| Mario Falcone | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Batman: Dark Victory #1 (December 1999) |
| Created by | Jeph Loeb Tim Sale |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Mario Falcone |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Falcone Crime Family |
| Notable aliases | Mario Calvi |
Mario Falcone is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. He is the son ofGotham City mob bossCarmine Falcone, the brother ofAlberto Falcone andSofia Falcone, and the uncle ofKitrina Falcone.
Mario Falcone appears in thethird season ofGotham, portrayed byJames Carpinello. The character also appeared in thethird season of theArrowverse seriesBatwoman, portrayed by Marcio Barauna.
Mario Falcone first appeared inBatman: Dark Victory #1 and was created byJeph Loeb andTim Sale.
At some point afterCarmine Falcone is murdered byTwo-Face, Mario andSofia visit their father's grave, giving him a posthumous birthday party with their cousin Lucia Viti,Selina Kyle, and other high-profile Mafiosi in attendance.Batman surveils the party from a rooftop until a gangster takes notice and attacks him. Catwoman helps Batman take the thugs down. By the timeLieutenant James Gordon and the police arrive, Mario and the rest of the Falcone family have already fled. Later on atWayne Manor, Mario visits Bruce Wayne and proposes a business alliance between the Falcone family andWayne Enterprises. Bruce declines, earning Mario's displeasure.[1]
Mario later summons Gordon and district attorney Janice Porter to his father's gravesite, stating that his father's corpse was stolen from its grave. Sofia, Angelo Mirti, and a group of private investigators interrupt the meeting.[2] During theChristmas season, Mario tells Gordon and Porter that Sofia will be out for his blood.[3] Mario later meets with Sofia andAlberto, and claims that their father is still alive. Unbeknownst to him,Calendar Man has been impersonating Carmine in an effort to drive Mario and Alberto insane.[4]
Sal Maroni's crime family begins robbing Falcone Imports with help from Viti and small-time smugglerTony Zucco. Mario tells Sofia that her assets are being frozen and threatens to disown her if she cannot put a stop to the robberies. After Sofia's departure, Mario speaks with an unknown figure who states that she will now go to the only place that would take her in. When Mario states that he does not want his name associated with the contact, the unknown figure states that nobody is interested in him.[5]
OnMother's Day, Mario meets with Gotham City's bankers and Bruce Wayne, but the meeting is interrupted when theJoker attacks them.[6] The Joker then kidnaps Mario and his siblings and holds them hostage atGotham City Police Department headquarters. Batman saves the Falcone siblings and hands them over to the police, but the trial judge secures their release.[7]
OnColumbus Day, Two-Face's gang attacks and kills most of the Falcone gang, leaving only Mario, Alberto, and Sofia alive. Mario later speaks with Gordon and officer Julia Lopez about the deal that he made with Porter, giving him information regarding Sofia in exchange for protection. TheHangman Killer later kills Alberto, leaving Mario the sole living member of the Falcone family. Alone and despondent, Mario destroys the Falcone family mansion.[8]
Kyle later discovers that Mario has set up shop in the unincorporated part of Gotham City. Mario's niece Kitrina keeps quiet aboutCatwoman fleeing the Falcone Manor.[9]
During a fight withRobin, Mario threatens to kill Two-Face's estranged wifeGilda. Two-Face shoots and kills him in defense.[10]
