Batman #258: "The Threat of the Two-Headed Coin"

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Batman #258: "The Threat of the Two-Headed Coin" stands out in Gotham Vault because the issue title, character tags, and 1974-10-01 cover date create a distinct entry point into Batman. Readers can use it to jump from this issue into Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Robin (Dick Grayson), Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon) and related Batman continuity.

Issue summary

BATMAN #258 presents "Threat of the Two Headed Coin" written by Denny O'Neil art by Irv Novick and Dick Giordano. There is a breakin at Arkham Hospital (known today as Arkham Asylum) . The renegade groups plan is to release General Harris . The General invites Harvey Dent to join him and become part of his plan to Freedom .Two- Face accepts the General's offer and follows the him and his men down through the asylum halls to freedom as the general puts it. They pass the Jokers cell and The Joker begs Two-Face to release him. With a flip of his coinTwo-Face denies the Joker his freedom. The General mistakenly thinks he's talking to Harvey Dent and tells Two-Face of his plan to threaten Washington DC with an atomic bomb in hopes that his ransom would be met. Two-Face flips his coin and it comes scarred side up. So Two-Face takes over by force and now leads the plan. The general disgusted and remorseful of the plan and they way it turned out, now heads to Police headquarters to turn himself in. He informs Commissioner Gordon along with the Batman along with Robin of Two-Faces plan to steal Uranium ore that is in transit and use it's atomic potential in Washington DC. The general not being able to live with himself jumps out of Gordon's office window to his death. The Dynamic Duo head to the truck hijack point in Maryland that the General gave them. Together they try to stop the…

Characters listed for this issue

Batman (Bruce Wayne)The Dark Knight of Gotham. Billionaire by day, vigilante by night. No superpowers, just iron…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

The JokerThe Clown Prince of Crime. Gotham's chaos agent. No one knows his real story, and that's the…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

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Robin (Dick Grayson)Open this Gotham Vault character file to see linked appearances, story arcs, and related com…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon)The one good cop in a corrupt city. Keeps the GCPD running and the Bat-Signal lit. Never los…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

Two-Face (Harvey Dent)Harvey Dent was Gotham's white knight DA until acid and a bad day turned him into something …VIEW APPEARANCES ›