Comic Title: Batman Annual #14
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: 1990
On Sale Date: May 29, 1990 Shipping Date May 29, 1990
Source: Previews, #16

Shipping Date May 31, 1990
Source: Advance Comics, #18

Direct Market Date May 31, 1990
Source: Comic Shop News, #148, 149

Copyright Date June 12, 1990
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1990

Shipping Date March 13, 1990
Source: Amazing Heroes, #177

Shipping Date March 13, 1990
Source: Previews, #13

Shipping Date March 15, 1990
Source: Advance Comics, #15

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $2.00
Page Count: 64
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "The Eye of the Beholder"
Pages: 55

Feature(s):
Batman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Andrew Helfer
Penciller: Chris Sprouse
Inker: Steve Mitchell
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Reprinted In:
Batman:Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler TPB (1995)
Two-Face:A Celebration of 75 Years HC (2018)
Batman:The Caped Crusader Vol. 3 TPB (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Legends of the Dark Knight #15; next appearance in Secret Origins #20)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Legends of the Dark Knight #15; next appearance in Detective Comics #575)
• Captain James Gordon (last appearance in Legends of the Dark Knight #15; next appearance in Secret Origins #20)

Villain(s)

• Two-Face (last appearance in Batman #407; next appearance in Batman #410)
• Dr. Rudolph Klemper (aka the Senior Slasher; a serial killer; first name misspelled Ruldoph once in this story; no further appearances)
• Vincent Maroni (a mob boss; first post-Crisis appearance; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Mad Dog Pike (a criminal; no further appearances)
• Adrian Fields (an assistant district attorney; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Gilda Dent (Harvey's wife; mistakenly called Grace once in this story; first post-Crisis appearance; no further appearances)
• Harvey's father (no further appearances)
• Barbara Gordon (last appearance in Batman #407; next appearance in Secret Origins #20)
• James Gordon, Jr. (last appearance in Legends of the Dark Knight #13; next appearance in Secret Origins #20)
• The Mayor of Goham City (no further appearances)
• Several police officers (Smith, Rogers, Marshall, MacMillian, and Christopher named; no further appearances)
• A doctor at Arkham Asylum (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story takes place in the past when Jim Gordon was still a captain. It features the first post-Crisis retelling of the origin of Two-Face.

Synopsis:
District attorney Harvey Dent becomes unhinged after he is unable to secure a conviction against Rudolph Klemper, a confessed serial killer, due to lack of evidence. Dent reaches out to Batman. Working together the D.A. and the vigilante are able to secure convictions against a number of criminals. Boss Vincent Maroni is their next target. In court, Maroni throws acid in Harvey's face, disfiguring him.

When Harvey awakens in the hospital, his unhinged mind worsens. He begins using a two-headed coin with a scarred side to determine his actions. This leads him to murder Adrian Fields, a corrupt district attorney who replaced him. Harvey then tracks down his own father whose abuse was responsible for Harvey's mental state. Batman arrives to stop Harvey, but Harvey's coin had already prevented another murder.

Harvey is sent to Arkham Asylum and his face is repaired. However, his mind is still damaged. Harvey destroys his face again and continues his criminal life as Two-Face.