The Mask is a comic book series created by Doug Mahnke and John Arcudi and published by Dark Horse Comics. Its artists include Mark Badger, Chris Warner and Keith Williams. The series tells the story of a supernatural mask that grants its wearers nearly limitless power, often at the cost of their sanity. The original trilogy of The Mask, The Mask Returns, and The Mask Strikes Back was published as a limited series, from 1991 to 1995, and has since expanded into various spin-offs and other media. The series is known for its dark tone and graphic violence.
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| First appearance | As Masque, Dark Horse Presents #10 (September 1987), As Big Head, Mayhem #1 (May 1989) |
| Created by | Masque, Mike Richardson, Mark Badger, Big Head, John Arcudi, Chris Warner, Doug Mahnke |
| Alter ego | List of alter egos Stanley Ipkiss (comics, film, and TV series), Mitch Kellaway (comics), Kathy (comics), Little Nunzio (comics), Rick, Ben, Hugo and Archie (alternated, comics), Ray Tuttle (comics), Emily Tuttle (comics), Tommy Haines (comics), Charlie Blaine (comics), Eric Martin (comics), Aldo Krasker (comics), Dorian Tyrell (film), Milo (film and TV series), Peggy Brandt (TV series), Baby Forthwright (TV series), Pretorius (TV series), Arthur Neuman (TV series), Chet Bozzack (TV series), Fish Guy (TV series), Evelyn (TV series), Paul Newman (Grifter and the Mask), Lobo (Lobo/Mask), Ned ("Angry Young Mask"), Josh ("Angry Young Mask"), Snucky (Joker/Mask), The Joker (Joker/Mask), Tim Avery (Son of the Mask), Otis (Son of the Mask) |
| Notable aliases | Masque, Big Head, Loki, Green Guy, Green Head, Green Face, Green Joker, Freakshow Master, Clown, The Green Mask |
| Abilities | List of abilities In comics, film and cartoon version, Reality warping, Elasticity, Whirligigikinesis, Duplication, Infinite Super-Speed, Energy projection, Time, matter and energy manipulation and creation, Psionic abilities such as telekinesis, telepathy, astral projection, and precognition, Immortality (except removing the Mask), Invulnerability (except removing the Mask), Levitation, Self-sustenance, Size manipulation, Nigh-Omniscience at the loss of sanity, inhibitions, and self-control, except for those who still have self-control despite the loss of the two above, Summoning, Enhanced super strength, endurance, reflexes, agility and stamina, Creation of vortices, Interdimensional travel and time travel, Power mimicry/replication, Transfiguration, Multilingualism, Cosmic awareness, Trickery, High intelligence, Psychometry, Granting desires at the loss of the moral center except for those who have a good heart. In comics and cartoon only, Shapeshifting (can appear as any person) In other media only: Cartoon physics |
About The Mask
In this fantasy comedy film, an ordinary man is turned into a crazy superhero when he wears a green mask. The film is based on Dark Horse Comic's comic series of the same name.
Achievement of The Mask
The film is Cameron Diaz's feature film debut. Susan Boyd sang Cameron Diaz's parts in the film.
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