Alberto Falcone is a fictional comic book villain appearing in books published by

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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

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''. The character also appeared in the

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'' (2024) set in '' The Batman'' shared universe, portrayed by Michael Zegen.

Publication history

Alberto Falcone first appeared in '' Batman: The Long Halloween'' #1 and was created by

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and Tim Sale.

Fictional character biography

Born as the middle child of

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crime lord Carmine Falcone on February 14, Alberto earned a scholarship to

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and received post-graduate education at

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. 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

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and

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. 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

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. In '' Batman: Dark Victory'', Alberto is released from Arkham before Sofia Falcone kills him.

In other media

Television

Alberto Falcone appears in ''

'', portrayed by Michael Zegen. Following his father Carmine's assassination, the drug-addicted Alberto becomes heir-apparent to his criminal empire. Alberto later reveals to Oswald "Oz" Cobb his fear of not being able to live up to his father's reputation. Oz attempts to assure him, but Alberto later mocks him while in a drunken stupor, leading to Oz killing him.

Film

* Alberto Falcone appears in '' Batman: The Long Halloween'', voiced by

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. This version was married to Gilda Dent before she married Harvey Dent, which his father disapproved of. * Alberto Falcone appears in ''

'', portrayed by Luke Brandon Field. This version is a terrorist.

Video games

* Alberto Falcone appears in '' Batman: Arkham Origins'', voiced by Quinton Flynn. * Alberto Falcone appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Falcone, Alberto Batman characters Characters created by Jeph Loeb Comics characters introduced in 1996 Fictional gangsters Fictional serial killers DC Comics male supervillains Fiction about fratricide Fictional Italian people Fictional murdered people