this hideously deformed Batman villain
can’t make up his mind without the help
of a coin
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
Harvey Dent otherwise known as two-face
as with most comic book characters there
are often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 1942 s Detective
Comics number 66 and which was expanded
upon in Batman annual number 14 I of the
beholder
inspired by the poster for the 1941 film
adaptation of dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde
this character made his debut as Harvey
Kent the following year however DC soon
changed the name to Dent as to not
confuse the character with that of
Superman’s alter ego in this debut
appearance two-face was depicted as an
attorney who became disfigured and
feared becoming an outcast by society
and his fiancee when this happened he
experienced a nervous breakdown and took
to crime using a coin flip
he either donated his ill-gotten gains
to charity or kept it for himself
despite this introduction and his
frequent appearances in Batman related
comics his origin was only fully
expanded upon in 1992 s Batman annual
number 14 in that story Harvey Dent was
depicted as not just being a legal
representative but Gotham City’s most
heroic district attorney destined for
greatness
he had dedicated himself to cleaning up
the streets by means of the law and the
courtroom an intelligent and
good-hearted man Harvey harbored a dark
side due to his being abused by his
father as a child these beatings were
always determined by a coin flip and he
quickly decided that the game was rigged
developing schizophrenia
his dual personality remained locked
behind a passion for the justice system
he went on to become Gotham’s elected
District Attorney a dangerous position a
few friends as a result he formed a pact
with the venn Captain Jim Gordon and
Batman together they worked to gather
evidence in order to prosecute mob boss
Mary oniy
meanwhile he discovered that his
father’s coin wasn’t raped sparking the
beginning of a mental breakdown this
erupted to the surface when a mob goon
splashed acid on his face during a court
here
this left Harvey hospitalized and
severely disfigured it even burned one
side of his father’s silver dollar coin
that he had kept in his pocket
with all of his suppressed emotions
bubbling to the surface his mind split
into two conflicting personalities polar
opposites decisions could only be made
by the flip of a coin leaving behind his
legal career dent took to crime as
two-faced as this criminal mastermind he
struggled with reform while fighting
Batman
an old friend who continued to hope for
the attorneys Redemption one of the
Caped Crusader’s most tragic foes two
faces appeared in various media over the
years among these he is best known for
his comical portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones
in Batman Forever and the much more
serious and true to the character take
on the fallen hero by aaron eckart in
2008’s The Dark Knight but you said it
can vary your chances
can’t make up his mind without the help
of a coin
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
Harvey Dent otherwise known as two-face
as with most comic book characters there
are often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 1942 s Detective
Comics number 66 and which was expanded
upon in Batman annual number 14 I of the
beholder
inspired by the poster for the 1941 film
adaptation of dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde
this character made his debut as Harvey
Kent the following year however DC soon
changed the name to Dent as to not
confuse the character with that of
Superman’s alter ego in this debut
appearance two-face was depicted as an
attorney who became disfigured and
feared becoming an outcast by society
and his fiancee when this happened he
experienced a nervous breakdown and took
to crime using a coin flip
he either donated his ill-gotten gains
to charity or kept it for himself
despite this introduction and his
frequent appearances in Batman related
comics his origin was only fully
expanded upon in 1992 s Batman annual
number 14 in that story Harvey Dent was
depicted as not just being a legal
representative but Gotham City’s most
heroic district attorney destined for
greatness
he had dedicated himself to cleaning up
the streets by means of the law and the
courtroom an intelligent and
good-hearted man Harvey harbored a dark
side due to his being abused by his
father as a child these beatings were
always determined by a coin flip and he
quickly decided that the game was rigged
developing schizophrenia
his dual personality remained locked
behind a passion for the justice system
he went on to become Gotham’s elected
District Attorney a dangerous position a
few friends as a result he formed a pact
with the venn Captain Jim Gordon and
Batman together they worked to gather
evidence in order to prosecute mob boss
Mary oniy
meanwhile he discovered that his
father’s coin wasn’t raped sparking the
beginning of a mental breakdown this
erupted to the surface when a mob goon
splashed acid on his face during a court
here
this left Harvey hospitalized and
severely disfigured it even burned one
side of his father’s silver dollar coin
that he had kept in his pocket
with all of his suppressed emotions
bubbling to the surface his mind split
into two conflicting personalities polar
opposites decisions could only be made
by the flip of a coin leaving behind his
legal career dent took to crime as
two-faced as this criminal mastermind he
struggled with reform while fighting
Batman
an old friend who continued to hope for
the attorneys Redemption one of the
Caped Crusader’s most tragic foes two
faces appeared in various media over the
years among these he is best known for
his comical portrayal by Tommy Lee Jones
in Batman Forever and the much more
serious and true to the character take
on the fallen hero by aaron eckart in
2008’s The Dark Knight but you said it
can vary your chances
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