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Batman: Two-Face                  Trade Paperback
Writer: J.M. DeMatteis
Artist: Scott McDaniel
Inker: Scott McDaniel
Colorist: Pat Garrahy
Letterer: Todd Klein
Editor: Scott Peterson & Darren Vincenzo
Cover by: Brian Stelfreeze

This fancy square bound one shot holds what is essentially a very common story. This time, it’s dressed up with Batman and one of his oldest enemies and closest friends, Harvey Dent, the former district attorney turned into the insane criminal Two-Face. As Two-Face ravages the city trying to come to terms with the obvious childhood abuse that made him what he is, Batman tries to save the city, and find Harvey’s father before the criminal does. Neither a bad nor outstanding story, the atmospheric art provides a deep setting for the tale.

Story/Spoilers
Two-Face: Crime and Punishment opens on a dark and stormy evening. Harvey Dent stands high above the city, prepared to jump to his death. Two-Face, his secondary personality, dares him, taunts him, teases that he’s too much of a coward to take the plunge. Harvey flips his coin, letting chance decide his fate, and as it lands scarred side up, he leaps into the inky darkness of a Gotham night… It would seem that this is the end of the story, but it isn’t. Immediately, we’re slammed into a flashback. A look at Harvey Dent as a child with an abusive, alcoholic father whose inconsistent and violent behavior emotionally damaged his young son and started unraveling his sanity at an early age. Brought back to the present day, a similar child with a similar father and a similar outlook on life is being interviewed on a talk show. This is where the real story begins. Bursting into the studio, Two-Face takes the place hostage, angrily ranting on national television about the media spectacle surrounding the walking wounded. All the while, Harvey Dent, a passive observer of Two-Face’s violent deeds, begs to be heard. Begs for mercy on behalf of the child. This encounter sets a tone for the rest of the book as Harvey Dent and Two-Face bitterly clash over the meaning of right and wrong, fair and unfair. As the story progresses, Harvey tracks down his long-estranged father, the man who helped warp his mind and inadvertently set Two-Face on his path to villainy, and confronts him in front of all of Gotham, prepared to murder him before the eyes of millions on television. What follows is an emotionally potent one-two punch that forces the audience to sympathize with Harvey’s plight and understand Two-Face’s deepest motivations.

Trade Paperback is bagged & double boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

First Printing
Publisher: DC Comics
Publication Date: 1995
Format: FC, 48 pages, TPB, 10.25″ x 6.5″
ISBN-10: 1563891972
ISBN-13: 9781563891977

Collectible Entertainment note: Trade Paperback is Brand New & Unread.  Very Fine + condition.  Beautiful!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Batman collector and/or enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended. 

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