Sofia Falcone

Sofia Falcone
Sofia Falcone in Batman: Dark Victory #1 (December 1999). Art by Tim Sale.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Batman: The Long Halloween #6 (May 1997)
Created by	Jeph Loeb Tim Sale
In-story information
Full name	Sofia Falcone
Species	Human
Notable aliases	The Hangman

Sofia Falcone is a villain appearing in DC Comics, primarily in association with the character Batman. Debuting in the 1996–97 comic book limited series Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, she is introduced as a member of the Falcone crime family, who assists her father Carmine Falcone in unearthing the identity of the "Holiday Killer"—later revealed to be Sofia's own brother Alberto Falcone, a mass-murderer who had been indiscriminately killing Gotham City's citizens in correlation with holidays in the yearly calendar. In the 1999–2000 limited series Batman: Dark Victory which served as a continuation of the arc established in The Long Halloween, Sofia is revealed as the identity behind the murderer known under the alias the Hangman, who had spent over a year targeting and eliminating various members of the Gotham City Police Department, notably in association with former district attorney-turned criminal, Harvey Dent / Two-Face, who ends up killing her during a lengthy confrontation with Batman himself.

The character made her live-action debut in the television series Gotham, portrayed by Crystal Reed. She will also appear in the upcoming HBO television miniseries The Penguin (2024) set in The Batman shared universe, portrayed by Cristin Milioti.