Two-Face is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, and first appeared in Detective Comics Aug. 1942.
Two-Face is one of Batman's most enduring enemies, and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery.Once an upstanding Gotham City district attorney, Harvey Dent was driven insane after mob boss Sal Maroni threw acidic chemicals at him during a trial, hideously scarring the left side of his face. He subsequently adopted the "Two-Face" persona, and became a criminal obsessed with duality. In later years, writers have portrayed Two-Face's obsession with chance and fate as the result of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and dissociative identity disorder. He obsessively makes all important decisions by flipping his former lucky charm, a two-headed coin which was damaged on one side by the acid as well. The modern version is established as having once been a personal friend and ally of Commissioner James Gordon and Batman.Two-Face was ranked list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time.In the Batman film series, Billy Dee Williams portrayed Harvey Dent in Batman, and Tommy Lee Jones portrayed Two-Face in Batman Forever. The character has been voiced by Richard Moll in Batman: The Animated Series, and by Troy Baker in the Batman: Arkham video games, while Aaron Eckhart played both the district attorney and his villainous alter ego in The Dark Knight. Nicholas D'Agosto currently portrays Harvey Dent in the live-action TV series Gotham.Two-Face first appears in Detective Comics with the name Harvey "Apollo" Kent
later stories changed his name to "Harvey Dent" to avoid an association with Superman Superman appears on screen in the story, although almost certainly this is one of the Fleischer cartoons.The character only made three appearances in the 1940s, and appeared twice in the 1950s not counting the impostors mentioned below. By this time, he was dropped in favor of more "kid friendly" villains, though he did appear in a 1968 issue in which Batman declared him to be the criminal he most fears. In 1971, writer Dennis O'Neil brought Two-Face back, and it was then that he became one of Batman's arch-enemies.In his autobiography, Batman creator Bob Kane claims to have been inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, specifically the 1931 film version which he saw as a boy. Some inspiration was also derived from the Pulp magazine character the Black Bat whose origin story included having acid splashed on his face.In the wake of Frank Miller's 1986 revision of Batman's origin see Batman: Year One), Andrew Helfer rewrote Two-Face's history to match.This origin, presented in Batman Annual served to emphasize Dent's status as a tragic character, with a back story that included an abusive, alcoholic father, and early struggles with bipolar disorder and paranoia. It was also established, in Batman: Year One, that pre-accident Harvey Dent was one of Batman's earliest allies. He had clear ties to both Batman and Commissioner Gordon, making him an unsettling and personal foe for both men.
Two-Face is one of Batman's most enduring enemies, and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery.Once an upstanding Gotham City district attorney, Harvey Dent was driven insane after mob boss Sal Maroni threw acidic chemicals at him during a trial, hideously scarring the left side of his face. He subsequently adopted the "Two-Face" persona, and became a criminal obsessed with duality. In later years, writers have portrayed Two-Face's obsession with chance and fate as the result of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and dissociative identity disorder. He obsessively makes all important decisions by flipping his former lucky charm, a two-headed coin which was damaged on one side by the acid as well. The modern version is established as having once been a personal friend and ally of Commissioner James Gordon and Batman.Two-Face was ranked list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time.In the Batman film series, Billy Dee Williams portrayed Harvey Dent in Batman, and Tommy Lee Jones portrayed Two-Face in Batman Forever. The character has been voiced by Richard Moll in Batman: The Animated Series, and by Troy Baker in the Batman: Arkham video games, while Aaron Eckhart played both the district attorney and his villainous alter ego in The Dark Knight. Nicholas D'Agosto currently portrays Harvey Dent in the live-action TV series Gotham.Two-Face first appears in Detective Comics with the name Harvey "Apollo" Kent
later stories changed his name to "Harvey Dent" to avoid an association with Superman Superman appears on screen in the story, although almost certainly this is one of the Fleischer cartoons.The character only made three appearances in the 1940s, and appeared twice in the 1950s not counting the impostors mentioned below. By this time, he was dropped in favor of more "kid friendly" villains, though he did appear in a 1968 issue in which Batman declared him to be the criminal he most fears. In 1971, writer Dennis O'Neil brought Two-Face back, and it was then that he became one of Batman's arch-enemies.In his autobiography, Batman creator Bob Kane claims to have been inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, specifically the 1931 film version which he saw as a boy. Some inspiration was also derived from the Pulp magazine character the Black Bat whose origin story included having acid splashed on his face.In the wake of Frank Miller's 1986 revision of Batman's origin see Batman: Year One), Andrew Helfer rewrote Two-Face's history to match.This origin, presented in Batman Annual served to emphasize Dent's status as a tragic character, with a back story that included an abusive, alcoholic father, and early struggles with bipolar disorder and paranoia. It was also established, in Batman: Year One, that pre-accident Harvey Dent was one of Batman's earliest allies. He had clear ties to both Batman and Commissioner Gordon, making him an unsettling and personal foe for both men.
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