10 Unbelievable Times Comic Book Villains Were Unmasked

10. Black Mask

For a long time, the matter of who was behind Black Mask was not a major one, or one that provoked fan speculation. The villainous identity belonged to the sadistic crime lord known as Roman Sionis, and that was precisely as complicated as things tended to get.

But after Sionis dies, another Black Mask appears - later revealed to be Jeremiah Arkham - and so the plot, unsurprisingly, thickens. It's heavily suggested from this that the actual mask that Sionis and Arkham wear is somehow possessed, as Arkham seems actively controlled by the mask when it is on or even near him.

Whether we'll see the supernatural aspects of the mask be expanded upon at a later date is unclear, as this did take place in the New 52 reboot, and has not seen use since. But as far as fun and surprising unmaskings go, finding out it is the mask itself that is evil is a pretty dang good one.