The Mask
| The Mask | |
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Cover to The Mask volume 1
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| First appearance |
As Masque: Dark Horse Presents #10 (September 1987) As The Mask: Mayhem #1 (May 1989) |
| Created by |
Mike Richardson Mark Badger John Arcudi Doug Mahnke |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Stanley Ipkiss (comics, film, and TV series) Tim Avery (Son of the Mask) |
| Notable aliases | Masque, Big Head, Loki, Green Guy, Green Head, Green Face, Green Joker, Freak, Clown, The Green Mask |
| Abilities |
In comics and film version:
In comics only: Appear as any person with second lifelike 'mask' of a human face formed over the wearer's green "big head" In other media only: A cartoon-like style of reality warping |
In comics and film version:
In comics only:
Appear as any person with second lifelike 'mask' of a human face formed over the wearer's green "big head"
In other media only:
The Mask is a Dark Horse comic book series created by writer Mike Richardson, the artist Mark Badger, John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke. The series follows a magical mask which imbues the wearer with reality-bending powers and physical imperviousness, as well as bypassing the wearer's psychological inhibitions. It was adapted into the 1994 film The Mask, starring Jim Carrey, which was followed by an animated television series voiced by Rob Paulsen and a stand-alone sequel made in 2005, Son of the Mask. It was not until the films and television series were made that the character became known as "The Mask".
In all versions, the story initially revolves around a magical mask which gives any wearer limitless power and an altered appearance, characterized by a large set of teeth and a green head. The mask affects the personality of the wearer by removing all personal social inhibitions, causing the wearer to become insane. The book was inspired by a combination of earlier characters: The Joker and Steve Ditko's Creeper, as well as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In the original comic stories, characters who wore the Mask would become dangerous and cruel antiheroes at best or villains at worst with ultra-violent tendencies, even if this was not the wearer's original intention. When adapted into a film, the violence was toned down to make the Mask only as dangerous as its wearer. In both the 1994 film and animated television show, the main character Stanley Ipkiss was depicted as a benevolent yet mischievous superhero. The same is true of the 2005 sequel's main character Tim Avery, who is named after Tex Avery.
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