Carmine Falcone

Carmine Falcone
Carmine "The Roman" Falcone. Art by Tim Sale.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Batman #404 (1987)
Created by	Frank Miller David Mazzucchelli
In-story information
Full name	Carmine Falcone
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Falcone Crime Family
Notable aliases	The Roman, Don Falcone

Carmine "The Roman" Falcone is a fictional character in the DC Universe.

Carmine Falcone made his debut in the four-part story Batman: Year One written by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli in 1987.

In the comics, Falcone is a powerful Mafia chieftain nicknamed "The Roman," where his stranglehold over Gotham City's organized crime is referenced as "The Roman Empire" at least once. In Batman: Year One, his penthouse is designed in a Roman architectural style.

Falcone appeared in the mini-series Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. The character is based on Marlon Brando's portrayal of Don Vito Corleone from the 1972 film The Godfather. Loeb stated in an interview that he paralleled the Falcone family to that of the Corleone family: Falcone's power and wisdom akin to Vito Corleone, his son Alberto's personality and appearance that of Fredo Corleone, and his daughter Sofia's temper matching that of Sonny Corleone. Lastly, his elder son Mario's deportation to Sicily, physical appearance and desire to legitimize the Falcone family are all traits shared with Michael Corleone.