Black Mask has been terrorizing Gotham for almost four decades since appearing in Batman Vol 1. #386. In the post-Crisis, pre-New 52 era, Roman was depicted as an unmitigated psychopath.

Who is Black Mask? Real name Roman Sionis, Black Mask first appeared in Batman #386, which detailed the villain’s origins and was released on May 16, 1985. Roman was born to an affluent Gotham ...

Batman: The Long Halloween is a must-read for any Batman fan. At the center of it is Julian Gregory Day, the already ...

Black Mask first appeared in Batman #386 (1985), created by writer Doug Moench and artist Tom Mandrake.Before becoming one of Gotham’s most notorious criminals, Roman Sionis was born into a ...

Luckily, Absolute Batman has cleared the way for Black Mask to shine, mainly by turning Batman's array of antagonists from Batfoes to Batfriends. The would-be Riddler, Two-Face, ...

Batman #386: “Black Mask: Losing Face” There’s no better place to start at than the very beginning, so of course, the introduction of Black Mask will be my first choice.

Black Mask is perhaps the most significant Batman villain to debut during the '80s. He was created by writer Doug Moench and artist Tom Mandrake and first appeared in Batman #386, quickly becoming ...

Batman #386, DC Comics 1985. Much has been made of the notion that Black Mask and his alter ego Roman Sionis are a sort of distorted reflection of Batman and Bruce Wayne due to the way their ...

Batman: Arkham Origins is said to star Black Mask as its primary antagonist, taking a break from the usual Joker threat. But Warner Bros knows that some fans don't know much about this villain ...

As Black Mask, Sionis ran afoul of Batman a number of times — he was a long-term recurring villain during co-creator Moench’s two runs as writer of the Batman comic book in the 1980s and ...

In a lot of ways, the origin of Black Mask mimics that of Batman himself. Roman Sionis is a son of Gotham, like Bruce Wayne, who inherited his family’s fortune.

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