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Harvey Dent

399 appearances Β· Golden Age Β· 1948–2026 Β· 7 key issues
Who is Harvey Dent?

Once Gotham City's idealistic District Attorney and a trusted ally of Batman, Harvey Dent was transformed into the villain Two-Face after a criminal threw acid at him during a trial, scarring half his face and fracturing his psyche into a dual personality that leaves all decisions to the flip of a two-headed coin.

Few names in DC's history carry as much weight as Harvey Dent, a Golden Age creation who first stepped onto the page in Batman #48 back in 1948, brought to life by the legendary Bill Finger and Jim Mooney. Over nearly eight decades of publication β€” spanning from the Golden Age all the way to the present β€” he has proven himself one of comics' most enduring and dramatically compelling figures, racking up over 300 catalog appearances and seven key issues that collectors prize. His world is populated by the very best (and worst) of Gotham's cast: Robin, Alfred Pennyworth, Dick Grayson, Selina Kyle, and the Joker all share his pages across landmark runs in Batman, Detective Comics, and Batman and Robin: Year One. If you're building a serious appreciation of DC's Gotham mythology, Harvey Dent is absolutely essential reading.

Identity

Real name. Harvey Dent

Powers. No superhuman powers. Skilled lawyer/former Gotham District Attorney; criminal mastermind with split (dual) personality whose decisions are dictated by the flip of a scarred two-headed coin; competent strategist and marksman.

Affiliations. Gotham City DA's office (former); ally of Batman; later Injustice League / various Gotham crime ventures

β˜… First appearance
Detective Comics #66
Aug 1942

Trivia

  • Harvey Dent's surname was actually changed from Kent to Dent in Batman #50 β€” a late production adjustment almost certainly made to avoid confusion with Clark Kent, meaning the name fans now consider definitive was never part of the original concept.en.wikipedia.org

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1948–2021

Batman #48 β˜… 1948
Batman #48
Batman #81 β˜… 1954
Batman #81
House of Mystery #269 1979
House of Mystery #269
World's Finest Comics #321 β˜… 1985
World's Finest Comics #321
Detective Comics Annual #4 β˜… 1991
Detective Comics Annual #4
Congorilla #3 β˜… 1993
Congorilla #3
Batman: Dark Victory #1 1999
Batman: Dark Victory #1
Manhunter #2 2004
Manhunter #2
The Brave and the Bold #29 2010
The Brave and the Bold #29
Convergence Shazam #2 2015
Convergence Shazam #2
Future State: The Next Batman #1 2021
Future State: The Next Batman #1

Appearances (1–150 of 399, oldest first)

Detective Comics (1937)
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (1971)
#6
Batman Classics (1970)
Super Adventure Album (1976)
#5
House of Mystery (1951)
The Comics Journal (1977)
#53
DC Special Series (1977)
#27
World's Finest Comics (1941)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Batman: The Dark Knight (1986)
#1
Swamp Thing (1985)
Doctor Fate (1987)
#2
Teen Titans Spotlight (1986)
#13
Corto Maltese (1983)
Secret Origins (1986)
#23
Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)
Batman: Year One (1988)
Batman: De Killing Joke (1989)
#1
Batman Dark Knight (1989)
#1
Les Chroniques de Batman (1989)
#1
Arkham Asylum (1989)
Supplemento a Corto Maltese (1989)
#2
Comics Revue (1985)
#47
Star Trek (1989)
#7
Batman Annual (1961)
#14
Hawkworld (1990)
#9
Batman: Full Circle (1991)
Black Orchid (1991)
Detective Comics Annual (1988)
#4
Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (1992)
Showcase '93 (1993)
#1
Congorilla (1992)
#3
Batman: Two-Face Strikes Twice! (1993)
Robin (1993)
Guy Gardner: Warrior (1994)
#29
Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk (1995)
Batman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler (1995)
The Batman and Robin Adventures (1995)
Batman: Dark Knight Gallery (1996)
#1
Batman Black & White Preview (1996)
Hitman (1996)
#2
Batman: Prodigal (1997)
Daredevil / Batman (1997)
DC / Marvel (1997)
#9
The Batman Chronicles Gallery (1997)
#1
Marvel DC Crossover (1997)
Batman: Gotham Adventures (1998)
Batman Villains Secret Files (1998)
#1
Azrael (1995)
Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992)
#81
Batman - Das lange Halloween (1999)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1992)
Wizard Presents: Batman: Dark Victory (1999)
#0
Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files (1999)
#1
Batman: Dark Victory (1999)
Ghost / Batgirl (2000)
#2
Harley Quinn (2000)
Batman: Gotham Knights (2000)
Batman: Detective Comics (2002)
DC Premium (2001)
#18
Batman Adventures (2003)
#1
Batman: Die neuen Abenteuer (2003)
JLA: Liberty and Justice (2003)
Batman - Un deuil dans la famille (2003)
JLA - Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit (2004)
Batman in the Forties (2004)
Manhunter (2004)
#2
Batman - Die neuen Abenteuer: Hush (2004)
Bizarro World (2005)
Batman: Jekyll & Hyde (2005)
#1
Batman: Az elsΕ‘ Γ©v (2005)
Nightwing: Year One (2005)
The World's Greatest Super-Heroes (2005)
Justice League Wedding Special (2007)
#1
World War III (2007)
DC Heroes : Batman (2007)
The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008)
Countdown to Final Crisis (2008)
#2
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009)
Wednesday Comics (2009)
#5
Solomon Grundy (2009)
#5