Bruce Wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering martial arts, detective skills, and criminal psychology. Costumed as a bat to prey on the fears of criminals, and utilizing a high-tech arsenal, he became the legendary Batman.
Well I don't know them all. But in pre-flashpoint there has been 2 Black Mask : Roman Sionis and Jeremiah Arkham. In the new 52 it's only a modernised version of Roman Sionis.
As Roman Sionis pre-flashpoint:
His first appearance is in arc Batman #386-387/ Detective Comics #553 (haven't read)
He re-appears in Detective Comics #566/Batman #400 (haven't read)
Then he returns in Batman #484-885. (haven't read)
You can find him in Detective comics #683-684
Also in Detective comics #697
After that he is in "Batman: Bullock's law"
He has a part in "Batman: War games" (haven't read but isn't considered a notable story even if it's a big arc)
He plays a big part in "Under the Hood" storyline (haven't read but is considered a gread story and is the return of Jason Todd)
He also appears in "Batman: War crimes" (haven't read but isn't considered a notable story)
Finaly in Detective comics #821
He also appears in a few catwoman vol.3 stories :
Catwoman vol.3: Disguises (#6-9)
Catwoman vol.3: No easy way down (#10-24)
Catwoman vol.3: The one that you love (#38-49)
Catwoman vol.3: Backward masking (#50-52)
Catwoman vol.3: The replacements (#53-58)
Catwoman vol.3: #62
Catwoman vol.3: #71
His life Finaly finished in "Balckest Night" (haven't read yet but is a huge storyline and a must read)
As Jeremiah Arkham pre-flashpoint:
He first appear in "The Last Arkham" (haven't read)
He can be seen in the "knightfall" storyline (again a major huge arc in Batman timeline)
He is part of "Arkham asylium: Living hell" (a very dark story about some inmates - I like it a lot)
He as a role in "No man's land" (a huge notable arc in Batman's timeline - a must read)
He is also the main character in "Batman: Life after death" (haven't read)
Jerimiah Arkham can be seen in the new 52 "Night of the owl"
As Roman Sionis New 52
Roman Sionis is first seen in the "Court of the owl" arc.
His main storyline is "Detective Comics: Scare tatics"
He also appears in a few Catwoman, Forever evil and convergeance
In DCAU related books
Batman adentures vol.2: Shadows and Masks
In bold are the must read for Black Mask main story, and in underline are stories I believe should also be read to understand the guy better.
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