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{{Short description|Comic book supervillain}}
{{redirect|Harvey Dent}}
{{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics --> 
| character_name = Two-Face
| image          = TwoFaceYearOne.png
| image_size     = 180
| converted      = y
| caption        = From ''Two-Face: Year One'' #2 (October 2008).<br>Art by Jesus Saiz and [[Jimmy Palmiotti]].
| real_name      = Harvey Dent
| publisher      = [[DC Comics]]
| debut          = ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #66 (August 1942)
| homeworld      = [[Gotham City]]
| creators       = [[Bob Kane]]<!--do not add Bill Finger, see quote from source in reference for info crediting Bob Kane as sole creator in the article-->
| alliances      = {{indented plainlist | 
* [[Secret Society of Super Villains]]
* [[Legion of Doom]]
* [[Injustice League]]
* Church of Two
* Task Force Z
}}
| aliases        = {{ubli|[[Batman: The Long Halloween|Holiday]]|Apollo}}
| cat            = super
| subcat         = DC Comics
| villain        = y
| sortkey        = Two-Face
| powers         = * Criminal mastermind
* Expert in [[criminal law]] and [[criminology]]
* Skilled marksman and hand-to-hand combatant
}}

'''Two-Face''' is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. The character was created by [[Bob Kane]],<!--Do not add Bill Finger to list of co-creators. Read the quote from the reference citing Kane as his creator below in Creation and Golden Age history--> 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 [[List of Batman family enemies#Classic rogues gallery|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 [[Mind–body dualism|duality]] and the number two. Half of his face is hideously scarred after mob boss [[Sal Maroni]] throws [[acid]] at him. The resulting disfigurement drives him insane and causes him to make decisions based on the [[Coin flipping|flip]] of a coin. The [[Modern Age of Comic Books]] portrays the character as having [[dissociative identity disorder]], with Two-Face being an alternate personality that developed as a result of [[Child abuse|childhood abuse]]. The modern version is also established as having once been an ally of Batman and [[Jim Gordon (character)|Commissioner James Gordon]], and a close friend of Batman's secret identity, Bruce Wayne.

The character has been adapted in various [[Two-Face in other media|media incarnations]], having been portrayed in film by [[Billy Dee Williams]] in ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989), [[Tommy Lee Jones]] in ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995), [[Aaron Eckhart]] in ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' (2008), and [[Harry Lawtey]] in ''[[Joker: Folie à Deux]]'' (2024), in television by [[Nicholas D'Agosto]] in the [[Fox Broadcasting Network|Fox]] series ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'', and [[Misha Collins]] in [[The CW]] series ''[[Gotham Knights (TV series)|Gotham Knights]]''. [[Richard Moll]], [[Troy Baker]], and others have provided Two-Face's voice in animation and video games.

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==Publication history==
===Creation and Golden Age history===
[[File:Twoface-tec66.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Two-Face in ''Detective Comics'' #66. Art by Bob Kane.]]
Two-Face was created by [[Batman]] co-creator [[Bob Kane]],{{sfn|Daniels|1999|p=45|loc=While the details involving the creation of some of these characters are in dispute, everyone seems to acknowledge that Two-Face was Bob Kane's brainchild exclusively}} and debuted in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #66 ("The Crimes of Two-Face"), written by Batman's other co-creator [[Bill Finger]], in August 1942 as a new Batman villain originally named '''Harvey "Apollo" Kent''', a handsome, law-abiding former [[Gotham City]] [[district attorney]] close to the Batman. Half of his face was [[Disfigurement|disfigured]] when a [[mob boss]] he was [[prosecuting]], [[Sal Maroni]], [[acid attack|splashed Kent with acid]], resulting in his loss of sanity and turn to crime, with his crimes centered around the number [[2]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=March 27, 2019 |title=20 Detective Comics Issues That Redefined Batman |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/27/20-ways-detective-comics-1000-redefined-batman-over-80-years |access-date=September 18, 2022 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref name="tec66">{{Cite comic |date=August 1942 |title=Detective Comics |story=The Crimes of Two-Face |issue=66 |volume=1 |publisher=DC Comics |writer=Finger, Bill |penciller=Kane, Bob |inker=Robinson, Jerry & Roussos George |letterer=Schnapp, Ira |editor=Ellsworth, Whitney |page=1}}</ref>{{sfn|Eury|Kronenberg|2009|p=101}}{{sfn|McCabe|2017}} In creating Two-Face, Kane was inspired by the [[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film)|1931 adaptation]] of the [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] story ''[[The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'', which Kane described as a "classic story of the good and evil sides of [[human nature]]",{{sfn|Kane|Andrae|1989|p=109}} and was also influenced by the [[The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)|1925 silent film adaptation]] of [[Gaston Leroux]]'s novel ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (novel)|The Phantom of the Opera]]''.{{sfn|Kane|Andrae|1989|p=109}} Kane and Finger conceived the idea of Two-Face [[flipping a coin]] scarred on one side to determine which side of his personality emerges: evil if the coin flip results in the scarred side, which causes him to "go on a rampage of looting and destruction",{{sfn|Kane|Andrae|1989|p=109}} or good if it results in the unscarred side, causing him to give his loot to [[charitable organizations|charity]] or refrain from committing a crime.{{sfn|Kane|Andrae|1989|p=109}} In Kane's autobiography ''Batman and Me'', Kane suggests that Finger was inspired by the [[pulp magazine]] hero [[Black Bat]], with their similarities as both district attorneys disfigured with acid.{{sfn|Kane|Andrae|1989|p=109}} Two-Face's last name Kent was later changed to Dent, which Kane infers was done to avoid confusion with [[Superman]]'s alter ego Clark Kent.{{sfn|Kane|Andrae|1989|p=109}}

"The Crimes of Two-Face" also introduced Two-Face's devoted wife [[Gilda Dent]], a long-standing character in Two-Face stories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-gilda-dent-long-halloween-killer-returns/|title=Batman: A Long Halloween Survivor Returns With a LETHAL Mission|last=Zachary|first=Brandon|date=April 27, 2021|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref> Later appearances continued featuring the character's criminal life until he was cured through [[plastic surgery]] in his third appearance and shown reformed in 1952's "The Double Crimes of Two-Face!" (''Detective Comics'' #187),{{sfn|Daniels|1999|p=46}}{{sfn|McCabe|2017}} with impostors taking Two-Face's place in later stories.<ref name="dcsbadside">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/grumpy-old-fan-how-long-will-two-face-be-on-dcs-bad-side/|title=How long will Two-Face be on DC's bad side?|last=Bondurant|first=Tom|date=June 25, 2015|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=September 25, 2022}}</ref> Two-Face made his last appearance in the [[Golden Age of Comic Books]] in 1954's "Two-Face Strikes Again" (''Batman'' #81), in which Two-Face returns to crime; however, this story is [[non-canon]] to the Golden Age version of the character, because only the Two-Face stories from 1942 to 1952 were assigned to DC's setting for their Golden Age characters, [[Earth-Two]].<ref name="dcsbadside"/>

===Dormancy and revitalization===
The character was unused throughout the [[Silver Age of Comic Books]], only appearing in the 173rd issue of ''World's Finest Comics'' in 1968 which featured Batman transforming into Two-Face.{{sfn|Eury|Kronenberg|2009|p=101}}{{sfn|Eury|Kronenberg|2009|p=13}} In July 1971, during the [[Bronze Age of Comic Books]],{{sfn|Eury|Kronenberg|2009|p=223}} Two-Face was brought back by writer [[Dennis O'Neil]] and former DC editor [[Julius Schwartz]] in the story "Half an Evil" (''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #234).{{sfn|Eury|Kronenberg|2009|p=141}}{{sfn|Eury|Kronenberg|2009|p=226}} Written by O'Neil and drawn by [[Neal Adams]], "Half an Evil" is a mystery story which features Two-Face stealing [[doubloons]] from a [[pirate ship]]; the issue also retold his origin with a recap of previous stories.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Farago|first1=Andrew|last2=McIntyre|first2=Gina|date=2019|title=Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond|publisher=Simon & Schuster|page=85|isbn=9781683834373}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Frye|first=Todd|date=2019|title=Batman #201-300: The Complete Comic Book Covers, Vol. 3|publisher=Action Figure Publishing}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Greenberger|first=Robert|page=299|date=2019|title=DC Comics Super-Villains: 100 Greatest Moments: Highlights from the History of the World's Greatest Super-Villains|publisher=Book Sales|isbn=9780785836193}}</ref> After his reintroduction, Two-Face was featured in several DC comics, such as ''[[The Brave and The Bold]]'', ''[[Justice League of America]]'', and ''[[Teen Titans]]'', and became one of Batman's most popular enemies.<ref name="dcsbadside"/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Sacks|first1=Jason|last2=Dallas|first2=Keith|last3=Dykema|first3=Dave|title=American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s|year=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing|page=50|isbn=9781605490564}}</ref>

===Modern Age===
{{See also|Modern Age of Comic Books}}
Following the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' comic event which [[reboot (fiction)|rebooted]] the [[DC Universe]], Two-Face was reintroduced in [[Frank Miller]]'s 1986 revision of [[Origin of Batman|Batman's origin]], ''[[Batman: Year One]]'', as Gotham City's former crusader against crime and former ally of the Batman.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Manning|first1=Matthew K.|last2=Wiacek|first2=Stephen|last3=Scott|first3=Melanie|last4=Jones|first4=Nick|last5=Walker|first5=Landry Q.|date=2021|title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia New Edition|publisher=Penguin|page=327|isbn=9780744053012}}</ref><ref name="dcsbadside"/> Later in 1990, Two-Face was given a revised origin by [[Andrew Helfer]] in 1990's "The Eye of the Beholder" (''Batman'' Annual #14) which established Harvey Dent as having [[dissociative identity disorder]] effected by the [[psychological trauma]] from his past of [[childhood abuse]] dealt by his father, with Two-Face being a second personality state, and cemented Dent as being formerly part of an alliance with Batman and [[Jim Gordon (character)|Commissioner James Gordon]] against crime in Gotham City.<ref name="bookshelf">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/14/ultimate-bookshelf-harvey-dent-two-face|title=Ultimate Bookshelf: Harvey Dent / Two-Face|last=Phillips|first=Dan|date=December 15, 2009|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/news/5-essential-two-face-stories/|title=5 Essential Two-Face Stories|last=Ginocchio|first=Mark|date=November 17, 2014|website=comicbook|access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref>{{sfn|McCabe|2017}} 1995's ''Batman/Two-Face: Crime and Punishment'' by writer [[J. M. DeMatteis]] and artist [[Scott McDaniel]] built on "Eye of the Beholder" and explored Dent's psyche and childhood with his abusive father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdematteis.com/2014/07/well-today-is-batman-day-yes-there-is.html|title=Happy Birthday Batman!|last=DeMatteis|first=J.M.|date=July 23, 2014|website=jmdematteis.com|access-date=September 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-greatest-two-face-stories-ever-told/|title=The Greatest Two-Face Stories Ever Told!|last=Cronin|first=Brian|date=April 28, 2013|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=September 25, 2022}}</ref> Two-Face's origin was later expanded in writer [[Jeph Loeb]] and artist [[Tim Sale (artist)|Tim Sale's]] 1996 Batman [[limited series (comics)|limited series]] ''[[Batman: The Long Halloween|The Long Halloween]]'', which incorporated aspects of "Eye of the Beholder" and explored Batman, Gordon and Dent's struggle to end Gotham's [[American Mafia|Mob]] during the rise of costumed supervillains.<ref name="bookshelf"/>{{sfn|McCabe|2017}}

A reformed Dent rid of Two-Face was featured in the 2002 storyline ''[[Batman: Hush]]'', continuing on to 2006 in the ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'' limited series and in writer [[James Robinson (comics)|James Robinson's]] ''Batman'' arc "[[Batman: Face the Face|Face the Face]]", which explored Dent having trained under Batman and taking Batman's place as Gotham's protector during Batman's one-year absence, as well as Two-Face's return.<ref name="dcsbadside"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-redeemed-two-face/|title=Batman Just Redeemed One of Gotham City's Oldest Villains|last=Stone|first=Sam|date=July 22, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/batman-two-face-rivalry-things-only-comic-book-fans-know/|title=10 Things Only Comic Book Fans Know About Batman & Two-Face's Rivalry|last=Rector|first=Seth|date=October 7, 2021|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref> In the 2006 limited series ''[[Two-Face: Year One]]'' written by [[Mark Sable]], Two-Face was given a revamped origin, focusing on Dent's transformation into Two-Face during Dent's [[election campaign]] for district attorney, as well as establishing the relationship between a young Harvey Dent and [[Batman#Bruce Wayne|Bruce Wayne]], Batman's secret identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/sable-puts-a-dent-in-two-face-year-one/|title=Sable Puts a Dent in "Two-Face: Year One"|last=Renaud|first=Jeffrey|date=May 16, 2008|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref>

Following DC's ''[[New 52]]'' reboot in 2011, Two-Face's origin was changed by writer [[Peter J. Tomasi]] in the 2014 ''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)|Batman and Robin]]'' arc The Big Burn, altering the cause of Dent's transformation into Two-Face and introducing Gilda Dent's death into his origin; the story also established Dent's knowledge of Bruce Wayne being Batman, and concluded with Dent dying by [[suicide]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/the-15-best-two-face-stories/
|title=The 15 Best Two-Face Stories|date=October 27, 2016|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=
http://www.multiversitycomics.com/reviews/review-batman-two-face-24/
|title=Review: Batman and Two-Face #24|last=Dodge|first=Matt|date=October 17, 2013|website=Multiversity Comics|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref> The subsequent ''[[DC Rebirth]]'' 2016 soft reboot reintroduced Two-Face in [[Scott Snyder]]'s My Own Worst Enemy arc in ''All-Star Batman'', in which Batman tries to obtain a cure to rid Dent of Two-Face in a [[road trip]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/all-star-batman-comic-two-face/|title=All-Star Batman: Dark Knight & Two-Face Take a Deadly Road Trip|last=Dyce|first=Andrew|date=August 10, 2016|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/all-star-batman-scott-snyder-interview|title=The Guy Who Reinvented Batman Without Changing a Thing|last=Rivera|first=Joshua|date=April 18, 2017|website=GQ|access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref> Two-Face was then featured in the 2020 ''Detective Comics'' arc Ugly Heart, which showed Dent surviving his [[suicide attempt]] in Tomasi's previous story "The Big Burn" then starting a cult named the Church of Two, before being rid of Two-Face through [[brain surgery]] conducted by Batman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/detective-comics-joker-most-sadistic-torture-plan|title=Detective Comics Just Revealed Joker's Most Sadistic Torture Plan|last=Matadeen|first=Renaldo|date=June 4, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-two-face-just-became-gothams-new-anti-christ-with-a-classic-look/|title=Batman: Two-Face Just Became Gotham's New Anti-Christ (With a Classic Look)|last=Cardona|first=Ian|date=March 1, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-redeemed-two-face/|title=Batman Just Redeemed One of Gotham City's Oldest Villains|last=Stone|first=Sam|date=July 22, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref> Dent is shown reformed throughout comics such as Matthew Rosenberg's 2021 limited series ''Task Force Z'' and ''Detective Comics''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/task-force-z-amanda-waller-jurassic-park/|title=Red Hood's New Team Is Ripping Off Jurassic Park For the Worst Reason|last=Erdmann|first=Kevin|date=March 28, 2022|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/two-face-found-cure-detective-comics/|title=Has Harvey Dent Been Cured of Two-Face?|last=Erdmann|first=Kevin|date=July 27, 2020|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbr.com/dc-detective-comics-1063-comic-review/|title=REVIEW: DC's Detective Comics #1063|last=Gayen|first=Sayantan|date=August 23, 2022|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref>

In 2024, Two-Face received a solo series as part of the [[DC All In]] initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jenna |date=September 19, 2024 |title=DC Reveals New Series Starring Batman Villain Two-Face |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-new-series-batman-villain-two-face/ |access-date=December 25, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Characterization==
===Description===
Two-Face is a duality-obsessed criminal. Introduced in 1942 as a [[criminal mastermind]] obsessed with the number 2, Two-Face's crimes as well as his hideouts and [[henchmen]] surround the number;<ref name="roguesgallery"/><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202092310/http://www.newsarama.com/15456-the-10-greatest-batman-villains-of-all-time.html|title=The 10 Greatest BATMAN Villains of ALL TIME!|last1=Ching|first1=Albert|last2=Siegel|first2=Lucas|date=October 10, 2013|website=[[Newsarama]]|access-date=October 9, 2022|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url=http://www.newsarama.com/15456-the-10-greatest-batman-villains-of-all-time.html}}</ref> since the 1980s, Two-Face's duality obsession evolved into an obsession with the duality of man, with the character committing crimes based on his "misguided sense of right and wrong".<ref name="roguesgallery">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/06/05/rogues-gallery-two-face|title=Rogue's Gallery: Two-Face|last=Phillips|first=Daniel|date=June 6, 2008|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=October 8, 2022}}</ref>

Two-Face views himself as both [[good]] and [[evil]], and relies on flipping his double-headed coin, scarred on one side, in making important decisions and deciding whether his good or evil side will prevail.<ref name="roguesgallery"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Reynolds|first=Richard|date=1994|title=Super Heroes: A Modern Technology|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|page=68|isbn=9780878056941}}</ref>

Widely considered Batman's most tragic villain,{{sfn|McCabe|2017}}<ref name="roguesgallery"/><ref name="bookshelf"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/dc-comics-september-2022-solicitations-covers/|title=All of DC's September 2022 comics and covers revealed|author=[[Newsarama]] Staff|date=June 17, 2022|website=Gamesradar|access-date=October 8, 2022}}</ref> Two-Face was established as a tragic figure in his debut: a former law-abiding district attorney turned criminal whose [[disfigurement]] resulted in him being shunned by society, which led to his turn to crime.<ref name="gothicroots">{{cite journal|last1=Andrae|first1=Thomas|date=Fall 2020|title=The Darkest Knight: The Gothic Roots of Batman Comics|journal=Notes in the History of Art|volume=40|issue=1|pages=19–33 |doi=10.1086/711341|s2cid=224807457 |doi-access=free}}</ref> In his early stories, Two-Face yearns to fix his face and bring back the love of his wife whom he mistakenly thinks does not love him because of his disfigurement.<ref name="gothicroots"/> 1990's "The Eye of the Beholder" (''Batman'' Annual #14) reimagined Two-Face for the Modern Age as having psychological trauma from the childhood abuse he received from his father, and depicted him as being on the verge of a [[mental breakdown]] as a result of his repressed trauma and the pressure of fighting crime in Gotham, and driven to a point of desperation by Gotham's corruption.<ref name="bookshelf"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/05/the-25-best-batman-comics-of-all-time/the-eye-of-the-beholder|title=The 25 Best Batman Comics Of All Time|last=Serafino|first=Jason|date=May 1, 2014|website=Complex|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/ethan-young/our-favorite-creators-favorite-comics-of-all-time/|title=Our Favorite Creators' Favorite Comics of All Time: Ethan Young|last=Young|first=Ethan|date=November 21, 2016|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> "Eye of the Beholder" also established Two-Face as a second personality state of Harvey Dent's dissociative identity disorder which resulted from his trauma; a psychiatrist in the story describes his condition as having "two personalities", with Dent having managed to "sublimate the second, anti-social one since he was a teenager".{{sfn|McCabe|2017}}<ref>{{cite thesis|last=Mishou|first=A.L.|date=2020|title=Holy Stitches Batman, or, Performative Villainy in Gothic/am|type=PhD|publisher=Old Dominion University|doi=10.25777/q5jq-4c76|url=https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1110&context=english_etds|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref>

===Skills and abilities===
Two-Face has no [[superpower (ability)|superpowers]], instead relying on his proficiency in [[marksmanship]] and [[martial arts]], which was further improved after being trained by [[Deathstroke]] and [[Batman]].<ref>''Deathstroke'' (vol. 4) #38</ref> As a former [[lawyer]], the character uses his expertise in [[criminal law]], [[criminology]], and police procedures to devise his [[crimes]].<ref name="DC UNIVERSE INFINITE">{{cite web | title=Two-Face | website=DC UNIVERSE INFINITE | url=https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/encyclopedia/two-face/ | access-date=August 1, 2021 | quote=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. | archive-date=August 1, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801130622/https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/encyclopedia/two-face/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="DC 2015"/>

Before his transformation into Two-Face, Harvey Dent had a successful career as Gotham's [[district attorney]], driven to bring an end to the city's epidemic of [[organized crime]]. Following his disfigurement, he becomes obsessed with the number two and the concept of duality. Thus, Two-Face stages crimes centered around the number two—such as robbing buildings with ''2'' in the address or staging events that will take place at 10:22&nbsp;p.m. (2222 in military time). He was an accomplished lawyer highly skilled in almost all matters relating to criminal law and an extensive knowledge of the criminal world.<ref name="DC 2015">{{cite web | title=Two-Face | website=DC | date=May 19, 2015 | url=https://www.dccomics.com/characters/two-face | access-date=August 1, 2021}}</ref> He is also a [[charismatic]] leader and speaker. Two-Face is a genius in criminal planning and has an exceptional character, which allows him, among other things, to stoically endure pain and recover from smudging injuries in a short time. Two-Face is a skilled marksman, and regularly uses a variety of firearms such as [[pistol]]s, [[shotgun]]s, [[grenade launcher]]s, [[Thompson submachine gun|Tommy guns]], knives and [[rocket launcher]]s during his battles with Batman. He primarily wields dual pistols, and has become dangerously skilled with them.

Harvey Dent has kept himself in peak physical conditions, even before his transformation into Two-Face and had exercise equipment in his office when he was an assistant district attorney. The ''Batman: Face the Face'' story arc reveals that Batman, shortly before [[One Year Later|leaving Gotham for a year]], trains Dent extensively in [[detective]] work and martial arts.<ref name="10thingsfans">{{cite web|title=10 Things Only DC Comics Fans Know About Two-Face|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=April 2, 2022|last=Harn|first=Darby|url=https://screenrant.com/two-face-unknown-facts-dc-comics-batman-villain/}}</ref> To further improve his proficiency in the use of firearms, Dent hires the sharpshooting assassin Deathstroke to train him.<ref>''Nightwing'' (vol. 2) #149. DC Comics.</ref><ref name="10thingsfans"/>

===Relationships===
This section details the character's most notable relationships across various interpretations of the Batman mythos:

====Gilda====
'''Gilda Dent''' in some iterations,<ref name="5worstheroic">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-heroic-harvey-dent-worst-two-face/|title=Batman: The 5 Most Heroic Things Harvey Dent Has Ever Done (& The 5 Worst Things Two-Face Did)|last=Fernandes|first=Mariana|date=July 23, 2019|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref> is Harvey Dent's wife. Her character debuted in ''Detective Comics'' #66, alongside Harvey, and became a recurring character in Batman stories involving Two-Face.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |page=111}}</ref>

====Bruce Wayne====
Batman's alter-ego Bruce Wayne is the best friend of Harvey Dent, while before becoming Two-Face, Harvey was also one of Batman's earliest allies, predating Batman's partnership with [[Jim Gordon (character)|James Gordon]].<ref name="tfj">{{cite web|first=Devin|last=Meenan|url=https://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-batman-joker-two-face-enemies/|title=5 Reasons Why The Joker Is Batman's Greatest Enemy (And 5 Why It's Two-Face)|access-date=February 18, 2021|date=April 8, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|quote=Harvey Dent was not only a friend of Bruce Wayne, he was one of Batman's greatest allies within the Gotham City legal system (per Batman: Year One, their relationship predated Batman and Gordon's partnership) and one of the few city's civil servants not in the pocket of the Gotham Mob. When Harvey turned heel, Batman lost more than just an ally, he lost a friend.}}</ref> Their friendship goes back to Harvey's first appearance in ''Detective Comics'', in which Batman refers to him as his friend and emotionally asks him to give up his life of crime.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #66 (June 1942). DC Comics.</ref> Because of this relationship, Two-Face is one of Batman's most personal enemies.<ref name="darkknightsecret">{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Stone|url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-two-face-dark-knight-identity/|title=Batman's Most Disturbed Villain Knows the Dark Knight's Biggest Secret|access-date=February 23, 2021|date=March 27, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref> In the comics, it is shown that Bruce considers Harvey's downfall a personal failure, and has never given up in rehabilitating him.<ref name="tfj" />

It is established canonically that Harvey knows Bruce Wayne is Batman. The character's knowledge of Batman's secret identity was introduced in the story ''The Big Burn'' from Peter Tomasi's 2011 ''Batman and Robin'' ongoing series,<ref name="5worstheroic" /><ref name="snydergamespot">{{cite web|first=Tony|last=Guerrero|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/two-face-knows-batmans-secrets-in-all-star-batman-/1100-6446501/|title=Two-Face Knows Batman's Secrets in All Star Batman #5|access-date=February 23, 2021|date=December 26, 2016|website=GameSpot}}</ref> and is shown in subsequent comics such as Scott Snyder's ''All-Star Batman'', in which they were established as childhood best friends.<ref name="snydergamespot" /> In ''Detective Comics'' #1021, Harvey admits to Batman that he has been keeping his identity secret from his Two-Face personality to protect him.<ref name="darkknightsecret" />

====Renee Montoya====
[[Renee Montoya]] and Harvey Dent have a complicated relationship, introduced by writer [[Greg Rucka]] in the sixteenth issue of 1999's ''Batman Chronicles'',<ref name="morethanacop">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Sims|url=https://www.cbr.com/dc-renee-montoya-more-just-gotham-cop/|title=How DC's Renee Montoya Became More Than Just a Gotham City Cop|access-date=February 19, 2021|date=April 18, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref> in which Renee reaches out to Two-Face's Dent persona and is kind to him.<ref>''The Batman Chronicles'' #16 (March 1999). DC Comics.</ref> Their relationship continues with the "[[Batman: No Man's Land|No Man's Land]]" crossover storyline;<ref name="morethanacop" /> in one issue, Harvey sends Renee flowers for her birthday and Renee visits him in [[Arkham Asylum]].<ref>''Detective Comics'' #747 (August 2000). DC Comics.</ref> Harvey develops romantic feelings towards Renee, which Renee does not return.<ref name="5worstheroic" /> This one-sided love would turn into an unhealthy obsession with her, which would lead to her professional and personal ruin;<ref>{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Beedle|url=https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2018/12/05/convergence-fight-of-the-week-the-question-vs-two-face|title=Convergence Fight of the Week: The Question vs. Two-Face|access-date=February 22, 2021|date=April 2, 2015|website=DC Comics}}</ref> in the five-part Gotham Central story arc ''Half a Life'', Two-Face attempts to destroy Renee's life by framing her for murder, outing her as a [[lesbian]], and orchestrating a prison escape to make her a fugitive, so she would have nothing to keep her from returning his love.<ref name="reneeuntoldtruth">{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Sigmon|url=https://www.looper.com/189809/the-untold-truth-of-renee-montoya/|title=The Untold Truth of Renee Montoya|access-date=February 19, 2021|date=February 20, 2020|website=Looper}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Joshua|last=Lapin-Bertone|url=https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2020/02/19/bird-with-a-badge-meet-renee-montoya|title=Bird With a Badge: Meet Renee Montoya|access-date=February 22, 2021|date=February 19, 2020|website=DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=DC Editorial|url=https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2015/04/08/convergence-confidential-the-question|title=Convergence Confidential: The Question|access-date=February 22, 2021|date=April 8, 2015|website=DC Comics}}</ref>

Years after the release of ''Half a Life'', Rucka would reunite the two in ''[[Convergence (comics)|Convergence]]: The Question'' in 2015, following his return to DC Comics after his departure from the company in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|first=Oliver|last=Sava|url=https://www.avclub.com/exclusive-dc-preview-rucka-and-montoya-reunite-for-con-1798278178|title=Exclusive DC preview: Rucka and Montoya reunite for Convergence: The Question|access-date=February 22, 2021|date=April 3, 2015|website=DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=McElhatton|url=https://www.cbr.com/convergence-the-question-1/|title=Convergence: The Question #1|access-date=February 22, 2021|date=April 9, 2015|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref> In the story, Renee saves a remorseful Harvey from killing himself and convinces him to be a good man.<ref>''Convergence: The Question'' (April 2015). DC Comics.</ref>

Rucka has talked about the characters' relationship in an interview with Comic Book:
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|text=Renee and Harvey have always had a very odd bond, as far as I've written them, going back to the very first Renee story I did for DC, "Two Down". It's never been just cop-and-criminal between them. There's a peculiar understanding between them; Renee, to me, has always been able to see the path of Harvey's madness in a way that even Batman has never negotiated. I'm not sure I'd ever call them friends, especially after what he's put her through, but Renee has always been sympathetic to him, at least, and that care, that guardianship, drives much of our story.<ref>{{cite news|first=Russ|last=Burlingame|url=https://comicbook.com/news/covering-convergence-greg-rucka-takes-renee-montoya-back-to-goth/|title=Covering Convergence: Greg Rucka Takes Renee Montoya Back to Gotham As The Question|access-date=February 20, 2021|date=September 6, 2017|newspaper=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref>
}}

====Christopher Dent====
'''Christopher Dent''' is Harvey Dent's abusive and alcoholic father, first introduced in the definitive Two-Face origin story ''Eye of the Beholder'' (''Batman'' Annual #14). Dent would beat his son based on the flip of a coin, heads he would beat Harvey, tails he wouldn't. Because the coin was double headed, Harvey would always be beaten. The trauma Harvey received from his father's constant abuse fueled the inner torment that turns him into Two-Face.<ref>{{cite web | last=Phillips | first=Dan | title=Ultimate Bookshelf: Harvey Dent / Two-Face | website=[[IGN]] | date=December 14, 2009 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/14/ultimate-bookshelf-harvey-dent-two-face | access-date=April 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Ginocchio 2017">{{cite web | last1=Heller | first1=Bruno | last2=Ginocchio | first2=Mark | title=5 Essential Two-Face Stories | website=[[ComicBook.com]] | date=September 6, 2017 | url=https://comicbook.com/news/5-essential-two-face-stories/ | access-date=April 7, 2021}}</ref>

==Character biography==
===Golden Age===
[[File:DETECTIVE COMICS 66 (August 1942) page 2.jpeg|thumb|right|Acid is thrown onto Harvey Kent's face in ''Detective Comics'' #66 (August 1942). Art by [[Bob Kane]].]]
Two-Face's debut and Golden Age origin story, 1942's "The Crimes of Two-Face" (''Detective Comics'' #66), introduced him as Harvey "Apollo" Kent,{{efn|Nicknamed "Apollo" in the story because of his beauty}} a handsome law-abiding Gotham City district attorney prosecuting mob boss Sal Maroni; the issue also introduced his wife, Gilda Kent,{{efn|"Kent" later changed to "Dent"}} who is a sculptor. During the trial, after Kent presents Maroni's lucky two-headed coin as evidence, an enraged Maroni throws acid at Kent's face and disfigures it in half. Kent, driven insane by society's repulsion and his wife's nonacceptance of his new appearance, destroys his wife's sculpture of him to resemble his disfigurement and scars one side of Maroni's two-headed coin to symbolize his appearance's duality of beauty and ugliness, then flips the coin to decide whether to become a criminal or wait for the only plastic surgeon able to fix Kent's face, who was caught in a [[concentration camp]] in [[Germany]], to arrive. With the scarred side of the coin being the result of Kent's coin flip, Kent decides to become a criminal with the alias Two-Face who depends on flipping his coin to determine whether to be evil or good; afterwards, with the coin landing on the scarred side, Two-Face robs a bank, then, with the coin landing on the unscarred side, gives his loot to charity, causing confusion between the police and populace, whose opinions are divided about Two-Face's morality. The rest of the issue features Two-Face committing a series of crimes centered on the number 2, one of which is stopped by Batman, who pursues and corners Two-Face after he escapes. Batman makes Two-Face a proposition to give himself up and start over, to which Two-Face replies that the coin makes all his decisions for him, then flips the coin. The issue ends with the coin landing on its edge, making Two-Face leave his life to fate,<ref name="tec66"/> with the story being resolved in "The Man Who Led a Double Life!" (''Detective Comics'' #68).{{sfn|McCabe|2017}} Harvey Kent is cured through plastic surgery in 1943's "The End of Two-Face" (''Detective Comics'' #80), and is shown reformed in 1952's "The Double Crimes of Two-Face!" (''Detective Comics'' #187).{{sfn|Daniels|1999|p=46}}{{sfn|McCabe|2017}}

Kent would later be framed for crimes done by imposters like his butler Wilkins,<ref name="Batman #50">''Batman'' #50 (December 1948). DC Comics.</ref> Paul Sloane,<ref name="Batman #68">''Batman'' #68 (December 1951). DC Comics.</ref> and George Blake.<ref name="Detective Comics #187">''Detective Comics'' #187 (September 1952). DC Comics.</ref>

Later, Kent attends the wedding of [[Batman (Earth-Two)|Bruce Wayne]] and [[Catwoman#Golden Age|Selina Kyle]] as a guest in 1981's "The Kill Kent Contract!" (''Superman Family'' #211).<ref name="dcsbadside"/>

===Bronze Age===
[[File:Batman 234 page 7 (August 1971).jpg|thumb|upright|The reintroduction of the villain Two-Face, in ''Batman'' #234 (August 1971). Art by [[Neal Adams]].]]
In Two-Face's Bronze Age reintroduction, "Half an Evil" (''Batman'' #234), Two-Face concocts an elaborate scheme to steal [[doubloon]]s from a historical [[schooner]], which Batman realizes and attempts to stop. As Batman approaches the ship, Two-Face finds and incapacitates him, then ties him up, leaving the ship after he lets it sink. Before Two-Face leaves, Batman tries to convince Two-Face to flip his coin to save an old man unwittingly caught in the trap by reminding him that he is both good and evil; Two-Face first disagrees until after his departure from the ship when he is unable to resist flipping his coin. With the coin landing on the unscarred side, Two-Face returns to the ship to rescue the old man, then sees Batman had escaped his restraints. Batman offers Two-Face to surrender, to which Two-Face disagrees and attempts to attack Batman, with Two-Face being knocked out unconscious by Batman afterwards. "Half a Life" also includes a recap of his Golden Age stories as his origin: from his transformation to Two-Face and his subsequent reformation to his criminal relapse, as depicted in the 1954 story "Two-Face Strikes Again!" (Batman #81), in which Harvey Dent's plastic surgery is undone after he attempts to prevent a robbery, causing his return as Two-Face.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Dennis O'Neil | artist = Neal Adams & Dick Giordano| story = Half An Evil| title = Batman| volume =1| issue =234| date = August 1971| publisher =DC Comics| page = 1}}</ref>

In "Threat of the Two-Headed Coin!" (''Batman'' #258), Two-Face is broken out of [[Arkham Asylum|Arkham Hospital]]{{efn|Later changed to Arkham Asylum}} by a retired [[United States Army]] general who hires Two-Face to blackmail the [[United States government]] with an [[atomic bomb]]. After Two-Face betrays the general and takes over his plan, the general reveals the scheme to Batman, then dies by suicide out of remorse. Later, in the [[United States Capitol]], Two-Face interrupts a [[United States Congress|Congress]] meeting to carry out the extortion scheme: in exchange for not exploding the Capitol with an atomic bomb, Two-Face demands the United States government to give him two billion dollars and gemstones, with Two-Face intending to use the money to bribe people to ignore his hideous appearance and end his misery; Batman foils Two-Face's plan.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Dennis O'Neil | artist = Irv Novick & Dick Giordano| story = Threat of the Two-Headed Coin!| title = Batman| volume =1| issue =258| date = October 1974| publisher =DC Comics| page = 1}}</ref>

Two-Face then appears in a number of non-Batman comics, such as ''[[The Joker (comic book)|The Joker]]'', ''Justice League of America'', and ''Teen Titans''. ''The Joker's'' first issue, "The Joker's Double Jeopardy", features Two-Face and fellow Batman adversary [[Joker (character)|Joker]] battling each other to prove who is the superior criminal, while ''Justice League of America's'' 125-26th issues, "The Men Who Sold Destruction!" and "The Evil Connection", shows Two-Face assisting the [[superhero]] team [[Justice League]].<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Dennis O'Neil | artist = Irv Novick & Dick Giordanok| story = The Joker's Double Jeopardy!| title = The Joker | volume = 1| issue = 1| date = May 1975| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Gerry Conway | artist = Dick Dillin & Frank McLaughlin| story = The Men Who Sold Destruction!| title = Justice League of America | volume = 1| issue = 125| date = December 1975| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Gerry Conway | artist = Dick Dillin & Frank McLaughlin| story = The Evil Connection!| title = Justice League of America | volume = 1| issue = 126| date = January 1976| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref> In ''Teen Titans'', Two-Face meets Teen Titans member [[Duela Dent]] who claims to be his daughter.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Bob Rozakis | artist = Bob Brown and Tex Blaisdell| story = Trouble--Which Rhymes With Double!| title = Teen Titans | volume = 1| issue = 47| date = April 1977| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref>

In the 313-314th issues of ''Batman'', Two-Face steals a top secret missile activation code owned by the United States government and goes to [[New Orleans]], with Batman and United States federal agent [[King Faraday]] reluctantly working together to trail him and obtain the code. On a float in the [[Mardi Gras]] parade, Two-Face deceives an American and a Russian representative who each negotiated for the code for $22,000,000 and steals $44,000,000 from them; Two-Face then escapes from the float to a blimp, with Batman and Faraday in pursuit. Afterwards, while Batman hangs from the blimp's hatch, Two-Face flips the coin to decide whether to kill him, with Faraday shooting the coin outwards the hatch. Two-Face, declaring that his life is meaningless without the coin, leaps for it and falls out of the blimp.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Len Wein| artist = Irv Novick| story = Two For the Money!| title = Batman| volume = 1| issue = 313| date = July 1979| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Len Wein| artist = Irv Novick| story = Once Beaten, Twice Sly!| title = Batman| volume = 1| issue = 314| date = August 1979| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref>

Two-Face changes his face through plastic surgery as well as his identity to Carl Ternion in ''Batman's'' 328-329th issues, and reunites with Gilda Dent to make her happy after her former husband, Dave Stevens, died. Two-Face then avenges Stevens' death by killing Sal Maroni, who had also changed his face and his identity to Anton Karoselle and had killed Gilda Dent's former husband. Karoselle's death and Two-Face and Maroni's changed identities are significant aspects of the mystery Batman solves in the story: how Ternion murdered Karoselle twice and had been acquitted for it, as Ternion admits in a video tape sent to Batman by Two-Face. Later, Two-Face runs away from Gilda Dent after his plastic surgery becomes undone, and afterwards, Batman tells Gilda Dent the truth about Ternion's actual identity and convinces her of a plan to lure and take down Two-Face: Batman disguises himself as Maroni attacking Gilda Dent as bait, and, with Two-Face chasing him, leads Two-Face to the Gotham City courthouse, where Batman and Gilda Dent convince Two-Face to rehabilitate himself in Arkham.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Marv Wolfman| artist = Irv Novick & Frank McLaughlin| story = Double Jeopardy|title = Batman| volume = 1| issue = 328| date = October 1980| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Marv Wolfman| artist = Irv Novick & Frank McLaughlin| story = Twice Dies the Batman!| title = Batman| volume = 1| issue = 329| date = November 1980| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref>

In the two-issue arc "Half a Hero... Is Better Than None!" from ''Batman'' #346 and ''Detective Comics'' #513, Two-Face escapes Arkham Asylum and puts Batman in an elaborate death trap set in a converted [[halfway house]]. He captures Batman and imprisoning him for a week, after which he attempts to rob a [[record company]] named Duo Records, and is stopped by Batman's sidekick, [[Dick Grayson|Robin]]. Two-Face, having escaped the encounter, returns to the halfway house. Batman escapes by creating and putting on a Two-Face mask, causing Two-Face to release him.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Gerry Conway| artist = Don Newton & Frank Chiaramonte| story = Half A Hero...| title = Batman| volume = 1| issue = 346| date = April 1982| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Gerry Conway| artist = Don Newton & Frank Chiaramonte| story = ...Is Better Than None!| title = Detective Comics| volume = 1| issue = 513| date = April 1982| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref>

Two-Face's good and evil sides are in conflict in a four-issue storyline in ''Batman'' and ''Detective Comics'', with his evil side being predominant. Two-Face allies with Batman villain [[Black Mask (character)|Black Mask]]'s former lover Circe who convinces him to steal a [[pharaoh]]'s [[death mask]] concealed within a [[sarcophagus]] which she states to be imbued with magic that could restore his good side; this plan is revealed to be conceived by Batman, who is working with Circe to trick Two-Face into having his good side restored and have him rehabilitated. The plan doesn't work with Two-Face's evil side taking over.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Doug Moench| artist = Gene Colan| story = Free Faces| title = Detective Comics| volume = 1| issue = 563| date = June 1986| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Doug Moench| artist = Tom Mandrake| story = Binary Brains| title = Batman| volume = 1| issue = 397| date = July 1986| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Doug Moench| artist = Gene Colan| story = Double Crosses| title = Detective Comics| volume = 1| issue = 564| date = July 1986| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Doug Moench| artist = Tom Mandrake| story = About Faces!| title = Batman| volume = 1| issue = 398| date = August 1986| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref>

===Modern Age===
[[File:SHOWCASE '93 - page 3 top panel.jpg|thumb|right|The retelling of Two-Face's origin in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase '93]]'' #7 (June 1993). Art by [[Klaus Janson]].]]
The [[Post-Crisis]] and follow up in ''[[The Long Halloween]]'' established this version of Two-Face as depicted as having had an unhappy childhood; his father was a mentally ill alcoholic who beat him regularly, often deciding whether or not to brutalize his son based on a flip of his lucky coin. The abuse instilled in Dent his lifelong struggle with [[free will]] and his eventual inability to make choices on his own, [[Flipism|relying on the coin]] to make all of his decisions. Dent is diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder at a young age, but manages to hide his illnesses and, thanks to an unyielding work ethic, rises up through the ranks of Gotham City's district attorney's office until, at age 26, he becomes the youngest DA in the city's history. Gordon even suspected that Dent could be Batman, but discarded this suspicion when he realized that Dent lacked the vigilante's financial resources. Dent forges an alliance with Gordon and Batman to rid Gotham of organized crime. Mob boss [[Carmine Falcone]] bribes corrupt Assistant District Attorney Vernon Fields to provide his lieutenant [[Sal Maroni]], whom Dent is trying for murder, with [[sulfuric acid]]; Maroni throws the acid in Dent's face during a cross-examination, horribly scarring the left side of Dent's face. Dent escapes from the hospital and reinvents himself as the gangster Two-Face. He scars one side of his father's coin and uses it to decide whether to commit a crime. Two-Face takes revenge on Falcone, Fields and Maroni, but is captured by Batman, leading to his incarceration in [[Arkham Asylum]].<ref>{{Cite comic| Writer = [[Jeph Loeb|Loeb, Joseph]], [[Tim Sale (artist)|Sale, Tim]]| Artist = Sale, Tim| Title = Batman: The Long Halloween| Date = 1996-1997| Publisher = [[DC Comics]]| Page = 368| ID = 1563894696}}</ref>

During the ''[[Batman: Dark Victory]]'' story arc, the serial killer [[Hangman (DC Comics)|Hangman]] targets various cops who assisted in Dent's rise to the D.A.'s office. Two-Face gathers Gotham's criminals to assist in the destruction of the city's crime lords. After a climactic struggle in the [[Batcave]], Two-Face is betrayed by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]], who shoots at Dent, causing him to fall into a chasm, presumably to his death. Batman admits in the aftermath that, even if Two-Face has survived, Harvey Dent is gone forever.<ref>''Batman: Dark Victory'' #14. DC Comics.</ref> During a much later period, Two-Face is revealed to have murdered the father of [[Jason Todd]], the second Robin. When attempting to apprehend Two-Face, Jason briefly has the criminal at his mercy, but lets Two-Face's punishment be decided by the law.<ref>''Batman'' #409. DC Comics.</ref> Two-Face similarly serves as a '[[baptism by fire]]' for [[Tim Drake]], the third Robin. Two-Face has Batman at his mercy, but Tim dons the Robin suit to save Batman.<ref>''Batman'' #457. DC Comics.</ref>

In ''[[Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth]]'', Arkham's doctors replace Dent's coin with a [[Dice|die]] and a [[tarot]] deck, but rather than becoming self-reliant, Dent is now unable to make even the smallest of decisions—such as going to the bathroom. Batman returns the coin, telling Two-Face to use it to decide whether to kill him. Batman leaves safely, but it is implied that Two-Face made his own decision to let Batman live.<ref>{{Cite comic| Writer = [[Grant Morrison|Morrison, Grant]]| Penciller = [[Dave McKean|McKean, Dave]]| Inker = McKean, Dave| Story = | Title = Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth (hardcover edition for April Fool's reference)| Date = 1989| Publisher = [[DC Comics]]| Page = 128}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Johnson|url=http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/110920233584870.htm|title=Arkham Asylum 15th Anniversary HC Review|access-date=May 28, 2008|date=February 23, 2005|website=Comics Bulletin|archive-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224151441/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/110920233584870.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the ''[[No Man's Land (comics)|No Man's Land]]'' storyline, in which Gotham is devastated by an earthquake, Two-Face claims a portion of the ruined city, takes up residence in Gotham City Hall, and forms a temporary alliance with Gordon to share certain territory. His empire is brought down by [[Bane (DC Comics)|Bane]] (employed by [[Lex Luthor]]), who destroys Two-Face's gang during his destruction of the city's Hall of Records. Two-Face kidnaps Gordon and puts him on trial for his activities after Gotham City is declared a "No Man's Land", with Two-Face as both judge and prosecutor for Gordon's illegal alliance with him; Gordon later plays upon Two-Face's split [[Psyche (psychology)|psyche]] to demand Harvey Dent as his defense attorney. Dent [[Cross-examination|cross-examines]] Two-Face and wins an [[acquittal]] for Gordon, determining that Two-Face has effectively blackmailed Gordon by implying that he had committed murders to aid the Commissioner.<ref name="NML">{{cite web|url=http://www.comicvine.com/no-mans-land/42106/|title=No Man's Land (comics)|access-date=May 9, 2008|publisher=Comic Vine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411134444/http://www.comicvine.com/no-mans-land/42106/ <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=April 11, 2008}}</ref> During this time, Two-Face also meets detective [[Renee Montoya]]. Montoya reaches the Dent persona in Two-Face and is kind to him. He falls in love with her, though the romance is one-sided.<ref name="NML"/>

In ''[[Gotham Central]]'', he outs her as a [[lesbian]] and frames her for murder, hoping that if he takes everything from her, she will be left with no choice but to be with him. She is furious, and the two fight for control of his gun until Batman intervenes, putting Two-Face back in Arkham.<ref>''Gotham Central'' TPB vol. 2 or HC vol. 1. DC Comics.</ref>

In the ''Batman: Two-Face - Crime and Punishment'' one-shot comic book, Two-Face captures his own father, planning to humiliate and kill him on live television for the years of abuse that he suffered. This story reveals that, despite his apparent hatred for his father, Dent still supports him, paying for an expensive home rather than allowing him to live in a slum. At the end of the book, the Dent and Two-Face personalities argue in thought, Two-Face calling Dent "spineless". Dent proves Two-Face wrong, choosing to jump off a building and commit suicide just to put a stop to his [[alter ego]]'s crime spree. Two-Face is surprised when the coin flip comes up scarred but abides by the decision and jumps. Batman catches him, but the shock of the fall seems to (at least temporarily) destroy the Two-Face personality.<ref name=BTFCaP>''Batman: Two-Face - Crime and Punishment''. DC Comics.</ref> In ''Batman: Two-Face Strikes Twice!'', Two-Face is at odds with his ex-wife [[Gilda Dent|Gilda Grace Dent]], as he believes their marriage failed because he was unable to give her children. She later marries Paul Janus (a reference to the [[Janus|Roman god of doors]], who had two faces). Two-Face attempts to frame Janus as a criminal by kidnapping him and replacing him with a stand-in, whom Two-Face "disfigures" with makeup. Batman catches Two-Face, and Gilda and Janus reunite. Years later, Gilda gives birth to twins, prompting Two-Face to escape once more and take the twins hostage, as he erroneously believes them to be conceived by Janus using an experimental fertility drug. The end of the book reveals that Two-Face is the twins' natural father.<ref>''Batman: Two-Face Strikes Twice!''. DC Comics</ref>

====''Batman: Hush''====
In the ''[[Batman: Hush]]'' storyline, Dent's face is repaired by [[plastic surgery]], seemingly eradicating the Two-Face personality. Dent takes the law into his own hands twice: once by using his ability to manipulate the legal system to free the Joker, and then again by shooting the serial killer [[Hush (character)|Hush]]. He manipulates the courts into setting him free, as Gotham's prosecutors would not attempt to charge him without a body.

====Return to villainy====
In the Batman story arc ''[[Batman: Face the Face]]'', which started in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #817, and was part of DC's ''[[One Year Later]]'' storyline, it is revealed that, at Batman's request and with his training, Harvey Dent becomes a vigilante protector of Gotham City in most of Batman's absence of nearly a year. He is reluctant to take the job, but Batman assures him that it will serve as atonement for his past crimes. After a month of training, they fight [[Firebug (comics)|Firebug]] and [[Mr. Freeze]], before Batman [[52 (comics)|leaves for a year]]. Dent enjoys his new role, but his methods are more extreme and less refined than Batman's. Upon Batman's return, Dent begins to feel unnecessary and unappreciated, which prompts the return of the "Two-Face" persona (seen and heard by Dent through [[hallucination]]s). In ''Face the Face'', his frustration is compounded by a series of mysterious murders that seem to have been committed by Two-Face; the villains [[KGBeast]], [[Magpie (character)|Magpie]], [[Ventriloquist (character)#Arnold Wesker|Ventriloquist and Scarface]], and [[Orca (DC Comics)|Orca]] are all shot twice in the head with a double-barreled pistol. When Batman confronts Dent about these deaths, asking him to confirm that he was not responsible, Dent refuses to give a definite answer. He then detonates a bomb in his apartment and leaves Batman dazed as he flees. Despite escaping the explosion physically unscathed, Dent suffers a crisis of [[conscience]] and a mental battle with his "Two-Face" personality. Although Batman later uncovers evidence that exonerates Dent for the murders, establishing that he was framed as revenge for his efforts against new crime boss Warren White, a.k.a. the [[Great White Shark (character)|Great White Shark]], it is too late to save him. Prompted by resentment and a paranoid reaction to Batman's questioning, Dent scars half his face with [[nitric acid]] and a scalpel, becoming Two-Face once again.<ref>''Batman'' #653 (July 2006). DC Comics.</ref> Blaming Batman for his return, Two-Face immediately goes on a rampage, threatening to destroy the Gotham Zoo (having retained two of every animal—including two humans) before escaping to fight Batman another day. Batman subsequently confronts White, while acknowledging that he cannot attack White, as there is no explicit evidence supporting Batman's deductions, vowing to inform Two-Face of White's actions when they next face each other.<ref>{{cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|James Robinson]]|penciller=[[Don Kramer]]|inker=[[Wayne Faucher]]|colorist=[[John Kalisz]]|letterer=Travis Lanham|editor=[[Dan DiDio]]|story=Face the Face, Conclusion|title=Batman|volume=|issue=#654|date=August 2006}}</ref>

On the cover of ''[[Justice League of America]]'' (vol. 2) #23, Two-Face is shown as a member of the new Injustice League. He can be seen in ''[[Salvation Run]]''. He appears in ''[[Batman: Battle for the Cowl|Battle for the Cowl: The Underground]]'', which shows the effects of Batman's death on his enemies. In [[Judd Winick]]'s ''Long Shadow'' arc, Two-Face realizes that [[Dick Grayson|someone else]] has taken over as Batman.<ref>''Batman'' #689 (August 2009). DC Comics.</ref> He hires a teleporter and manages to infiltrate the Batcave. When the new Batman investigates the cave, Two-Face ambushes him with tranquilizer darts, and in a [[hallucination]] he sees Dent in a red and black Two-Face themed Batman costume.<ref>''Batman'' #690 (September 2009). DC Comics.</ref> [[Alfred Pennyworth]] saves the hero from Two-Face's torture after subduing his accomplice, and with his help Batman convinces Two-Face that he is the real, original Dark Knight, informing Dent that his problem is that he cannot imagine Batman changing because he himself is incapable of seeing the world in anything other than black and white.<ref>''Batman'' #691 (October 2009). DC Comics.</ref> In ''[[Streets of Gotham]]'', Two-Face has been at odds with Gotham's latest district attorney, [[Manhunter (Kate Spencer)|Kate Spencer]], also known as the vigilante Manhunter. Two-Face has recently been driven out of Gotham City by [[Jeremiah Arkham]].<ref>''Streets of Gotham''. DC Comics.</ref>

====''The New 52''====
In September 2011, ''[[The New 52]]'' rebooted DC's continuity. Here, Two-Face's origin is revised significantly. Harvey Dent is a successful defense attorney whose clientele includes twin sisters from the McKillen crime family, Shannon and Erin. The sisters coerce Dent to become their family's legal retainer for life. They then place a contract on [[Jim Gordon (character)|James Gordon]] and his entire family, despite Dent's protestations. The Gordons survive the attempt on their lives, but Dent, bound by [[attorney-client confidentiality]], is unable to dissuade the McKillens from continuing their lethal vendetta. The violent attempt on the Gordons' lives prompts Bruce Wayne to initiate and fund Dent's campaign for district attorney. Dent becomes D.A. and has the McKillen sisters prosecuted and sentenced to life in prison. After Shannon commits suicide, Erin escapes by switching places with her sister's corpse. Blaming Dent for her sister's death, Erin breaks into Dent's house, kills Gilda in front of him, and pours acid on his face, transforming him into Two-Face. Several years later, Erin McKillen returns to Gotham City to kill Two-Face, and thus reassert her control of her family's criminal operations. Her return sparks a climactic battle between her, Two-Face, and Batman. Two-Face scars McKillen with the same acid she used on him, but Batman stops him from killing her. Batman and Two-Face continue battling, with Batman trying to convince his foe to end his vendetta. Two-Face then calls Batman, "Bruce", revealing that he knows Batman's [[secret identity]]. Two-Face reveals that he struggled internally for quite some time over whether to kill his former friend, but decided not to because it would have violated his sense of justice. He disappears after the battle and Batman is unable to track him.

Several panels of ''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)|Batman and Robin]]'' #28 imply that Two-Face commits suicide by shooting himself in the head.

====''DC Rebirth''====
In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "[[DC Rebirth]]", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". Batman decides to cure Two-Face, doing whatever it takes. Following a confrontation with Two-Face and his henchmen - [[Killer Moth]], [[Firefly (DC Comics)|Firefly]], and [[Black Spider]] - Batman takes Two-Face into his custody, until they both have to fight [[KGBeast]]. They defeat KGBeast, but are badly injured. Batman nurses Two-Face back to health, but Two-Face suspects Batman of trying to betray him and rubs acid in his eyes.<ref>''All-Star Batman'' #1. DC Comics.</ref> Two-Face and Batman mend their relationship somewhat to fight KGBeast, the [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]], and [[Black Mask (character)|Black Mask]]. Batman tells Two-Face that he can cure Two-Face's split personality. Two-Face does not trust Batman to help him, however, and so threatens to destroy Gotham City with poison gas unless Batman gives him the cure. In the end, Batman injects Two-Face with the "cure", which turns out to be a sedative that renders Two-Face unconscious. Batman then takes Two-Face back to Arkham.

In the ''Deface the Face'' story arc, Two-Face goes to Batman for help. Harvey Dent had murdered a man whom he could not convict in trial. Two-Face says, "...Harvey's the good one. He has to be. Otherwise, what am I?", and then decides to help Batman and Gordon bring down the [[terrorist]] group Kobra. In ''[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]'', Two-Face is among the villains who attend the underground meeting held by the [[Riddler]].<ref>''Doomsday Clock'' #6 (July 2018). DC Comics.</ref> In ''[[Harley Quinn: Rebirth]]'', while Harley Quinn's Gang of Harleys is trying to find information about [[Man-Bat]], they encounter Two-Face in Arkham Asylum, where he makes threats towards the group.

==Other characters named Two-Face==
===Wilkins===
The first impostor was '''Wilkins''', Harvey Dent's butler who uses makeup to suggest that Dent had suffered a relapse and disfigured his own face. This would give Wilkins the cover to commit crimes as Two-Face.<ref name="Batman #50"/>

===Paul Sloane===
'''Paul Sloane''' becomes the second impostor of Two-Face.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schelly |first1=William |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s |date=2013 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781605490540 |page=51}}</ref> An actor, Sloane is disfigured by an accident on the set of a biography film about Two-Face. This occurred when a prop boy working on the film got jealous at the fact that his girlfriend developed a crush on Sloane. This causes the prop man to switch out the water with actual acid that was to be used for the trial scene. Sloane's mind snaps and he begins to think that he is Dent. Sloane recovers some of his own personality, but continues to commit crimes as Two-Face. Batman confronted Sloane and managed to trick the criminal to undergo a reconstructive surgery which would cure his mental illness.<ref name="Batman #68"/> Sloane is reused in later [[Earth-Two]] specific stories as Two-Face II of Earth-Two where the original Earth-Two Two-Face remains healed.<ref name="SF#211">''[[Superman Family]]'' #211. DC Comics.</ref>

After the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' event, Paul Sloane, with a near-identical history to the pre-''Crisis'' version, appears in ''Detective Comics'' #580-581. In ''Double Image'', Harvey Dent (as Two-Face) employs the [[Crime Doctor (comics)|Crime Doctor]] to re-disfigure Sloane. Dent does this out of jealous bitterness and the hope that Sloane would commit crimes based on the number two, thus confusing Batman. At the end of the story, Sloane is once again healed physically and mentally.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #580-581. DC Comics.</ref>

A new take on the Paul Sloane character is re-introduced into post-''[[Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!]]'' as a criminal called the '''Charlatan''' in ''Detective Comics'' #777 (February 2003). In this incarnation, Sloan is an actor who had been hired by Joker, Penguin, Riddler, [[Mad Hatter (DC Comics)|Mad Hatter]], [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]], and [[Killer Moth]] to take Two-Face's place in a scheme to kill Batman. They had originally offered Two-Face the part in the scheme, but his coin landed on the non-scarred side. During his impersonation of Two-Face, Batman discovered that this Two-Face was an impostor when he killed a security guard without consulting the coin. When the real Two-Face learns about this, he captures Sloan and disfigures his face. Scarecrow then experiments on Sloan with fear toxins. Driven insane and deprived of fear, Sloan becomes Charlatan, intending to get revenge on the criminals who hired him and complete his mission to kill Batman. Charlatan is defeated by Batman and incarcerated at Arkham Asylum.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #777-782. DC Comics.</ref>

===George Blake===
The third impostor of Two-Face is petty criminal '''George Blake''' who passed himself off as a manager of an anti-crime exhibition. However, he is not actually disfigured, but is wearing make-up. Furthermore, his makeup is worn on the opposite side of his face to Harvey Dent or Paul Sloane, which easily enabled Batman to identify him as an impostor. Batman defeats George Blake and clears Harvey Dent's name.<ref name="Detective Comics #187"/>

===Batman as Two-Face===
Also noteworthy is a 1968 story where Batman himself is temporarily turned into Two-Face via a potion.<ref>''[[World's Finest Comics]]'' #173. DC Comics.</ref>

===Two-Face-Two===
In ''Batman'' #700, which establishes [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terry McGinnis]] as part of the [[DC Universe canon]], it is revealed that '''Two-Face-Two''' kidnapped Terry and [[Professor Carter Nichols]], and tried to disfigure them in the style of the [[Joker (character)|Joker]]. His plans were foiled by [[Damian Wayne]], the fifth [[Robin (character)|Robin]] and Batman's biological son. Unlike the original Two-Face, this version was born deformed and flips two coins instead of one. He is then killed when a machine falls on him.<ref>''Batman'' #700. DC Comics.</ref> Another Two-Face-Two is briefly mentioned during the course of the ''[[DC One Million]]'' storyline, when the Batman of the 853rd century comments how this villain was defeated when the second Batman convinced him that the law of averages proved his coin-tossing would ultimately cause him to make more "good" decisions than "bad" ones.

==Other versions==
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face from Earth-31 appears in ''[[The Dark Knight Returns]]''. This version was physically healed via [[plastic surgery]], but at the unforeseen cost of destroying Harvey Dent's personality.<ref>''The Dark Knight Returns #1–2 (1986)''. DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face from Earth-19 appears in ''[[Gotham by Gaslight]]''.
** The ''Gotham by Gaslight'' incarnation of Two-Face appears in ''[[Convergence (comics)|Convergence]]''.<ref>''Convergence: Shazam!'' #2. DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face from Earth-32 appears in ''[[Batman: In Darkest Knight]]''. This version was scarred by [[Sinestro]], empowered with his Lantern energy, and became '''[[Evil Star|Binary Star]]'''.<ref>''Batman: In Darkest Knight''. DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face appears in ''[[Batman Black and White]]''.<ref>''Batman Black and White'' #1. DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face inspired by the [[Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)|Phantom]] appears in ''[[Batman: Masque]]''.
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face from Earth-43 appears in ''[[Batman: Crimson Mist]]'' as one of several villains killed by a vampiric Batman.<ref>''Batman: Crimson Mist'' (December 1998). DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face appears in ''[[Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-woman]]''. This version is '''Finnegan Dent''', an explorer who was mauled by a lion during an expedition and attempted to remain in the city of Mnemnom as its leader, only to be buried under a collapsing roof during a fight.<ref>''Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Catwoman'' #2. DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face appears in ''[[Daredevil/Batman: Eye for an Eye]]''.<ref>''Daredevil/Batman: Eye for an Eye''. DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face appears in ''[[Batman: Two Faces]]''. This version lost his split personality after taking a potion created by Bruce Wayne and succeeded him as Batman following his death.
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face appears in ''[[Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham]]''. This version was mutated by [[Talia al Ghul]] and used as a conduit to resurrect [[Ra's al Ghul]] before being killed by Batman.<ref>''The Doom That Came To Gotham''. DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face appears in ''[[Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham]]''. This version is '''Darcy Dent''', a model who was scarred after a rival of hers hired a hitman to lace her facial cream with acid. Unlike the mainstream incarnation, she does not rely on coin flips and lacks a split personality.<ref>''Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham'' #1. DC Comics.</ref>
* Two characters based on Two-Face appear in ''[[Batman: Thrillkiller]]'', set on Earth-37. One is '''Detective Duell''', a corrupt officer of the [[Gotham City Police Department]], whose face is scarred in a manner similar to the mainstream incarnation of Two-Face.<ref>''Batgirl and Robin: Thrillkiller'' #1-3 (1997). DC Comics.</ref> Harvey Dent appears in the sequel ''Batgirl and Batman: Thrillkiller '62'' as the mayor of Gotham City.<ref>''Batgirl and Batman: Thrillkiller '62'' (1998). DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Harvey Dent from Earth-9 appears in [[Tangent Comics]]. This version is an African-American man with [[psionic]] powers and his world's [[Superman]].<ref>''Tangent Comics: The Superman'' #1 (September 1998). DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face appears in ''Emperor Joker''. This version is a plushie-like creature and servant of Harley Quinn.<ref>''Emperor Joker'' #1. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''Evelyn Dent / Three-Face''', a heroic alternate universe variant of Two-Face from [[Earth-Three]], appears in ''[[Countdown to Infinite Crisis]]''.
* An alternate universe variant of Harvey Dent appears in ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]''. This version is a judge.<ref>''Flashpoint: Batman – Knight of Vengeance'' #1 (June 2011). DC Comics.</ref> In the sequel ''[[Flashpoint Beyond]]'', Dent is killed by [[Scavenger (comics)|Scavenger]], leading [[Batman (Thomas Wayne)|Batman]] to adopt his son Dexter.<ref>''Flashpoint Beyond'' #0. DC Comics.</ref>[[File:Jessica Dent Two-Face.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Jessica Dent as depicted in ''Batman: Earth One'' (vol. 3)]]
* An alternate universe variant of Harvey Dent appears in ''[[Batman: Earth One]]''. This version was killed by Sal Maroni, leading his sister '''Jessica Dent''' to become Two-Face and manifest a split personality based on a more ruthless version of her brother.<ref>''Batman: Earth One'' (July 2012). DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Batman: Earth One'' Volume Two (May 2015). DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Batman: Earth One'' Volume Three (June 2021). DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Harvey Dent from Earth-24 appears in ''[[DC Comics Bombshells]]''. This version is the mayor of Gotham City and an ally of Batman who is scarred while protecting the Batgirls from [[Killer Frost]] and remains heroic afterwards.<ref>''DC Bombshells'' #13. DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Two-Face appears in ''[[Batman: White Knight]]''.
* Two-Face appears in ''[[Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''.<ref>''Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' #6. DC Comics/IDW Publishing.</ref>

==In other media==
{{Main|Two-Face in other media}}

==See also==
* [[List of Batman family enemies]]
* ''[[Batman: The Long Halloween]]''
* ''[[Batman: Dark Victory]]''
* [[Gilda Dent]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |last1=Kane|first1=Bob|last2=Andrae|first2=Tom|author-link=Bob Kane|date=1989|title=Batman and Me|publisher=Eclipse Books|isbn=1-56060-016-0}}
*{{cite book |last1=Eury|first1=Michael|last2=Kronenberg|first2=Michael|date=April 2009|title=The Batcave Companion|publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing|isbn=978-1-893905-78-8}}
*{{cite book|last=McCabe|first=Joseph|date=2017|title=100 Things Batman Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die|publisher=Triumph Books|chapter=27. Two-Face|isbn=9781633199149}}
*{{cite book |last= Daniels |first= Les |title= Batman: The Complete History |publisher= Chronicle Books |location= San Francisco |year= 1999 |isbn= 978-0811824705 }}

==External links==
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*[https://www.dccomics.com/characters/two-face Two-Face] at DC Comics' official website
*[http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Two-Face Two-Face] at the DC Database Project
* {{Cite journal|last=Mastracci|first=Sharon|date=2017-03-01|title=Public service in popular culture: the administrative discretion of commissioner gordon and harvey dent|journal=International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior|volume=17|issue=3|pages=367–388|language=en|doi=10.1108/IJOTB-17-03-2014-B005|issn=1093-4537}}

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