Batman #386: Black Mask: Losing Face
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- Series
- Batman
- Issue number
- 386
- Cover date
- 1985-08-01
- ComicVine ID
- 25730
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Issue summary
Synopsis Featuring the first appearance of Black Mask! After losing control of his company, cosmetics king Roman Sionis becomes the criminal known as Black Mask in order to take revenge. Plot Summary When the heir of Janus Cosmetics is born, the doctor accidentally drops the baby, whose life is all downhill from there. From then on, something always seems off about little Roman Sionis, all the more so after he's attacked by a rabid raccoon. In truth, Roman felt dead inside all his life, but at least tried to put on a mask of civility for his parents' high-society friends like the Waynes. When Roman rises in the ranks of Janus, he falls under the "spell" of a bewitching model named Circe. Shortly after Roman's parents disapprove of the romance, they both die in a fire of mysterious circumstances. Roman inherits Janus, but soon drives the company into ruin, first with makeup designed to cover the face, then with untested waterproof makeup that causes horrible skin damage. Circe and Janus both dump Roman, after he's bailed out by Wayne Enterprises. For Roman, this gesture of friendship represents his greatest humiliation, causing him to "lose face." Snapping completely, he destroys his parents' ebony coffins, and decides to carve a mask. Shortly thereafter, the new president of Janus Cosmetics is murdered, and the next target is Bruce Wayne. Continued in Detective Comics #553 .
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Batman #386: Black Mask: Losing Face is a Batman issue with cover date 1985-08-01. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), Black Mask (Roman Sionis).
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Batman #386: Black Mask: Losing Face is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #386 with a cover date of 1985-08-01.
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