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The Rise of The Black Mask" is a gripping and action-packed story that explores themes of corruption, family loyalty, and the lengths one will go to seek justice. With its compelling characters and intense plot twists, this book will keep readers on the edge of their seats from beginning to end. A thrilling tale set in Lagos state, where Governor Fatima strives to bring integrity to the corrupt administration. The enigmatic vigilante known as The...
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Founded in New York City in the mid-1960s by self-educated ghetto kid and painter Ben Morea, the Black Mask group melded the ideas and inspiration of Dada and the Surrealists, with the anarchism of the Durruti Column from the Spanish Revolution. With a theory and practice that had much in common with their contemporaries the San Francisco Diggers, Dutch Provos, and the French Situationists, who famously excommunicated 3 of the 4 members of the British...
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Having served an eighteen-month prison sentence, Bunny returns to society with a disgraced reputation. Eager to build his good name back, the young thief responds to an advertisement requesting a male nurse to aid a sick and elderly man. Meanwhile, Bunny gets a surprise visit from an old friend. Presumed to have been killed during his travels, A.J Raffles reunites with his old accomplice, his eyes already set on valuable relics to steal. Now hardened...
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As a young Mexican immigrant, Gabriel Nadales grew up feeling alienated and distant from the American Dream that brought his parents to this country seeking a better life for themselves and their family. In high school, he was attracted to a left-wing ideology and soon found himself caught up in the anarchist subculture-attending punk-rock concerts, dressing up in garish outfits, and making t-shirts, flags, and zines to fund his activism. He learned...
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Batman Arkham volume 62
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Don't miss out on this collection of chaos in Gotham City caused by the Black Mask, featuring the villain's introduction and much more! Along the way, Black Mask causes mayhem with a total city blackout, and Catwoman faces a dead villain that she was responsible for killing-the original Black Mask! Collects Batman #386-387, #484-485, and #648, Detective Comics #553, Catwoman #16 and 83, and Black Mask: Year of the Villain #1.
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Catwoman volume 10
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In this new volume that also features CATWOMAN SECRET FILES #1, The Black Mask, longtime foe of Batman, has his sights set on Gotham City's East End to house his drug trafficking empire. When Selina Kyle discovers the Black Mask's intentions, she declares war against his operation. Don't miss the noir-style tales written by Ed Brubaker!
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Batman Arkham Origins volume 1
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The best-selling video game comes to comic books in BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS! In the video game Batman: Arkham Origins, Black Mask orders a hit on the Dark Knight and assassins from all across Gotham City answer the call. Batman must defeat the likes of Deathstroke, Bane, The Joker, Copperhead and others while trying to find out what Black Mask is up to.
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John D. Swain (1870-1952) was a prolific pulp author, playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, and movie script writer. He won the O. Henry Memorial Award in 1931.
His story "The Man Who Knew Too Much" is a fantastic tale originally published in Black Mask magazine. Although it became known as the home of hardboiled mystery writers, in its early years Black Mask published all manner of tales, including this one, which-had in been written in later years-would...
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Catwoman volume 41
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Catwoman's life of crime reaches stunning new heights at the hands of writer Genevieve Valentine and David Messina. Selina Kyle-head of the Calabrese crime family-has survived a crime war with Black Mask and is managing an uneasy peace between the two factions. But old habits die hard. Upon hearing that Batman is dead, Catwoman goes on the prowl again in search of the Dark Knight. Can Selina lead a double life with her crime family nipping at her...
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BRUCE WAYNE'S masquerade ball for charity is crashed by none other than the BLACK MASK. He and FALSE FACE SOCIETY members rob the guests, steal the charitable donations, and then kidnap COMISSIONER GORDON. Without the Commissioner's help, the DARK KNIGHT is left to take on the entire criminal underworld on his own.
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House of Slaughter volume 12
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Alone after barely surviving a monster's massacre, Sunny is elusive to Jace–but not the White Masks!
Caught up in the business of the White and Black Masks, will Sunny join Jace's former house, or be left in the woods to face the same horrors again?
13) Zorro
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Zorro: Fact or Fiction presents the story of one of America's most enduring legends and the story behind the legend. Since 1919, the black-masked swordsman has appeared in dozens of stories, comic books, TV shows, and movies. Why does the Zorro legend continue to fascinate year after year? Was Zorro a real person? Read this book and find out!
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Something is Killing the Children volume 29
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It's the final hour for Erica as she has no choice left but to face the Duplicitype and save Tribulation from its reckoning.
But Cutter's looming arrival isn't the only thing competing for the rogue Black Mask's attention.
Gabi has her own plans–ones that put her in grave danger.
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Harley Quinn volume 12
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Relive key stories of the Birds of Prey-Black Canary, Huntress, Renee Montoya, and Cassandra Cain, not to mention Harley Quinn-along with the deadly Black Mask! This new title collects Detective Comics #831, Nightwing/Huntress #2, Gotham Central #6, Batman #567, Catwoman #16 (2002 series) and a story from Showcase '96 #3.
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House of Slaughter volume 7
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After his shocking discovery of what is actually lurking in the town, Edwin is faced with a choice that will change his life forever: wait for a Black Mask to arrive and risk losing the monster, or take on the creature himself…
Discover Edwin's story and dive even deeper into the expanding world of Something is Killing the Children with the SCARLET arc of House of Slaughter!
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»Totschlag" ist eines der raren Werke des Hardboiled-Poeten Paul Cain, der Ende der zwanziger einen kurzen kometenhaften Aufstieg als Pulp-Autor erlebte, bevor er in den Regalen der Antiquariate verschwand. Seine Stories und Romane erschienen in dem legendären Pulp-Magazin Black Mask, in dem auch Dashiell Hammett und Raymond Chandler ihre Karrieren begannen. Cains Figuren sind Betrüger, heruntergekommene Privatdetektive, Bodyguards, versoffene...
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House of Slaughter volume 1
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Discover the inner workings of the House of Slaughter in this new horror series exploring the secret history of the Order that forged Erica Slaughter into the monster hunter she is today.
You know Aaron Slaughter as Erica's handler and rival. But before he donned the black mask, Aaron was a teenager training within the House of Slaughter.
Surviving within the school is tough enough, but it gets even more complicated when Aaron falls for a mysterious...
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"So as near as I could tell the end of the world began roughly about the time that Billy Carver's butt rang for Santa Claus about halfway through the War of 1812."
Sixteen year old Briar Gamble is having a bad day.
It started with the cell phones singing for Santa Claus.
Then came the tanks and the storm troopers.
The Black Masks, in their black fish bowl sunglasses.
And then along came Captain Albino.
The shooting started shortly after that.
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At the scene of the crime, Katina's dresser drawers had been dumped, closets ransacked, her desk had been rambled through and someone had even gone through her private safe. What was the perpetrator looking for? Who would want to take Katina's life? Princeton saw the long, ten inch, knife and knew Katina had fought for her life. There were pieces of glass all over the room, broken bookends and she had a black mask in her hands when they found her...
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