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Looking at the 'Origin/character History' section, and the 'Publication History' sections

I'm reading them, and first off, this must be fixed:

Two-Face is also at odds with his ex-wife Gilda, as he believes their marriage failed because he was unable to give her children. She later married Paul Janus, a reference to the Roman god of doors who had two faces, one facing forward, the other backward, in the events of Two-Face Strikes Twice,whom Two-Face had attempted to frame as a criminal by kidnapping him and replacing him with a stand-in, whom Two-Face "disfigured" with makeup to make it look as if Janus had gone insane just as Two-Face had. Eventually caught by Batman, Two-Face was sent away and Gilda and Janus reunited. Years later, Gilda gives birth to twins, prompting Two-Face to escape once more and take the twins hostage, as he had believed them to be conceived by Janus using an experimental fertility drug (which they aren't). The end of the book reveals a surprise twist; Batman learns from Gilda that Janus is not the father of Gilda's twins - Dent is. Some of his sperm had been frozen after a death threat had been made against him, and she used some of it to get pregnant. Batman is able to use this information to convince Dent to free the twins and turn himself in.

that's got some of the most convoluted run-on sentences I've ever seen. I can't tell if he disfigured Janus or Gilda, and who 2F tried to frame, if the disfigured and the framed are the same... Can someone who better recalls the story arc please fix this?

Second, It seems that the Publication history rapidly descends into character history after the discussion of the daily strip '89-'91. Long discussions of Hush and One Year Later should probably be moved to the Character history, but given the current fous of that section on his Golden Age origins, I'm loathe to be that bold and rearrange everything. Thoughts? ThuranX 21:14, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is a lot of bad English in that section, like this: "he inexplicably chose to let Batman live due to it being April Fools' Day." How is it inexplicable if it is then explained?72.184.233.201 (talk) 02:52, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Two Face is not a real villain, only half a villain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.73.92.115 (talk) 18:53, 30 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

famiy????????!

needs editing, that's all other media versions... it probably isn't even needed at all since it's smack dab in the midst of "official comic continuity"

Wording confuses me

"Falcone has corrupt Assistant District Attorney Fields disfigure Dent with sulfuric acid."

I can't determine which person threw acid on his face with the above "statement".

if Fields threw acid on Dent, then it should be something more like: "Falcone, who corrupted Assistant District Attorney Fields, persuaded him to disfigure Dent with sulfuric acid". 173.54.253.229 (talk) 14:44, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In this situation, "corrupt" is an adjective referring to Fields, not a misconjugated verb. The sentence is technically correct, although I agree that it could be rephrased to be clearer. Pumpkinking0192 (talk) 03:02, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Too many images?

I disagree with the info tag claiming there are too many images. There have been several portrayals of Two-Face in the media, and the article supplies a sufficient amount of those portrayals. The article, in total, contains six images, all of which are relevant in explaining the topic. Soren121 (talk) 23:20, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have to agree. 6 images doesn't seem excessive. I found the edit that added the 'too many photos' tag. Edit done by Sharp962 I suggest asking Sharp962(talk) as he added the cleanup or -5-(talk) as he edits this wiki page quite often. --Triesault (talk) 16:35, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree that the tag could probably be removed now.-5- (talk) 17:07, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - The images used are non-free images, all of which fall under fair-use. The question is does a character such as Two-Face need 7 pictures, pictures that illustrate an aspect of the character that cannot be conveyed thru words. The answer seems to be 'no.' The first image in the fictional character biography "Dent gets a faceful of acid..." clearly could be illustrated without the image, the second image "Cover art for the second printing of Detective Comics #818 (April 2006), by Simone Bianchi" does not comment on any aspect of the accompanying text" and would serve as a blatant fair-use violation. The actor versions of Two-Face are agruable cases. Detective Comics #66, being a full panel could be considered a copyright violation as it is a reduplication of the original intended purpose of the text. In short, there are clear areas to that could be trimmed. I'm not saying TAKE EVERY IMAGE OUT, but the number of images is clearly not a reflection of minimal-use, and thus not fair-use.-Sharp962 (talk) 23:23, 16 March 2011 (UTC).[reply]

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Has anyone who is making this claim actually used Wikipedia before? Because citing sources is probably one of the biggest requirements. We don't just take people's word for things. Please also see Identifying reliable sources, because the edit history is completely ridiculous right now. Dark Knight 2149 03:41, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I have just requested full protection. It's ridiculous that it had to come to this. Dark Knight 2149 20:30, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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"DC REBIRTH" Section needs a re-write.

It's very confusing as it stands. The second paragraph mentions , out of nowhere , a poisonous gas cloud over Gotham City , and some sort of fake cure. Who? What? Where?

It needs some editing or some additional information. 75.104.163.28 (talk) 16:12, 12 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I happened on this article and have been editing it, including § Fictional biography, and that paragraph most heavily of all. I've cleaned up grammar and verb tense (all to narrative present), as best I can make out what the heck is meant. BUT I haven't read the comic, and this edit especially should be checked by someone familiar with the material. --Thnidu (talk) 03:55, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Harvey's original death , and an alternate name ...

I've forgotten the outcome of the very first Two-Face story , in the comic books , only that his name was "Harvey Kent". But the Sunday Comics version , appearing in national newspapers , and reprinted in one of those 1970s $1.00 Special Gigantic Sized Issues , shows Harvey falling to his death and hanging from a pair of telephone lines.( The fate of many early Batman foes , just like in Dick Tracy ... only to be brought back , by popular harassment.) He was also called "Harvey Apollo" in that story. Either to confuse kids even further, or Bob and Bill were thinking waaaaay out of the box , and envisioning alternate Earths back in the 40s! 75.104.163.28 (talk) 16:22, 12 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]