploration of Harvey's broken mind. Scott McDaniel provides haunting art.
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Batman: Hush #611
2003Two-Face appears in Hush — Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee's Batman epic features Harvey Dent with a restored face, mid-reformation. His cameo is part of the larger mystery.
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Batman: The Black Mirror
2010Scott Snyder's Black Mirror in Detective Comics features James Gordon Jr. — the story echoes Two-Face's duality themes with Commissioner Gordon's psychopathic son. Comparative masterwork.
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All Star Batman #1
2016Scott Snyder and John Romita Jr. launch All Star Batman with a Two-Face epic — Batman must transport Harvey across the country while every criminal in America tries to free him.
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Collector Highlights
Detective Comics #66
1942The holy grail — first appearance of Two-Face. High-grade copies sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. A cornerstone Golden Age key.
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Batman #234
1971Return of Harvey Dent — a major Bronze Age key. Neal Adams cover art makes this one of the most iconic Two-Face covers in existence.
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Batman: The Long Halloween TPB
1998The Long Halloween trade — collects the complete 13-issue masterpiece. One of the best-selling Batman trades ever published.
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Batman Annual #14
1990Eye of the Beholder origin retelling — a must-have for Two-Face collectors. Relatively accessible compared to Golden Age keys.
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Batman and Robin #23.1 Lenticular
2013Villains Month Two-Face lenticular cover — a unique 3D cover variant that many collectors seek out for its visual impact.
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