Why it's Hot:
- 1st appearance of Black Mask, a crime boss who wore a mask carved from the casket lid of his deceased father
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Synopsis:
BLACK MASK: LOSING FACE Roman Sionis is born to wealthy parents Charles Sionis and his unnamed mother, then immediately dropped on his head by the doctor. This small event turned Roman's life as he grew up as a "different" kid. During his early years, his parents were more focused on their "masks", with his father more concerned about the press photos and his mother more concerned with her makeup. They decided not to sue the doctor who dropped Roman because they did not want their names muddied by a common lawsuit. Growing up, Roman witnessed his family put on "masks" of normalcy to impress their socialite friends, such as Thomas and Martha Wayne. He grew to despise these encounters and the way his parents forced him to act. As an adult, Roman becomes President of Janus Cosmetics but ruins the company with a disastrous product launch. After murdering his parents and losing his company to the Wayne Foundation, Roman carves a mask from his father’s coffin lid and becomes the crime lord Black Mask, forming the False Face Society and targeting Bruce Wayne as his next victim.
