| Series: | Batman |
| Season: | 1 |
| Episode: | 17 |
| Production: | 8713-Pt. 1 |
| Director: | William A. Graham |
| Guests: | Myrna Fahey Billy Curtis Joe Brooks Chuck Fox S. John Launer Patrick Whyte Mike Ragan Michael Fox Gary Owens Special Guest Villain: ? as False-Face |
| Prev: | He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul |
| Next: | Holy Rat Race |
"True or False-Face" is the 17th episode of the Batman television series, first airing on ABC March 9, 1966 in its first season. It guest starred Malachi Throne as False-Face.
The master of disguise, False-Face, manages to steal the jeweled Mergenberg Crown and replace it with a false one right under the watchful eyes of the police. Included with the theft of the Crown, False Face challenges Batman to prove that he has committed a crime when he announces his intention to rob an armored car company. Batman catches False-Face, who is disguised as one of the armored car drivers but manages to escape in his Trick-Truck.
Batman and Robin follow False-Face into an alley, where they are attacked by False-Face's gang. The police arrive in time to arrest the gang, but False-Face escapes by disguising himself as Chief O'Hara, before gassing the real Chief O'Hara. Batman captures False-Face's assistant, Blaze, who leads the duo to what they think is False-Face's hideout, a deserted subway platform. It is in reality a False-Face trap. Batman is gassed by a vending machine, while Blaze gasses Robin. They awaken to find that False-Face has glued them to the train tracks with a super-strong epoxy. Momentarily, they will be run over a speeding train.