Batman: Second Chances (Batman (1940-2011))

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He doesn't know what brought him to this point, but he found himself by a window with a razor to his wrist.

Originally published as Batman #402-403 & #408-411 (December 1986 - September 1987) and Batman #368 (February 1984)

Second Chance is an episode of the second season of Batman: The Animated Series. It features Two-Face as the main villain and is also his last appearance on the series. Batman heads out to the abandoned building called the Half Moon Club to face Harvey's worst enemy… Two-Face himself. However, Two-Face’s thugs capture him and chain him to a crane connected to dynamite. Two-Face explains that he set himself up to be kidnapped because he would not let his other personality destroy him. As Two-Face flips his coin to decide whether to detonate the dynamite, it lands on edge. He tries again repeatedly, each time landing on edge, causing him to Freak Out Batman frees himself and takes out Two-Face’s thugs. The real Batman responds to the Bat-Signal and swings over to GCPD Headquarters. Deputy Commissioner Barnes is waiting to arrest him for the murders, and the GCPD shoot at him as he escapes. Batman goes to visit the home of Jim Gordon, who explains that Barnes is trying to take over the department. A news report reveals that the two muggers killed were both murderers, previously released on a technicality. Batman tells Gordon to pretend to help with the manhunt so he can keep an eye on Barnes.

Jason raised a hand to his mouth to muffle the sob, but it still rang out through the cave. His vision was blurring from tears.Was it destiny that Batman and Jason met so the mentor could give this orphan a better path than he had? The elder man shut down after the two youngest Waynes' death. He didn't talk, he didn't eat, and he didn't even try to take care of himself. In my excitement for James Gunn's upcoming DCU, I've decided to become more involved in my reading of DC Comics. And what a better place to start than the original jumping on point, Post-Crisis? is probably the best yarn in this book. It is a very simple story about Batman pursuing a serial killer who targets young women. No supervillains, no kooky schemes, no Robin. It is a somber and subtle affair that you might not expect from Jim Starlin, the creator of Marvel's Thanos. This collection might be worth it for this story alone. Faked Kidnapping: A strange example in that that the person being kidnapped and doing the kidnapping are one and the same, but the Two-Face personality kidnaps the Harvey Dent one.

This may seem random, but Batman #417-425. I have the "Batman: Second Chances" trade and the "Batman: A Death in the Family" trade, and there's this big uncollected trade-sized gap sitting right between them. Throw in annual #12 there too. Firstly, Tommy Carma. He believed he was the real Batman and basically was after he found the Batcave and stole the Batmobile! Just before he is to undergo the operation that will restore his face, Harvey Dent is kidnapped by a mysterious villain. Batman and Robin split up to nab the criminal behind the scheme to abduct the Dark Knight's old friend. They suspect that either the Penguin or Rupert Thorne may be behind the kidnapping, but after doing their investigation, they come to realize there is an unsuspected third enemy in the scheme.New Job as the Plot Demands: The therapist Harvey sees for his other personality is now a nurse who's part of the operation that seeks to heal his scars and get rid of the Two-Face personality. Take a Third Option: Two-Face has to choose between letting Batman save him, but letting his coin drop in the progress, or falling to his death. He drops the coin and refuses Batman's help, causing him to fall, but Batman saves him at the last second.