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Black Mask

Roman Sionis, DC

407 appearancesSince 1985

Black Mask first appeared in Batman #386 (1985-08), published by DC. 407 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Roman Sionis

Alias used by Gotham crime lord Roman Sionis.

Character history

Key issues

3 issues

Batman
#386
first appearance · origin
1985-08-00
Detective Comics
#865
origin retold
2010-07-00
Dollar Comics: Batman 386
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origin retold
2020-04-00

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2012–2017

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Batman: Unseen cover

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2009–2010

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2012–2016

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2013–2014

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