Black Mask

A sinister presence haunting the shadows of Gotham, Black Mask made their debut in Batman Legend #3 in 1996, brought to life by creators Bryan Talbot and Stéphane Deschamps in what has proven to be a remarkably enduring corner of the Batman universe. Across nearly three decades of publication, this character has kept genuinely elite company — sharing pages with Batman, Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle, and James Gordon — placing them squarely in the thick of Gotham's most compelling drama. Published under Urban Comics, Black Mask turns up across titles as varied as Absolute Batman and Harley Quinn The Animated Series, a testament to the character's staying power through the Modern Age and beyond. If you're building out a serious Gotham-focused collection, this is a name worth tracking down.