Unmask the celebrity behind False Face on this week's BATMAN

Who played the villainous rogue False Face? And were there unintended consequences following the publication of a 1950's book written to warn parents of the corrupting influence of comic books?

Who played the villainous rogue False Face? Source: SBS VICELAND

Watch the credits on this week's episodes of Batman and you'll find the actor playing the villainous False Face is credited as "?".

When the episodes initially went to air, there was a lot of speculation over who the actor was behind the mask. Which celebrity actor was convinced to play Batman's faceless rogue? We reveal all on this week's BATMANLAND podcast.

Joining hosts Dan and Fiona is writer and host of the

Queers

podcast

Benjamin Riley

. Riley offers his thoughts on the show as a queer text and how the "

won't somebody please think of the children

" book Seduction of The Innocent
may have had the opposite effect on Batman than intended.

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True or False Face

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Published 15 September 2017 1:52pm

Updated 6 November 2017 3:41pm

By SBS Guide

Source: SBS

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