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Sal Maroni
Salvatore Vincent Maroni is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. The substantial character is portrayed as an infamous gangster of Italian descent in Gotham City and an enemy of Batman. Maroni is most famous for disfiguring Harvey Dent, setting the stage for the young district attorney's transformation into the supervillain Two-Face. In live-action, Maroni has been portrayed in film by Dennis Paladino in ''Batman Forever'' (1995) and Eric Roberts in ''The Dark Knight (film), The Dark Knight'' (2008), while on television he has been portrayed by David Zayas in the series ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' (2014). Publication history Sal Maroni first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #66 and was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Fictional character biography Pre-Crisis/Earth-Two Maroni's first Crisis on Infinite Earths, Pre-Crisis appearance was in ''Detective Comics'' #66 (August 1942) as Boss Moroni, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its publications take place within the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Cyborg. It is widely known for some of the most famous and recognizable teams including the Justice League, the Justice Society of America, the Suicide Squad, and the Teen Titans. The universe also features a large number of well-known supervillains such as the Joker, Lex Luthor, the Cheetah, the Reverse-Flash, Black Manta, Sinestro, and Darkseid. The company has published non-DC Universe-related material, including ''Watchmen'', '' V for Vendetta'', '' Fables'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman (Earth-Two)
The Batman of Earth-Two is an alternate version of the fictional superhero Batman, who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was introduced after DC Comics created Earth-Two, a parallel world that was retroactively established as the home of characters whose adventures had been published in the Golden Age of comic books. This provided justification within the fictional world of Batman stories for DC Comics publishing Batman comic books that disregarded the character's Golden Age stories, as Batman had been presented as a single ongoing incarnation of the character since his earliest stories were published. Publication history Batman of Earth-Two first appeared in ''Justice League of America'' #82 and was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillin. The character history of the Earth-Two Batman accordingly adopts all of the earliest stories featuring the character from the 1930s and 1940s, while the adventures of the then-mainstream Silver Age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeph Loeb
Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series '' Smallville'' and ''Lost'', writer for the films ''Commando'' and ''Teen Wolf'', and a writer and co-executive producer on the NBC TV show ''Heroes'' from its premiere in 2006 to November 2008.Cynthia Littleton. "'Heroes' duo get the ax" '' Daily Variety''; November 2, 2008 In 2010, Loeb became Executive Vice President of . A four-time |
Carmine Falcone
Carmine Falcone is a fictional character in DC Comics, portrayed as a powerful mob boss, an enemy of Batman, and a friend of the Wayne family. He has also been depicted in some versions as the illegitimate father of Catwoman. In live-action, the character has been portrayed in film by Tom Wilkinson in ''Batman Begins'' (2005) and John Turturro in ''The Batman (film), The Batman'' (2022), and by John Doman in the television series ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' (2014). Background Carmine Falcone made his debut in the four-part story ''Batman: Year One'' written by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli in 1987. In the comics, Falcone is a powerful Italian Mafia, Mafia chieftain nicknamed "The Roman Empire, Roman", where his stranglehold over Gotham City's organized crime is referenced as "The Roman Empire" at least once. In ''Batman: Year One'', his penthouse is designed in a Ancient Roman architecture, Roman architectural style. The character is based on Marlon Brando's portrayal o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
