How Batman’s Creator Was Screwed Over | Explains

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Batman in an international icon. He’s beloved the world over. He’s been adapted into nearly every artistic medium known to mankind. Bill Finger actually created the Caped Crusader and was robbed of his rightful creative legacy. Bill Finger deserves his Batman Credit.

Ask the average comics fan who created Batman and many will still say Bob Kane. That’s because Bob Kane’s name was the only credited name from Batman’s debut in 1939 until just a few years ago when DC Comics began co-crediting writer Bill Finger. This episode takes a look at how Bob Kane secured one of the best contracts in the Golden Age of comics, what his peers thought of his work, and how he outright lied to claim all the Batman fame for himself over the years.

In this video we take a look at the man and comic book creator that Bob Kane was and determine whether or not he deserves to be revered in the same manner as other great creators like Stan Lee.

Since 2016, DC Comics (and its parent conglomerate, Warner Bros.) has officially credited legendary DC comic book writer Bill Finger (1914-1974) with the co-creation of Batman, in partnership with the (in-?) famous artist Bob Kane (1915-1998). But for all the years before that, Kane was solely credited, while Finger was virtually forgotten.

Yet it was Finger, not Kane, who made the initial graphic recommendations to Kane that gave “The Bat-Man” his distinct look and mystique, as well as so many other key story elements, concepts, and ideas that collectively make up most of the Bat-lore ingrained in our collective comics unconscious—like naming Batman and Robin’s civilian identities, along with Wayne Manor, The Bat-Cave, and Gotham City—and so much more!

Bob Kane did not create Batman alone. Bill Finger helped. Join us in this animated documentary as we explore the life of Bill Finger in the Cradle of Gotham, New York City. You’ll learn of how he helped to develop the Batman, and how he was robbed of credit. Narrated by Lawrence “MasakoX” Simpson.

• 00:58 Early life of Bill Finger
• 03:03 How Batman was made by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
• 05:25 Bob Kane's Batman deal
• 06:36 When Bill Finger said he made Batman
• 08:21 Bill Finger's credit and added to Batman byline
• 09:03 Other Bill Finger characters (Green Lantern, Wild Cat), Movies and TV

We all know the origin story of Bruce Wayne, but do you know the origin of how his character was created? The Batman we all love was not at all the first intention, and to get it, one man was left uncredited for decades.

In this video we take a look at the real history of how Batman was created. For years, it was believed that Bob Kane was the sole creator of Batman. With some investigation, in recent years, it was discovered that Batman was actually, in fact, created by a man named Bill Finger who passed away poor and alone in 1974 while Bob Kane lived in luxury.

Marc Tyler Nobleman is a writer who spends his time researching behind-the-scenes tales. His latest book is "Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman."

Batman and Bill will be released exclusively on Hulu on May 6. This is just in time for Free Comic Book Day.

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In this video, we uncover the history of Bob Kane, his career from December 1937, and impact into the modern age. With an in-depth look at his history, we discuss everything from their initial productions and creations to their long-lasting cultural influence.

Robin looks at the most egregious examples of art copied or "swiped" by Bob Kane in the earliest comic book stories for his lucrative creation, Batman.

Bob Kane may have "created" Batman, but Bill Finger created Batman. Find out what the hell that means in today's episode.

In this video we take a look at the real history of how Batman was created. For years, it was believed that Bob Kane was the sole creator of Batman. With some investigation, in recent years, it was discovered that Batman was actually, in fact, created by a man named Bill Finger, who passed away poor and alone in 1974 while Bob Kane lived in luxury.