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It was released in July 2008 to coincide with The Dark Knight, although it is set in the comics' continuity and not the film's. It chronicles the origin of Two-Face also known as Harvey Dent D.A., one of Batman 's archfoes; the first issue details the downfall of Harvey Dent, and the second issue focuses on Two-Face as he runs for re-election.
Two-Face in Detective Comics #66. Art by Bob Kane. Two-Face was created by Batman co-creator Bob Kane, [1] 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.
This version is an Al Capone-esque crime lord from the 1930s who is involved in bootlegging, was accused of tax evasion, and scarred all of Harvey Dent's face in an attempt to kill him. Maroni is later killed by Dent, who became Batman to seek revenge on him. [7] Sal Maroni appears in Batman: Earth One (vol. 2).
In Gotham City, Batman defuses a hostage situation orchestrated by the criminal Two-Face, formerly district attorney Harvey Dent, who escapes.Flashbacks reveal that Batman failed to prevent Dent's disfigurement with acid by mobster Sal Maroni, causing Dent to develop a split personality, make decisions based on the flip of a coin, and swear vengeance against Batman.
Batman and Robin shoot him down and with Batman's help, Dent regains self-control, defeating Two-Face for good as they escape the factory. The next morning, Batman and Robin use the Batwing to cure the infected citizens. Months later, Dent holds a bachelor auction at Wayne Manor with Batman as the first bachelor. The first bid comes from Catwoman.
The cause of death was hanging. In connection with his death, the jail was issued a notice of non-compliance by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards for failing to properly observe inmates. Jail or Agency: Bell County Jails; State: Texas; Date arrested or booked: UNKNOWN; Date of death: 5/23/2016; Age at death: 45
Gilda Dent (née Gold), occasionally referred to as Grace, is a fictional character who has appeared in Batman comic books since Detective Comics #66 (August 1942). Associated with her fiancé (later husband) Harvey Dent, who becomes the criminal mastermind Two-Face, she has since been a recurring character throughout various Batman stories involving him. [1]
The Dark Knight III: The Master Race, also stylized as DK III: The Master Race and later collected as Batman: The Dark Knight – Master Race, is a 2015–2017 nine-issue DC Comics limited series co-written by Frank Miller and Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Miller, Andy Kubert, and Klaus Janson.