Alberto Falcone
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| Alberto Falcone | |
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 Alberto Falcone as seen in Batman: The Long Halloween #13 (December 1997). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Batman: The Long Halloween #1 (October 1996) |
| Created by | Jeph Loeb (writer) Tim Sale (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human |
| Notable aliases | The Holiday Killer |
Alberto Falcone is a fictional comic book villain appearing in books published by DC Comics, in particular the Batman books. In addition to being a mobster, he has also made appearances as the Holiday Killer, a serial killer featured in Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: Dark Victory.
Luke Brandon Field portrayed Al Falcone in the DC Extended Universe film The Flash. The character also appeared in the HBO television miniseries The Penguin (2024) set in The Batman shared universe, portrayed by Michael Zegen.
Publication history
[edit]Alberto Falcone first appeared in Batman: The Long Halloween #1 and was created by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.[1]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Born as the middle child of Gotham City crime lord Carmine Falcone on February 14, Alberto earned a scholarship to Harvard University and received post-graduate education at Oxford. As a young man, he is eager to follow in his father's footsteps as a crime boss, but Carmine rebuffed his son's efforts; it is suggested that Carmine wants him to have a normal life but does not know how to express those feelings. Alberto is nevertheless hurt and angered by the perceived slight, and grows pathologically jealous of his siblings Mario and Sofia.
In Batman: The Long Halloween, Alberto is apparently killed by the Holiday Killer, a vigilante and serial killer known for striking on holidays. It is later revealed that Alberto is the Holiday Killer and faked his death. Following this, he is imprisoned in Arkham Asylum.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
In Batman: Dark Victory, Alberto is released from Arkham before Sofia Falcone kills him.[8][9]
In other media
[edit]Television
[edit]Alberto Falcone appears in The Penguin, portrayed by Michael Zegen.[10] After the assassination of his father Carmine, the drug-addicted Alberto becomes heir-apparent to his father's criminal empire. He catches Oswald "Oz" Cobb / Penguin trying to take one of his father's stashes and the two share a brief conversation as Alberto reveals his fear that he cannot live up to his father's reputation. When Oz tries to reassure him by sharing his own ambitions, however, a drunk Alberto mocks him; Oz then impulsively guns him down.
Film
[edit]- Alberto Falcone appears in Batman: The Long Halloween, voiced by Jack Quaid.[11] This version was married to Gilda Dent before the latter married Harvey Dent, which his father disapproved of.
- Alberto Falcone appears in The Flash, portrayed by Luke Brandon Field.[12][13] This version is a terrorist.
Video games
[edit]- Alberto Falcone appears in Batman: Arkham Origins,[14] voiced by Quinton Flynn.
- Alberto Falcone appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 132. ISBN 9780345501066.
- ^ Batman: The Long Halloween #3 (February 1997). DC Comics.
- ^ Batman: The Long Halloween #5 (April 1997). DC Comics.
- ^ Batman: The Long Halloween #8 (July 1997). DC Comics.
- ^ Batman: The Long Halloween #9 (August 1997). DC Comics.
- ^ Batman: The Long Halloween #10 (September 1997). DC Comics.
- ^ Batman: The Long Halloween #12 (November 1997). DC Comics.
- ^ Batman: Dark Victory #2 (January 2000). DC Comics.
- ^ Batman: Dark Victory #13 (December 2000). DC Comics.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (March 16, 2023). "The Penguin HBO Max Series Casts Michael Zegen, James Madio, Scott Cohen (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (March 31, 2021). "Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Hussaini, Syed (September 3, 2021). "Jojo Rabbit's Luke Brandon Field Joins the Flash Movie in Unknown Role". Screen Rant.
- ^ Cremona, Patrick (June 15, 2023). "Meet the cast of The Flash: all the main stars and cameos". Radio Times. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Hussain, Tamoor (April 9, 2013). "Batman Arkham Origins full details: Batwing, Dark Knight challenge system, Remote Claw". CVG. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Alberto Falcone at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Alberto Falcone at the Grand Comics Database
