Who Is Scarface? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Scarface is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Scarelli / Arnold Wesker, with over 390 comic issue appearances. The wooden dummy known as Scarface "rules" over much of Gotham City's underworld in conjunction with his "underling", the Ventriloquist. Though most have accepted Scarface to merely be a conduit for the Ventriloquist's alternate personality, many signs have hinted that the dummy is in fact alive.

Who is Scarface?

Origin The origin of Scarface (and the first Ventriloquist) was revealed many years after their first appearance. Don Scarelli ruled Gotham's crminal underworld until the Falcones came into power. Scarelli was eventually convicted for his crimes and sentenced to death. Scarelli was hung on the Gallows Tree at Blackgate Penitentiary. Scarelli's remaining lieutenants had heard a rumor that Scarelli had hid his entire fortune somewhere in Gotham but he never passed on the location of his secret safe. It wasn't until later that the Riddler heard about Scarelli's fabled fortune and took it upon himself to find Scarelli's secret vault. Riddler tracked down all of Scarelli's former holdings in real estate and orchestrated the Riddle Factory game show as a distraction while his men searched each area for the vault. Unfortunately, Riddler came no closer to finding Scarelli's vault like so many others before him.

Key facts

Scarface is of other origin and first appeared in "Fever". The character is published by DC Comics. With 390 recorded issue appearances, Scarface ranks among the most featured characters in comics.