Facade (comics)

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character_name = Facade
publisher = DC Comics
debut = "Detective Comics" # 821
creators = Paul Dini
alter_ego = Erik Hanson
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powers = Peak human speed and strength

Facade, also known as Erik Hanson, is a DC Comics villain created by Paul Dini. His only appearance so far is in "Detective Comics" # 821, drawn by J. H. Williams III.

History

Erik Hanson was a busboy at the Peregrinator's Club in Gotham City. As the club had a clientele of rich sophisticates and high class society members, a butler named Edwards decided to steal from them.

Since Edwards had information on all the clientele but " [L] acked the motivation to rob them", he convinced Erik Hanson to form a gang of thieves to track down particular targets and mug them. Hanson thus took on the identity of Facade, using the club's money to bankroll the gang, and covering it up with the money from stealing. However, Batman detected a pattern of robberies and followed one of the thieves, a woman who had masqueraded to Bruce Wayne as a reporter.

Batman then entered their meeting place, attacking them and arresting all of the thieves...except Hanson, who escaped to the Peregrinator's Club to get whatever loot was possible.

Batman followed him there, figuring out that Edwards was behind the crime spree, and stopped them both. Facade is now presumably in prison.

Abilities, Weapons

Hanson is very strong and fast. Though he probably is not superhuman, it is likely that he is at a peak human level, as observed by Batman in his hideout. Facade is also highly intelligent and confident in his abilities.

In his hideout, Facade has a number of store mannequins that hide machine guns under the wrists, opening up and automatically firing at intruders.