Mario Falcone is a DC Comics character created by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. He is a major character of the maxi-series Batman: Dark Victory. He also appears in Batman: The Long Halloween.
Fictional character history
Mario is the oldest son of Gotham City's most feared crime lord Carmine Falcone, and he is the twin brother of Sofia Gigante Falcone and older brother to Alberto Falcone, who becomes known as Holiday. First mentioned by his father in Batman: Year One, he was once mentioned to by his father, he later appears in a brief scene in The Long Halloween during the wedding of his cousin Johnny Vitti.
Development
Creator Jeph Loeb stated in an interview that he paralleled the Falcone family to that of the Corleone family: Carmine's power and wisdom akin to Vito Corleone, Alberto's cunning and ruthlessness matching that of Michael's, Sofia's temper matching Sonny's, and Mario's insecurity resembling Fredo's.
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