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Black Mask (Roman Sionis)
Roman Sionis. Crime boss who wears a black skull mask carved from his father's coffin. Brutal, sadistic, obsessed with masks.
Quick answer
Gotham Vault currently connects Black Mask (Roman Sionis) to 34 Batman-related comic issue pages. Use this character page as a canonical hub for appearances, story arcs, and reading paths.
Quick facts
- Total appearances: 34
- Date range: 1985-08-01 → 2025-05-01
- First listed issue: Batman #386: Black Mask: Losing Face
- Latest listed issue: Absolute Batman #6: The Zoo, Part Six
Citation summary
Gotham Vault lists 34 issue appearances for Black Mask (Roman Sionis), spanning 1985-08-01 → 2025-05-01. The most common series include Batman, Absolute Batman, with story arc links including No Man's Land.
Issue appearances
- #1
Batman #386: Black Mask: Losing Face1985-08-01 - #2
Batman #387: Ebon Masquery1985-09-01 - #3
Batman #397: Binary Brains1986-07-01 - #4
Batman #484: Warpaint1992-09-01 - #5
Batman #485: Faces of Death1992-10-01 - #6
Batman #486: Heavy Metalhead1992-11-01 - #7
Batman #518: Black Mask: The Spidered Face1995-05-01 - #8
Batman #519: Black Spider: Web of Scars1995-06-01 - #9
Batman #520: Fades to Black1995-07-01 - #10
Batman #540: The Spectre of Vengeance, Part 1: Gotham Welcome1997-03-01 - #11
Batman #565: Mosaic: Part One1999-05-01No Man's Land - #12
Batman #633: War Games, Act 3, Part 8: No Going Back2004-12-01 - #13
Batman #634: War Games, Epilogue: Decompression2005-01-01 - #14
Batman #635: Under the Hood, Part 1: New Business2005-02-01 - #15
Batman #636: Under the Hood, Part 2: First Strike2005-03-01 - #16
Batman #637: Under the Hood, Part 3: Overnight Deliveries2005-04-01 - #17
Batman #638: Under the Hood, Part 4: Bidding War2005-05-01 - #18
Batman #639: Family Reunion, Part 1: The Word on the Street2005-06-01 - #19
Batman #644: War Crimes, Part 4 of 4: Judgment at Gotham2005-10-01 - #20
Batman #646: Franchise, Part 1 of 2: Supply Side Economics : Bombastic Battle!2005-12-01 - #21
Batman #647: Franchise, Part 2 of 2: The Away Team2006-01-01 - #22
Batman #648: All They Do Is Watch Us Kill, Part 1of 32006-02-01 - #23
Batman #649: All They Do Is Watch Us Kill, Part 2 of 32006-03-01 - #24
Batman #692: Life After Death, Part 1: The Awakening2009-12-31 - #25
Batman #693: Life After Death, Part 2: Charades2010-01-31 - #26
Batman #694: Life After Death, Part 3: Fractured Pieces2010-02-01 - #27
Batman #695: Life After Death, Part 4: Smoke And Mirrors2010-03-31 - #28
Batman #696: Life After Death, Part 5: Mind Games2010-04-30 - #29
Batman #697: Life After Death, Part 6: Liberator2010-05-31 - #30
Batman #698: Riddle Me This, Part 1: Black Magic Tricks2010-06-30 - #31
Absolute Batman #2: The Zoo, Part Two2025-01-01 - #32
Absolute Batman #3: The Zoo, Part Three2025-02-01 - #33
Absolute Batman #5: The Zoo, Part Five2025-04-01 - #34
Absolute Batman #6: The Zoo, Part Six2025-05-01