Do you know that Batman: The Animated Series never explained what the hell was up with Harvey’s coin? They never showed what it meant to Harvey and/or Big Bad Harv, nor gave any reason why he became obsessed with it as Two-Face, nor why he’s utterly dependant on having it on hand. It was never addressed, always left hanging.
Thank Grodd for Ty Templeton and Rick Burchett, who gave this twist on the Eye of the Beholder origin in the pages of Batman: Gotham Adventures #2. The key difference is that the abusive game Harvey’s father played was unfair in EotB, where he used the two-headed coin and beat Harvey every single time. That Two-Face was one warped by unfairness, whereas this one is warped by a twisted sense of fairness.
It’s a subtle difference that changes Harvey’s whole motivation, but it’s pretty devastating either way.
(haha! As I was reblogging this, Ty came in and spotted it on the screen. He said, “Don’t tell me!” stared for a second and then told me what issue it’s from. He was trying to guess the page number (cause he couldn’t see it at the bottom). As he pointed out—it’s kinda funny that he can’t remember our kids’ birthdays but he can remember every single story he’s written.)
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Ha! That’s our “The Guy!” Man, I’m looking forward to reviewing this story in whole over at my blog, along with all of...
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screen. He said, “Don’t tell me!” stared for a second and then told me what issue it’s from. He was trying to guess
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