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In issue #697 of the DC comic, the mob boss was revealed to be Jeremiah Arkham, the founder of Gotham's infamous asylum.
"Jeremiah is a very complex character. He set out to be the great psychiatrist that Amadeus Arkham failed to be. He had every intention of curing the inmates of the asylum but from day one he screwed up," Hine told Newsarama.
"He never gained the respect from the heroes of Gotham and he never got to cure the criminals. He uses the Black Mask persona to gain control. If you look at the way he manipulates and dictates to the various villains he releases from Arkham, you'll see that it is all about ego."
Hine will explore the Arkham character further in the two-part plotline 'Under The Mask', beginning in next month's Detective Comics #864.
Batman #697 is on sale now.
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