Batman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn]
In "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate," a reformed Harvey Dent is undone when a robbery goes wrong, triggering his return as Two-Face. With Batman and Robin on his trail, the criminal mastermind targets those who wear masks in public, leading to a tense showdown at a tribal ceremony where the Dynamic Duo face a deadly coin flip over spikes. Written by David Vern and illustrated by Dick Sprang, with inks by Charles Paris, this 1972 tale features a cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson, capturing the classic Gotham menace in bold, dramatic style.
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When the reformed Harvey Dent tries to prevent a robbery, he is caught in an explosion and reverts to Two-Face. He embarks on a new crime spree, and Batman and Robin deduce that Two-Face is going after people who commonly show two faces to the world. At a ceremony making Bruce Wayne honorary chief of a local tribe, Batman and Robin are trapped by Two-Face and strapped to a giant coin. Two-Face flips the coin over a bed of spikes, and though the gimmick is rigged to land face down, the dynamic duo manages to create a magnetic field and flip the coin so that they land safely.
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