Detective Comics #1020: Ugly Heart

Detective Comics #1020 and Two-Face

Detective Comics #1020 was published on the 26th of February, 2020. Written by Peter Tomasi and illustrated by B. Walker, the comics follow Two-Face. Two-Face, also known as Harvery Dent, is a Supervillain who is obsessed with the number two. He is a well-known enemy of Batman, and considered to be incredibly dangerous. Before becoming Two-Face, Harvey was a district attorney in Gotham, and a personal friend of Bruce Wayne. During a trial, half of his face was burned off with acid by Sal Maroni, which led to the start of Two-Face. He is largely known for making good or bad decisions based on flipping a special coin, as he believes everything is ruled by chance, so doing good or bad does not matter.

Two-Face as a Main Character in Detective Comics #1020

It is interesting to see the use of Two-Face through the comics – he is represented as rather unpredictable. Throughout the issue one sees a constant discussion within the head of Two-Face. On one side is the Supervillain Two-Face, and on the other side we have Harvey Dent, the district attorney. Harvey is represented as a more collected character, even seen as apologetic in some scenes, where Two-Face is completely different, showcasing a side filled with rage and anger. Two-Face uses his special coin to make decisions – Tails represents the good, Harvey’s side. Meanwhile, heads, a scarred face, represents Two-Face and the bad side, filled with anger and rage. Landing on heads somehow always ends up horribly, while landing on tails allows Harvey to come through with more collected thoughts and decisions.

Batman as a character in Detective Comics #1020

Two-Face is a well-known enemy of Batman, and it would not be a proper comic without having a Supervillain creating trouble for a Superhero. Batman is called out to a crime scene, which he has to analyse and work on. Yet, it does not take him long to realise that the culprit behind it is the Supervillain Two-Face. All the evidence that Batman gathers is put through the Bat-computer to be analysed, even though Batman has already figured out it is Two-Face. His computer helps him figure out where Two-Face has gone.

The Action within Detective Comics #1020

After using the Bat-computer to try and figure out where Two-Face is, Batman runs into some of Two-Faces goons, who he ends up winning over without much trouble, but the scene does not end there, as he spends his time quizzing the goons on where Two-Face could be. While he does get new leads from the goons, the comic actually finishes without Batman finding Two-Face. He gets some useful information that can help him further into the story, but he has no direct information as to where Two-Face would be. It is clear that this comic has been focusing on the detective work, rather than the action – while there is still a good deal of it, the focus is placed on Batman and how he comes to the conclusion that Two-Face is the villain that he is looking for, and his attempts at figuring out where Two-Face may be.

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