Fantomas

Fantômas (French: [fɑ̃tomas]) is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885-1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874-1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11 volumes written by Allain alone after Souvestre's death. The character was also the basis of various film, television, and comic book adaptations. In the history of crime fiction, he represents a transition from Gothic novel villains of the 19th century to modern-day serial killers and supervillains.