| BLACK MASK (Roman Sionis) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Doug Moench and Tom Mandrake |
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CHRONOLOGY
Black Mask first appeared in Batman Vol. 1 #386 (August 1985).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Black Mask in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Black Mask Chronology
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| Batman Vol. 1 #386 (August 1985): "Black Mask: Losing Face" |
| Detective Comics #553 (August 1985): "The False Face Society of Gotham" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #387 (September 1985): "Ebon Masquery" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #400 (October 1986): "Resurrection Night!" |
| Arkham Asylum (1989): "Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #3 (August 1992): "The Last Arkham, Part Three" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #4 (September 1992): "The Last Arkham, Part Four" |
| Batman #484 (September 1992): "Warpaint" |
| Batman #485 (October 1992): "Faces of Death" |
| Detective Comics #684 (April 1995): "Darkest Day" |
| Batman #518 (May 1995): "Black Mask: The Spidered Face" |
| Batman #519 (June 1995): "Black Spider: Web of Scars" |
| Detective Comics #697 (June 1996): "Deadbolt" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #1 (October 1996): "Child of Justice" |
| Batman: Bullock's Law #1 (August 1999): "Bullock's Law" |
| Batman #565 (May 1999): "Mosaic: Part 1" |
| Detective Comics #732 (May 1999): "Mosaic: Part 2" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #35 (September 1999): "The Belly of the Beast" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #36 (October 1999): "Nothing But Time" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #37 (November 1999): "Escape From Blackgate" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #9 (September 2002): "Disguises, Part Four" |
| Catwoman Secret Files and Origins #1/4 (November 2002): "Proper Planning" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #13 (January 2003): "Relentless, Part Two" [Behind the scenes] |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #14 (February 2003): "Relentless, Part Three" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #15 (March 2003): "Relentless, Part Four" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #16 (April 2003): "Relentless, Part Five" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #56 (October 2004): "War Games Act 1, Part 4: Rules of Engagement" [In shadows] |
| Detective Comics #798 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 1: Undertow" [In shadows] |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #183 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 2: Philosophical Differences" [Disguised] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #97 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 3: Clarification" [In shadows] |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #57 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 4: The Light at the End of the Tunnel" [In shadows] |
| Robin Vol. 2 #130 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 5: The Only Light in Gotham" |
| Batgirl #56 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 6: Collateral Damage" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #35 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 7: Betrayal" |
| Batman #632 (November 2004): "War Games Act 2, Part 8: Orpheus in the Underworld" |
| Detective Comics #799 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 1: Good Intentions" |
| Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #184 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3 Part 2: The Road to Hell" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #98 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 3: Casualty of War" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #131 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 4: Too Many Ghosts" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #58 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 5: Flight Risk" |
| Batgirl #57 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 6: Ground Zero" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #36 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 7: Multiple Fronts" |
| Batman #633 (December 2004): "War Games Act 3, Part 8: No Going Back" |
| Detective Comics #800 (January 2005): "Alone at Night" |
| Batman #635 (February 2005): "Under the Hood, Part 1: New Business" |
| Batman #636 (March 2005): "Under the Hood, Part 2: First Strike" |
| Batman #637 (April 2005): "Under the Hood, Part 3: Overnight Deliveries" |
| Batman #638 (May 2005): "Under the Hood, Part 4: Bidding War" |
| Man-Bat Vol. 4 #2 (July 2006): "Man-Bat: The Return, Part Two" |
| Man-Bat Vol. 4 #3 (August 2006): "Man-Bat: The Return, Part Three" |
| Man-Bat Vol. 4 #4 (September 2006): "Man-Bat: The Return, Part Four" |
| Man-Bat Vol. 4 #5 (October 2006): "Man-Bat: The Return, Conclusion" |
| Batman #639 (June 2005): "Family Reunion, Part 1: The Word on the Street" |
| Batman #640 (July 2005): "Family Reunion, Part 2: While the Cat's Away" |
| Batman Villains Secret Files 2005 (July 2005): "Stranger in Paradise" |
| Batman #642 (September 2005): "Breaking the Skin" |
| Detective Comics #809 (early October 2005): "War Crimes Part 1: To the Victor Goes the Spoils" |
| Batman #643 (early October 2005): "War Crimes Part 2: Minor Discrepancies" |
| Detective Comics #810 (late October 2005): "War Crimes Part 3: A Consequence of Truth" |
| Batman #644 (late October 2005): "War Crimes Part 4: Judgment At Gotham" |
| Batman #646 (December 2005): "Franchise, Part 1: Supply Side Economics" |
| Batman #647 (January 2006): "Franchise, Part 2: The Away Team" |
| Batman #649 (March 2006): "All They Do Is Watch Us Kill, Part 2" [Flashback] |
| Batman #648 (February 2006): "All They Do Is Watch Us Kill, Part 1" |
| Batman #649 (March 2006): "All They Do Is Watch Us Kill, Part 2" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #50 (February 2006): "Backward Masking, Part 1" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #51 (March 2006): "Backward Masking, Part 2" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #52 (April 2006): "Backward Masking, Conclusion" |
As a Black Lantern |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #83 (March 2010): "Night and the City" |
Post-Flashpoint |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #25 (January 2014): "Whistleblower's Blues" |
| Detective Comics Vol. 2 #9 (July 2012): "The Owls Take Over Arkham" |
| Detective Comics Annual Vol. 2 #1 (October 2012): "The Abyss" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #19 (June 2013): "Slam" |
| Batwoman Vol. 2 #22 (September 2013): "This Blood is Thick, Part 4: Hits" |
| Forever Evil #1 (November 2013): "Nightfall" |
| Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #2 (January 2014): "Issue of Trust, Part 2:Know Thyself" |
| Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #4 (March 2014): "Escape From Gotham" |
| Forever Evil: Arkham War #4 (March 2014): "Arkham War: Empire of the Bat" |
| Forever Evil: Arkham War #5 (April 2014): "Arkham War: Evolution" |
| Forever Evil: Arkham War #6 (May 2014): "Arkham War: World War Gotham" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #35 (December 2014): "Comfort to the Hurt of the King" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #36 (January 2015): "Keeper of the Castle" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #37 (February 2015): "Sooner or Later You Will Descend" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #38 (March 2015): "The Serpent" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #39 (April 2015): "Better Than He Does Himself" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #40 (May 2015): "The Issue & End" |
| Convergence: Swamp Thing #2/2 (July 2015): "Divergence: Catwoman" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #41 (August 2015): "Caesar or Nothing, Part 1" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #42 (September 2015): "Caesar or Nothing, Part 2: Gathered from All Sides" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #43 (October 2015): "Them that Bear It" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #44 (November 2015): "Fire" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #45 (December 2015): "The Daughter of One who Had No Fear" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #46 (January 2016): "Superheavy, Part Six" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #47 (February 2016): "Superheavy, Part Seven" |
| Batman Vol. 2 #51 (June 2016): "Gotham Is" |
| All-Star Batman #2 (November 2016): "My Own Worst Enemy, Part 2" |
| All-Star Batman #3 (December 2016): "My Own Worst Enemy, Part 3" |
| All-Star Batman #4 (January 2017): "My Own Worst Enemy, Part 4" |
| All-Star Batman #5 (February 2017): "My Own Worst Enemy, Finale" |
| Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 2 #1 (October 2016): "Dark Trinity, Part One: Fathers and Sons" |
| Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 2 #2 (November 2016): "Dark Trinity, Part Two: Paradise Lost" |
| Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 2 #3 (December 2016): "Dark Trinity, Part Three: There's No "I" In Bizarro (Oh Wait--There Is!)" |
| Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 2 #4 (January 2017): "Dark Trinity, Part Four: Team Dynamics" |
| Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 2 #5 (February 2017): "Dark Trinity, Part Five: Behind the Mask!" |
| Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 2 #6 (March 2017): "Dark Trinity, Part Six: Darker Days" |
| All-Star Batman #11 (August 2017): "The First Ally, Part 2" |
| All-Star Batman #12 (September 2017): "The First Ally, Part 3" |
| All-Star Batman #13 (October 2017): "The First Ally, Part 4" |
| All-Star Batman #14/2 (December 2017): "Killers-In-Law, Finale: A Private Matter" |
| Harley Quinn Vol. 3 #35 (March 2018): "Batter Up, Part One" |
| Teen Titans Special Vol. 6 #1 (August 2018): "Things Done Changed" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #20 (September 2018): "Set It Off, Part One" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #22 (November 2018): "Bring It On" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #26 (March 2019): "House of the Rising Son" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #28 (May 2019): "The Terminus Agenda, Part One" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #42 (June 2019): "The Terminus Agenda, Part Two: Our Gang" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #29 (June 2019): "The Terminus Agenda, Part Three: Who Are You?" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #43 (July 2019): "The Terminus Agenda, Conclusion: Black Hat" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #30 (July 2019): "The Terminus Agenda, Epilogue" |
| Black Mask: Year of the Villain #1 (October 2019): "Looks Can Kill" |
| Harley Quinn's Villain of the Year #1 (February 2020): "Harley Quinn's Villain of the Year" |
| Doomsday Clock #6 (September 2018): "Truly Laugh" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 5 #5 (July 2020): "Suicide Squad" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 5 #7 (September 2020): "Suicide Squad" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 5 #8 (October 2020): "Suicide Squad" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 5 #9 (November 2020): "Suicide Squad" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 5 #10 (December 2020): "Suicide Squad" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 5 #11 (January 2021): "The Revolutionaries" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #44 (October 2020): "Crossroads" |
| Joker 2021 Annual #1 (January 2022): "El Mal Duerme Bien" |
| Task Force Z #9 (August 2022): "Task Force Z, Chapter 9" |
| Catwoman Vol. 5 #39 (March 2022): "Dangerous Liaisons, Part 1" |
| Catwoman Vol. 5 #40 (April 2022): "Dangerous Liaisons, Part 2" |
| Catwoman Vol. 5 #41 (May 2022): "Dangerous Liaisons, Part 3" |
| Catwoman Vol. 5 #42 (June 2022): "Dangerous Liaisons, Part 4" |
| Catwoman Vol. 5 #43 (July 2022): [No Title] |
| Catwoman Vol. 5 #44 (August 2022): [No Title] |
| Catwoman Vol. 5 #46 (October 2022): [No Title] |
| Catwoman Vol. 5 #48 (December 2022): "Furious Hearts, Part 1" |
| Catwoman Vol. 5 #49 (January 2023): "Furious Hearts, Part 2" |
| Punchline: The Gotham Game #4 (March 2023): "Punchline: The Gotham Game, Part 4" |
| Punchline: The Gotham Game #5 (April 2023): "Punchline: The Gotham Game, Part 5" |
| Punchline: The Gotham Game #6 (May 2023): "Punchline: The Gotham Game, Game Over" |