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The Mask
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Real Name
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Stanley Ipkiss, Tim Avery , Lt. Mitch Kellaway (for a time)
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First Appearance
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Dark Horse Presents (vol. 1) #10 (September, 1987)
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Creators
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John Arcudi, Doug Mahnke
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Team Affliations
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None
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Aliases
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Big-Head, The Big-Head Killer, The Masque
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Base of Operations
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Powers
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Acts as a living cartoon character, able to warp his own body and certain aspects of reality.
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Skills and Abilities
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Toon Force: Hammerspace, Absurd Resilience, Superhuman Strength & Durability, etc.
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The Mask is the name of several superheroes, supervillains and antiheroes from the Dark Horse comics from John Arcudi. The most famous character to take on the guise of the Mask was Stanley Ipkiss, due to the movie adaptation, although the original comic adaptation was far more of an antihero and outright villain.
Origin[]
The only thing that we know about the mask origin is that it was once held by the most mysterious and Isolated tribe who placed incantations and prayers on it.it has since taking control of people (AKA) users throughout the series.
Biography[]
The Mask[]
Is a mystical object which when worn grants it's users fantastic reality warping cartoon powers at the cost of their sanity. The mask origins all started of that of a tribe who were carving a mask from wood which they later placed it on hexes and incantations which later gave the creation of the mask a will of it's own as well as reality powers.
Stanley Ipkiss[]
The first possessor of the Mask was a man named Stanley Ipkiss. Most of Stanley's past is unknown, though he was in a relationship with a woman named Katherine. He found the mysterious mask and took it home so he could give it to his girlfriend. However, he soon found that it gave him incredible superpowers, as well as altering his own personality to become less inhibited and more unhinged. Initially, he intended to use his powers to help others, but instead decided to avenge personal vendettas in lethal ways. Soon, Stanley's obsession with the Mask and using its destructive powers cost him his relationship and made him a target of the authorities. Lieutenant Kellaway lead the police against the Mask, only to have his forces decimated and found himself unable to stop the Mask's murderous spree.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Mask has various powers such as super-strength, speed, intelligence, and durability. He also has the ability to warp reality. He is also super agile and has a strong healing factor. Other abilities of The Mask are immortality and the ability to stretch his limbs.
Feats[]
- Defeated Lobo, who was able to overpower Superman.
- Can destroy a universe.
- Hardly phased from eating 21 sticks of TNT.
- Easily survives getting flattened or crushed multiple times.
- Roused the police into dancing with him via musical number
- Survives falling into orbit with Lobo
- Dodges gunfire at point-blank range with ease (can also survive gunshots, including headshots).
