The Face (character)

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The Face is a comic book parody character used in short stories of comic book fan fiction by Ben del Mundo. He was created on November 20, 2004, and was inspired by the DC Comics character, the Question. His attire consists of a costume of gray, complete with trenchcoat, fedora, pants, and gloves. In addition he wears a faceless mask in order "to strike fear into the hearts of his enemies" and uses his journalistic investigative skills to solve crimes. However, unlike the Question, he does not use a special gas to bond the mask to his skin, and he uses a taser-mode cell phone as a self-defense weapon.

1 Character Origin
2 The Face Stories
3 Notable Characters
4 External links

[edit] Character Origin

The Face's alter ego, Benny Delman is a journalist for the Daily Times in a place called Sullyville city, a bustling medium metropolis where crime and corruption runs high even in the local food chain restaurants. Exposing those who corrupted society, Delman rose to the occasion with his longtime buddy and co-worker, Tim Higher. It wasn't until an unlikely call from a friend that made him don the featureless face he now wears to find the whereabouts of a missing woman. However, the journalist duo do face opposition from that of their longtime rival, Samantha Winkle, who antagonizes the heroes for their carelessness on the job. Eventually, Delman, as the Face, along with Tim Higher, and three of his other friends (Stephen Litnewski, Bradley Davis, and Hussane Mohammad-Ali) come across a mob-infested factory whose plot involves much more than a simple kidnapping.

[edit] The Face Stories

The following is a list of written stories that involve the crime-fighting Face:

"The Face: Issues 1-6 (The Zandross Saga)" soon to be retitled "The Case of the Missing Lady" - The Face dons his mask for the first time as he tries to solve the mystery of a missing woman, but eventually finds that a crooked gang holds top secret chemicals that could potentially danger all of society.
"The Face: Tournament of Death" - The Face is sent out to report on an island holding a grand martial arts tournament, but discovers a faulty drug ring in the process.
"The Face Issue #7: Foolish Follies" - When the pranks of a low-budget TV-show begin to go terribly wrong, it's up to the Face to dismantle the case and find out who's behind the terrible acts that are being committed.
"The Face Issue #8: Destined to Fall" - When the Face uncovers a conspiracy in the mayor's council management, he is tailed by one of the city government's liaisons and targeted for ransom.
"The Face Issue #9: To Rise Again" - After the Face is severely beaten, he himself must face the rigorous trials of Kimo to undo the damages caused by Lady Cancra in an ongoing battle that will test his very limits.
"The Face Issue #10: Phobic Parallelism" - As Stargirl continues to have recurring nightmares of herself doing the unthinkable, the Face investigates the cause, and they along with Archer, discover the frightening truth in a secretive government experiment.
"The Face Issue #11 - The Face's Folly -AND- Enter: The Fastman!" - The Face is accused of committing the crime of bombing Tomfoolery Studios, and is forced to track down the accuser as well as Punchinello Pierrot to remedy the situation.
"The Face Issue #12 - Dr. Face and Mr. Doppelganger" - Things get bad to worse as the Face is scarred from the accusations being held against him, and he finds himself fending off an attack by an angry, amphibious female. Plus, he finds out there is a new "Face" in town!
"The Face Issue #13 - Day of the Doppelganger" - Things get bad to worse as the Face is scarred from the accusations being held against him, and he finds himself fending off an attack by an angry, amphibious female. Plus, he finds out there is a new "Face" in town!
"The Face Issue #14 - The Ties that Bind" - After three months of quietness, the Face re-emerges once again to don the mask and escape the grasp of his own vengeful, crazed stalker.

Much of the inspirations of these stories came from other works such as the movie Enter the Dragon, starring Bruce Lee, and The Question Comics.

The Face has also appeared in a number of short stories titled "The Justice Union," a spin-off of the Face series, including a number of earth's mightiest heroes similar to the Justice League. Many of the stories were inspired by various Justice League Unlimited episodes as well.

[edit] Notable Characters

[edit] Heroes

The Face: Benny Delman, journalistic investigative hero
Tim Higher: co-worker, technological genius, obsessor of comics
Samantha Winkle: co-worker, antagonizes the heroes
Stephen Litnewski: friend, calls Delman to inform him of the missing woman and later is abducted for government experiments to become the Green Phoenix superhero
Landra Lawson: the reported missing woman in the first few issues
Kaitlyn Grimm: famous renowned actress who is kidnapped by the mob
Shawn Wultern: friend of Delman and Litnewski; he and Litnewski co-own their own movie company called Walskifilm studios
Qualbay: also the Blue Aura, owner of the costume shop, and helps The Face with his case
Cywind: Lauren Burwitz, a heroine with the powers of wind who helps The Face with his case
Bradley Davis: also know as the Southern Samurai, speaks in a strongly southern accent which few can understand, and hopes to go to Japan to learn the ways of the Samurai
Hunteress: Natalie Potam, teams with the Face to crackdown the conspiracy of the Hanoi Islands in the Tournament of Death
Sam Lee Kim: similar in style to Bruce Lee, also helps the face in the Tournament of Death

[edit] Villains

Johnny: leader of the mobster gang that causes problems for the heroes in the Zandross Saga, has a bronx-type accent and is known for his lack of height
Shep: Johnny's cronie, known for his great height, deep voice, fascination with rap music, and law-abiding ways
Barney: Scottish member of the minor gang, speaks with a Scottish accent and is known to blurt phrases of Scottish myths in times of danger; also wears a kilt
Josh (or) Man with the gold pendant: mob member whose name is unknown for most of the entire Zandross Saga hence the nickname "Man with the gold pendant"; he is Kaitlyn's ex-boyfriend
Kaitlyn Grimm: Villain after being brainwashed by chemical products produced at the chemical factory; possesses super-human strength in fits of rage
Zandross: Leader of the mob whose plan is to make a super-strength concoction first developed as a life-saving serum by Natalie Potam
Shran Kazuma: Leader of the Hanoi Islands in the Tournament of Death; he runs a drug ring on the islands, and hopes to conquer the world with an army of super martial artists
Punchinello Pierrot: a diabolical prankster who tangles with the Face and almost dooms him in a burning building with a bomb blast in Foolish Follies
Lady Cancra: also known as May Lin Cancra or May Lin Chan-Sook; she is hired by the council-manager of Sullyville City, Rowlin Abbitt to dispose of Delman after defacing the mayor's name in "Destined to Fall"; she has unmatched skill in the martial arts, similar to Lady Shiva in the Question No.1

[edit] Others

The Justice Union: consists of great heroes such as Ultraman, the Blue Panther, Patriotess, Electrolight, the Bulk, Eaglet Girl, and Goldman
Archer: Kevin Manboat, member of the Union, he uses trickshot arrows to fight off criminals simlarly to Green Arrow, helps to break the Face out of prison in "New Justice Union #9: The Dark Art of Interrogation"
Hummingbird: Sarah Crossbow, member of the Union, expert martial artist and has the ability to rapidly move her arms to create sonic waves; also helps to break the Face out of prison in "New Justice Union #9"
Vagabond: Thomas Fletcher, A vigilant western cowboy who possesses two revolvers and a lasso, member of the Union; based on Vigilante
Pyra: Carol Tanbert, possesses the power to engulf herself in green flame provided that she absorbs heat from the sun; member of the Union
Psychocess: Laura Rapnaski, a telekinetic who is able to read minds and has advanced skills in telepathy; member/assistant coordinator of the Union
Maraudess: Angeleen Bo, formerly a bounty hunter, Angeleen now works cooperatively with the New Justice Union in exchange for gaining access to new technology and advanced weaponry
Zig Zag: Phillip "Zig Zag" Zeegler was formerly part of a dangerous gang which vandalized its local community. Using his trademark skateboard he now works for the side of good and joins the Union as a member and battles crime on top of his board, while also wielding a few explosives from his belt