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''Batman: Two Faces'' is a Creator/DCComics Creator/{{Elseworlds}} published in 1998, the premise consisting of a retelling of ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' using characters from the ComicBook/{{Batman}} mythos.

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''Batman: Two Faces'' is a Creator/DCComics Creator/{{Elseworlds}} series published under the ''Creator/{{Elseworlds}}'' imprint in 1998, the premise consisting of a retelling of ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' using characters from the ComicBook/{{Batman}} mythos.

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''Batman: Two Faces'' is a Creator/DCComics {{Elseworld}} published in 1998, the premise consisting of a retelling of ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' using characters from the Franchise/{{Batman}} mythos.

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''Batman: Two Faces'' is a Creator/DCComics {{Elseworld}} Creator/{{Elseworlds}} published in 1998, the premise consisting of a retelling of ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' using characters from the Franchise/{{Batman}} ComicBook/{{Batman}} mythos.



The one-shot received a follow-up in ''ComicBook/TheSupermanMonster'', which recycled the approach of mashing up a DC Comics hero with Victorian era horror literature by retelling ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' with Franchise/{{Superman}} as the monster and Lex Luthor as Victor Frankenstein.

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The one-shot received a follow-up in ''ComicBook/TheSupermanMonster'', which recycled the approach of mashing up a DC Comics hero with Victorian era horror literature by retelling ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' with Franchise/{{Superman}} ComicBook/{{Superman}} as the monster and Lex Luthor as Victor Frankenstein.

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* InconsistentSpelling: Two Face's name is curiously spelled without the hyphen.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Two Face's name is curiously spelled without the hyphen.
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* AmazonianBeauty: Selina has a rather muscular build here, more so than her usual self.


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* BadBoss: Two Face snaps when Batman's constant interference hinders his criminal empire and stabs one of his own goons to death.


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* BloodIsTheNewBlack: Two Face winds up covered in blood as a result of brutally stabbing one of his own henchmen to death.


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* GlasgowGrin: Implied what the Joker does to his victims, in an emulation of his Joker Gas in the main universe.

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne pleads Harvey Dent to let him drop to his death so Gotham can be spared the terror of the Joker, but Harvey at least honors Bruce's wishes by taking the Twilight Orchid serum to cure himself and subsequently continues Bruce's legacy as Batman.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne pleads with Harvey Dent to let him drop to his death so Gotham can be spared the terror of the Joker, but Harvey at least honors Bruce's wishes by taking the Twilight Orchid serum to cure himself and subsequently continues Bruce's legacy as Batman.]]]]
* CombatPragmatist: When Bruce tries to challenge Harvey to some GoodOldFisticuffs, Harvey responds by [[GroinAttack kicking him in the crotch]].



** Pamela Isley is dropped to her death by Two Face.

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** Pamela Isley is dropped thrown to her death by Two Face.



* JekyllAndHyde: [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne devotes his time as Batman to taking down the Joker, ultimately discovering that he is hunting his own alter ego induced by the Twilight Orchid serum.]]

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* GroinAttack: Two Face hits Bruce with one when he tries to stop Two Face at the beginning heist.
* JekyllAndHyde: [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne devotes his time as Batman to taking down the Joker, ultimately discovering that he is hunting his own alter ego induced by the Twilight Orchid serum.]]
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Harvey Dent has become Two Face before Bruce Wayne becomes Batman in this continuity, when traditionally Harvey Dent doesn't become Two-Face until well after Bruce has been active as Batman.

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* AdaptationDyeJob: Pamela Isley is depicted as a blonde when she is usually a redhead.


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* AdaptationDyeJob: Pamela Isley is depicted as a blonde when she is usually a redhead.
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* JekyllAndHyde: [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne devotes his time as Batman to take down the Joker, ultimately discovering that he is hunting his own alter ego induced by the Twilight Orchid serum.]]

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* JekyllAndHyde: [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne devotes his time as Batman to take taking down the Joker, ultimately discovering that he is hunting his own alter ego induced by the Twilight Orchid serum.]]
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* UncertainDoom: Bruce Wayne does his best to give Selina Kyle medical attention after she is attacked by the Joker, but it's never made clear is she pulled through aside from Bruce's concern that she may never walk again.

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* UncertainDoom: Bruce Wayne does his best to give Selina Kyle medical attention after she is attacked by the Joker, but it's never made clear is if she pulled through aside from Bruce's concern that she may never walk again.
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* JekyllAndHyde: [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne devotes his time as Batman to take down the Joker, ultimately discovering that he is hunting his own alter ego inducd by the Twilight Orchid serum.]]

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* JekyllAndHyde: [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne devotes his time as Batman to take down the Joker, ultimately discovering that he is hunting his own alter ego inducd induced by the Twilight Orchid serum.]]

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The one-shot received a follow-up in ''The Superman Monster'', which recycled the approach of mashing up a DC Comics hero with Victorian era horror literature by retelling ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' with Franchise/{{Superman}} as the monster and Lex Luthor as Victor Frankenstein.

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The one-shot received a follow-up in ''The Superman Monster'', ''ComicBook/TheSupermanMonster'', which recycled the approach of mashing up a DC Comics hero with Victorian era horror literature by retelling ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' with Franchise/{{Superman}} as the monster and Lex Luthor as Victor Frankenstein.



* SequelHook: The FramingDevice of James Gordon telling the tale to Peregrine White ends with White saying that he has his own story of something that happened in Bavaria, setting up the events of ''The Superman Monster''.

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* SequelHook: The FramingDevice of James Gordon telling the tale to Peregrine White ends with White saying that he has his own story of something that happened in Bavaria, setting up the events of ''The Superman Monster''.''ComicBook/TheSupermanMonster''.
* SharedUniverse: This one-shot and ''ComicBook/TheSupermanMonster'' are indicated to take place in the same continuity, as both stories share a FramingDevice of Commissioner James Gordon and Peregrine White exchanging tales.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Pamela Isley doesn't become Poison Ivy and ends her life as an innocent victim of Two Face.
* AdaptationalSkimpiness: Selina Kyle as Catwoman is shown wearing lingerie and a domino mask rather than the form-fitting and fully concealing catsuit she's usually depicted with.


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* UncertainDoom: Bruce Wayne does his best to give Selina Kyle medical attention after she is attacked by the Joker, but it's never made clear is she pulled through aside from Bruce's concern that she may never walk again.
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''Batman: Two Faces'' is a Creator/DCComics {{Elseworld}} published in 1998, the premise consisting of a retelling of ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' using characters from the Franchise/{{Batman}} mythos.

Bruce Wayne derives a serum from a flower called the Twilight Orchid in hopes that it holds the key to curing the psychosis of Harvey Dent, who has become the criminal Two Face after an incident that partially disfigured his face. Bruce discovers that consuming the serum grants him greater strength and agility, so he dons the costume of the Batman so he can use his newfound abilities to fight crime in Gotham City.

Bruce's goal to help Harvey is delayed when a crazed killer called the Joker surfaces in Gotham, so Bruce drops everything to try and bring the Joker to justice, unaware of the villain's true nature.

The one-shot received a follow-up in ''The Superman Monster'', which recycled the approach of mashing up a DC Comics hero with Victorian era horror literature by retelling ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' with Franchise/{{Superman}} as the monster and Lex Luthor as Victor Frankenstein.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Pamela Isley is depicted as a blonde when she is usually a redhead.
* AmbiguousSituation: Since it isn't brought up at all and he chooses to become Batman mainly due to the Twilight Orchid serum making him stronger, it's not clear if Bruce Wayne was orphaned in this continuity.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne pleads Harvey Dent to let him drop to his death so Gotham can be spared the terror of the Joker, but Harvey at least honors Bruce's wishes by taking the Twilight Orchid serum to cure himself and subsequently continues Bruce's legacy as Batman.]]
* CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:The twist for this take on ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' is that Bruce Wayne is Jekyll and the Joker is Hyde.]]
* DeathByAdaptation:
** Pamela Isley is dropped to her death by Two Face.
** [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne begs Harvey Dent to let him drop to his demise due to seeing no other solution for his transformations into the murderous Joker.]]
* JekyllAndHyde: [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne devotes his time as Batman to take down the Joker, ultimately discovering that he is hunting his own alter ego inducd by the Twilight Orchid serum.]]
* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler:Harvey Dent becomes the new Batman after the death of Bruce Wayne.]]
* PsychoSerum: The Twilight Orchid serum increases Batman's strength and agility, but at the cost of [[spoiler:periodically turning him into the Joker.]]
* SequelHook: The FramingDevice of James Gordon telling the tale to Peregrine White ends with White saying that he has his own story of something that happened in Bavaria, setting up the events of ''The Superman Monster''.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Two Face's name is curiously spelled without the hyphen.
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