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|publisher = [[Dark Horse Comics]] |
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|publication date = December 1991}} |
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| − | '''The Mask Issue 0''' |
+ | '''The Mask Issue #0''' was first published in December 1991 after the initial four part ''The Mask'' series had concluded. It collected the four issues of [[Mayhem]] as a prologue to the story. |
==Plot Summary== |
==Plot Summary== |
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| − | + | [[Stanley Ipkiss]] buys a [[Mask of Loki|mask]] from an oddities store for his [[Katherine|girlfriend]], Katherine. On his way out, he is accosted and attacked by a biker gang known as "[[The Butchers]]". As Stanley drives home after the attack, he fantasises about getting even with the gang in various brutal ways. The mask starts talking to him telling him to "waste" the biker gang. Stanley puts this off to feeling upset after the attack. He gives the mask to [[Katherine]] and goes to bed. |
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| − | During the night, Ipkiss wakes to use the bathroom. When he enters, he sees the mask on the toilet. Thinking it was a prank to scare him, he puts on the mask to give Katherine a taste of her own medicine... and for the first time, this changes him into [[The Mask|Big Head]] and, feeling pretty good, he shimmies |
+ | During the night, Ipkiss wakes to use the bathroom. When he enters, he sees the mask on the toilet. Thinking it was a prank to scare him, he puts on the mask to give Katherine a taste of her own medicine... and for the first time, this changes him into [[The Mask|Big Head]] and, feeling pretty good, he shimmies out the apartment window nd down the drainpipe and murders the biker gang that attacked him earlier that day. After a while Stanley starts to become irritable and almost hits Katherine, he manages to stop himself, then takes the mask and goes out to kill more people who have wronged him, this time two mechanics at [[Yorky's Mufflers]] and his old school teacher. |
| − | After killing everyone on his list, he decides to become a superhero... however, Katherine throws the mask in the trash, thinking that Stanley is obsessed. She was right: Ipkiss overreacts to the mask being thrown out but decides it will be fine, seeing as he has already killed everyone on his list. He laughs at the deaths of his victims which are on the news and is subsequently thrown out of Katherine's apartment |
+ | After killing everyone on his list, he decides to become a superhero... however, Katherine throws the mask in the trash, thinking that Stanley is obsessed. She was right: Ipkiss overreacts to the mask being thrown out but decides it will be fine, seeing as he has already killed everyone on his list. He laughs at the deaths of his victims which are on the news and is subsequently thrown out of Katherine's apartment. |
| + | Stanley then realises that Katherine must have gotten the mask out of the garbage and climbs in to her apartment through a window, he wakes Katherine whilst doing this and she calls the police. Because the police take too long to arrive she waits for the "Burglar" to come through the door and quite literally lamps him (she smashes a lamp over his head). She realises it was Stanley and when the police arrive she tries to get rid of them but Stanley who had found the mask kills the police and then goes on a rampage, murdering police officers. [[Mitch Kellaway|Lt. Kellaway]], who has been investigating the Big Head murders, manages to corner Ipkiss on the roof and shoots him (again). Stanley falls off the roof and manages to steal a police car. Meanwhile, Katherine has figured out that Stanley is actually Big Head. When Stanley goes back to his apartment Katherine is waiting for him. When he takes off the mask, Kathy sneakily grabs it, puts it on and shoots Stanley, much to her horror later. |
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| − | Stanley then realises that Katherine must have gotten the mask out of the garbage and starts to think that she just wanted for herself and assumes that is the reason for their breakup. Stanley then climbs in to her apartment through a window, he wakes Katherine whilst doing this after the window slams on him half way through and causes him to howl in pain Katherine then calls the police after thinking that a "Burglar is in her apartment. But because the police are taking too long to arrive she waits for the "Burglar" to come through the door and quite literally lamps him (she smashes a lamp over his head). She realises it was Stanley and when the police arrive she tries to get rid of them but Stanley who had found the mask puts it on and tells the police officers to " Get the hell out of their house" one of the cops questions about the mysterious voice but Katherine attempts to lie to them by telling them that her boyfriend has one of those "Mr. Microphone things" but the cop doesn't believe her and attempts to go check for the mysterious voice himself but Stanley as Big Head smashes a lamp over the cop's head and says how he is sorry and thought that he was "the girl" but hopes that this teaches the cops to "mind their own business." The other cop shoots bullet after bullet at Big Head and is shocked to see that he is still fine even after getting shot so many times. Big Head then starts to search for a mysterious item after pulling out a lamp out of his jacket pocket and then proceeding to smash it over the cop's head then goes to the fridge for a beer however the cop from before picks up a lamp and smashes it into Big Head. Big Head then takes out two magnums then kills the both of the cops. This causes a bunch of police officers to arrive. The cops are questioning what floor they want are going to. A old lady then tells them that the chaos is going happening on the fifth floor but one of the cops questions if he is just seeing things or did the old lady have a beer the old lady reveals herself has Big Head then gets a clear shot at them with a bazooka. Two officers who are deciding who is going to keep eye on the handcuffed convict in the back of their car are interrupted by the explosion before they both say that they will stay with the prisoner. Meanwhile a cop who is with Katherine says that is going out there to kill Big Head after thinking that he might get some "tail" from her later after being so brave but when four cops show up they think that because the cop didn't come with them he must be Big Head in disguise. The cop attempts to stop them from shooting him but is too late. After shooting him dead one of the officers realizes that "Sarge" was actually blown up by the bazooka but quickly reveals himself as Big Head before slapping three of them in the face before heading to the roof. Meanwhile a cop reports that Big Head is making his way to the roof and is also making sure if the other cop called downtown. The cop says he did and got fast results and when they got the address Lieutenant Kellaway was alerted and that his mother lives in the building but tells him to hold on and that the Lieutenant wants to have a word with with the other cop. Kellaway tells him "Good work" and then questions if any civilians are hurt the officer tells him that no civilians were hurt but only cops he also tells Kellaway that Big Head isn't going to be easy to catch but Kellaway tells him not to worry and that he came prepared. In the mean time Big Head on top of the roof with the three officers from before tells the three of them to give up and that they can't hope to nab him. Stanley then uses his reality bending powers to violently kill all three of them by hitting one of them with a baseball bat, shooting one the other one with a magnum, and finally impaling the third cop with a sharp fence like stick. Kellaway who makes it to the roof tells Big Head that he is finished and that he is checking him out. Big Head doubts that but Big Head sees that Kellaway showed up with a small army of cops and Kellaway then orders them to "Fire at will." Big Head tells them to hold on and that he said fire at will not him. The cops fill Big Head with bullets and then knock out one of his eyes and knocks him off the roof. Big Head lands into a police car with the handcuffed convict in the back then takes the car for a joy ride but not before throwing a grenade out the window. Big Head tells citizens to get out of his way and that there are no brakes in the car he is driving the handcuffed convict in the back tells Big Head that he is driving like a maniac Big Head then questions about his name and the prisoner tells him that his name is "Uhh Jerry." Big Head tells Uhh Jerry that if he can't stand the heat then he should shut up. Kellaway in the meanwhile with Katherine and with a few officers questions about how one guy could have caused all this chaos. Kellaway then tells Katherine that he knows how she has had a hard time but they really need to talk about all of this started. Katherine tells him that her boyfriend Stanley Ipkiss broke into the apartment but that she didn't know it was Stanley and that is when she called the cops. Katherine then tells him that he came back in the dark and that she was scared then proceeded to hit Stanley over the head with a lamp which is when the cops arrived. She also tells Kellaway that she left Stanley back there and that when she is talking to the two cops they heard noises in her apartment room one and that when they got back "that thing" was there hitting everyone over the head with lamps. Kellaway then questions Katherine about why Stanley broke into her room in the first place. Katherine says that they had a fight and that she guesses they can say that broke up. Kellaway then questions about what the fight was about Kellaway guesses it could have been about drugs. However Katherine says it was over a gift and says how she can't seem to find it now. Katherine then realizes that Stanley himself is actually the Big Head killer. Kellaway then said how the gift doesn't really matter. Katherine says no and how it was just a gift. Kellaway then says how he should talk to her boyfriend and that he will leave a officer by her door tonight but Katherine says how that is not necessary and that she has a friend she can stay with. Meanwhile Big Head drives his car into a store known as Smiley's to get a pack of beer he manages to get the pack of beer while also driving into some people. Big Head then tells the cash register about how he isn't got all night and to take the "Friggin" money. Big Head then says how the service was lousy and that he will never shop there again. The prisoner in the back however says how it's the cops and that they are coming to get them. Big Head tells the handcuffed convict that he is such a baby and then questions about what he arrested for anyway then joking about how he was arrested for wetting the bed. Big Head manages to shoot one of their cars which causes the other police cars behind that car to smash into each other which allows Big Head to escape. The handcuffed convict says about how he can't believe what's going on and says how he is going to die for sure. Big Head tells him to forget about it then calls him a wuss and that they have bigger fish to fry. Big Head then sees the guy he has really been after this whole time Cary Mcwhirter and tells the handcuffed convict about how Mcwhirter owes him a pile of money. Kellaway in the mean time is alerted by this partner when he tells Kellaway that the Big Headed guy was spotted heading down Berrel Ave going west on Worley Bolilevard. Kellaway says that they should get going but before telling a officer known as Henderson to stay where he is no matter what comes over the horn. Kellaway then tells some cops over the radar to get a dispatcher to arrange a rode block on the West end of Worley Bolilevard with all the personnel in the vicinity then says how he is sure that Big Head is not getting away this time. In the mean time Big Head is busy shooting and attempting to run over McWhirter. Big Head manages to kill McWhirter by running him over. However Kellaway and his partner manage to catch up with Big Head and tells his partner to slam Big Head to side swipe Big Head's car into the post office. Big Head tells them if they "Wanna drag" but Kellaway's partner says they are doing ninety and says how is there is a poor guy in the back but regardless Kellaway tells him to to just do it. His partner slams Big Head's car into a building ending The handcuffed convict's life. Kellaway thinking that Big Head is finally dead says how they should go back to see what Big Head looks like with a steering column through his chest. However they notice that Big Head is on top of their car chopping into the vehicle with a battle axe while singing to himself. Big Head manages to chop into the vehicle a second time before Kellaway tells his partner to shake the psycho before Big Head kills him. His partner notices the roadblock in which Big Head is knocked off the vehicle after his partner crashes into the roadblock. His partner questions if he is alright but says not to worry about him and to just look out for the Big Headed guy. Big Head then kills one of the officers with a flamethrower by setting their head on fire. Big Head then says how they might be wondering where he is getting all his neat stuff. Big Head eventually decides to kill almost about all of the police officers by setting the whole team on fire and blowing off their heads. Big Head then says how it's the life while Kellaway, his partner, and one of the cops who are fine are behind a police car. The cop then questions if Kellaway is sure that the slugs can't go through the engine Kellaway says he is sure but his partner says about what they should do now Kellaway says to just wait until Big Head gets tired. Big Head then pulls out a "amusing" weapon but says how it's not percussive enough. Big Head then proceeds to shoot and blow off a officer's head with the "amusing" weapon then proceeds to kill some more officers before finally ending the shooting and then disappearing into the sewers. In the morning Big Head emerges from the sewers while seeing a cop on steak out. He tells the officer good morning but the cop is aware of who he is. Big Head tells him that not to "get up" and that he has a little something for him. Big Head then says how it's a little song a little dance and a little ammo down his pants before taking out a Uzi and shooting him directly down into his pants killing him. Stanley then returns to his apartment then the mask tells him that they need to leave town. Stanley takes off the mask and says how he never really liked the city much anyway and places the mask on the bed. However he doesn't know that Katherine was actually waiting for him. Katherine manages to grab the mask without being noticed and puts it on. While Stanley is packing up his clothes Katherine manages to shoot two bullets into Stanley using a magnum while saying how she is sorry but she is gonna stay after all and that a girl has a right to change her mind. Stanley himself instantly dies with him bleeding out. |
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| Part of: | The Mask |
| Issue number(s): | 0 |
| Page count: | 52 |
| Writer: | John Arcudi |
| Penciller: | Doug Mahnke |
| Inker: | Doug Mahnke |
| Letterer: | Pat Brosseau |
| Cover artist(s): | Doug Mahnke |
| Editor: | Mike Richardson |
| Publisher: | Dark Horse Comics |
| Publication date: | December 1991 |
The Mask Issue #0 was first published in December 1991 after the initial four part The Mask series had concluded. It collected the four issues of Mayhem as a prologue to the story.
Plot Summary[]
Stanley Ipkiss buys a mask from an oddities store for his girlfriend, Katherine. On his way out, he is accosted and attacked by a biker gang known as "The Butchers". As Stanley drives home after the attack, he fantasises about getting even with the gang in various brutal ways. The mask starts talking to him telling him to "waste" the biker gang. Stanley puts this off to feeling upset after the attack. He gives the mask to Katherine and goes to bed.
During the night, Ipkiss wakes to use the bathroom. When he enters, he sees the mask on the toilet. Thinking it was a prank to scare him, he puts on the mask to give Katherine a taste of her own medicine... and for the first time, this changes him into Big Head and, feeling pretty good, he shimmies out the apartment window nd down the drainpipe and murders the biker gang that attacked him earlier that day. After a while Stanley starts to become irritable and almost hits Katherine, he manages to stop himself, then takes the mask and goes out to kill more people who have wronged him, this time two mechanics at Yorky's Mufflers and his old school teacher.
After killing everyone on his list, he decides to become a superhero... however, Katherine throws the mask in the trash, thinking that Stanley is obsessed. She was right: Ipkiss overreacts to the mask being thrown out but decides it will be fine, seeing as he has already killed everyone on his list. He laughs at the deaths of his victims which are on the news and is subsequently thrown out of Katherine's apartment.
Stanley then realises that Katherine must have gotten the mask out of the garbage and climbs in to her apartment through a window, he wakes Katherine whilst doing this and she calls the police. Because the police take too long to arrive she waits for the "Burglar" to come through the door and quite literally lamps him (she smashes a lamp over his head). She realises it was Stanley and when the police arrive she tries to get rid of them but Stanley who had found the mask kills the police and then goes on a rampage, murdering police officers. Lt. Kellaway, who has been investigating the Big Head murders, manages to corner Ipkiss on the roof and shoots him (again). Stanley falls off the roof and manages to steal a police car. Meanwhile, Katherine has figured out that Stanley is actually Big Head. When Stanley goes back to his apartment Katherine is waiting for him. When he takes off the mask, Kathy sneakily grabs it, puts it on and shoots Stanley, much to her horror later.