Comic Title: Batman #234
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1971
On Sale Date: June 10, 1971 Newsstand Date June 10, 1971
Source: House Ad, DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #4, Page 15

Copyright Date June 10, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971


Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of April and October
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Half an Evil"
Pages: 15

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Dennis J. O'Neil
Penciller: Neal Adams
Inker: Dick Giordano
Letterer: John Costanza

Reprinted In:
Best of DC #14 (1981)
Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told HC (1988)
Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told TPB (1989)
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 3 HC (2006)
Batman Vs. Two-Face TPB (2008)
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 3 TPB (2013)
Batman Arkham:Two-Face TPB (2016)
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 6 TPB (2016)
Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus HC (2016)
Two-Face:A Celebration of 75 Years HC (2018)
Batman by Neal Adams Vol. 3 TPB (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Justice League of America #94; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #97)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #413; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #98)
• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Detective Comics #412; next appearance in Batman #235)

Villain(s)

• Two-Face (last appearance in Batman #81; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #106)
• Two-Face's henchmen (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Arthur Reeves (last appearance in Batman #225; next appearance in Detective Comics #419)
• Billy the Tramp (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Robin (in flashback)

Comments:
This story serves to reintroduce Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, a former Batman foe who has not appeared in almost 18 years. Two-Face was last seen in Batman #81.

Synopsis:
The theft of a Janus Hot Dog balloon leads Batman to suspect that his old foe Two-Face has returned. Batman's meeting with Commissioner Gordon is interrupted by a theft at the local nautical museum. Batman captures one of the crooks, but another escapes with a diary of Captain Bye.

Batman follows the clue to a schooner docked across the river. Batman witnesses the ship sunk by an explosion, but he also deduces that Two-Face will use the balloon to later raise the ship, so that he can steal the treasure hidden on board. Batman is caught off-guard by Two-Face, but he tricks him into using his coin to save a bystander. The save gives Batman the necessary time to escape and capture Two-Face.