Alberto Falcone is a fictional comic book villain appearing in books published by DC Comics, in particular the Batman books. In addition to being a mobster, he has also made appearances as the Holiday Killer, a serial killer featured in Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: Dark Victory.
Born as the middle child of Gotham City crime lord Carmine Falcone on February 14, Alberto earned a scholarship to Harvard University and received post-graduate education at Oxford. As a young man, he is eager to follow in his father's footsteps as a crime boss, but Carmine rebuffed his son's efforts; it is suggested that Carmine wants him to have a normal life but does not know how to express those feelings. Alberto is nevertheless hurt and angered by the perceived slight, and grows pathologically jealous of his siblings Mario and Sofia.
In Batman: The Long Halloween, Alberto is apparently killed by the Holiday Killer, a vigilante and serial killer known for striking on holidays. It is later revealed that Alberto is the Holiday Killer and faked his death. Following this, he is imprisoned in Arkham Asylum.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Alberto Falcone appears in The Penguin, portrayed by Michael Zegen.[10] Following his father Carmine's assassination, the drug-addicted Alberto becomes heir-apparent to his criminal empire. Alberto later reveals to Oswald "Oz" Cobb his fear of not being able to live up to his father's reputation. Oz attempts to assure him, but Alberto later mocks him while in a drunken stupor, leading to Oz killing him.
