What makes Two-Face a serious challenge to Batman?
I like the way the PR refers to a rogue, rather than a villain, don’t you? I can almost see him with a pencil moustache, raffish top hat and cigarette holder. None of these guys are really a threat to Batman per sé. He’s fought them all a zillion times and always wins. So no bets on Two-Face in a fist fight. But every time Two-Face or any of the classic bad guys comes up against Batman, his head is seriously messed with. It’s the attrition. Every battle leaves him more screwed up psychologically. Ultimately Batman will end up a gibbering lunatic with his own cell in the Asylum. Maybe not in our lifetimes, but some day… What makes Two-Face an interesting character to explore as a writer? Two-Face is the perfect distillation of the Diceman character. “The Diceman” was a novel by Luke Rhinehart that featured a guy who led his life according to the role of a dice. I read that novel when I was a teenager and I loved the idea that you could actually reject any kind of moral choice and let Fa
