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Oct 17, 2019 · That happens to be the birthday of Bob Kane, the co-creator of Batman. Kane, who died in 1998, helped bring to life one of the most popular characters in popular culture. That type of achievement should merit an annual parade being thrown in one's honor.
- Mike Avila
Nov 7, 1998 · Bob Kane, 83, the cartoonist whose Batman character helped launch the comic book industry in the late 1930s and joined Superman in spawning generations of fictional superheroes, died Nov. 3...
- Claudia Levy
Nov 7, 1998 · Bob Kane, the cartoonist who created Batman the Caped Crusader and his sidekick, Robin the Boy Wonder, died on Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 83 and lived in Los...
Nov 6, 1998 · Bob Kane, a self-described “doodler from the Bronx” who created the classic hero Batman for DC Comics nearly 60 years ago, has died. He was 83.
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Bob Kane (1915-1998) was an American cartoonist and one of the creators of Batman. Since his demise his contributions or lack thereof have been controversial. By all accounts, he is the sole creator of Two-Face / Harvey Kent.
Heroes/Allies
•Bruce Thomas Wayne/Batman (co-created with Bill Finger) •Richard John "Dick" Grayson/Robin (co-created with Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson) •Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth as Alfred Beagle (co-created with Donald Clough Cameron) (later co-developed by Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson as Alfred Pennyworth.) •James Worthington "Jim" Gordon, Senior (co-created with Bill Finger) •Julie Madison (co-created with Gardner Fox and Sheldon Moldoff) •Vicki Vale (co-created with Bill Finger) •Bat-Mite (co-created with Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff) •Martha Wayne (co-created with Bill Finger and Gardner Fox) •Dr. Thomas Wayne (co-created with Bill Finger, Jerry Robinson and Gardner Fox) •Mary Grayson (co-created with Bill Finger) •John Grayson (co-created with Bill Finger) •C.C. Haly (co-created with Bill Finger)
Villains
•The Joker (co-created with Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson) •Selina Kyle/Catwoman (co-created with Bill Finger) •Mr. Boniface/The Penguin (co-created with Bill Finger) •Harvey Dent/Two-Face (co-created with Bill Finger) •Mr. Freeze (as Mr. Zero) (co-created with David Wood (uncredited) and Sheldon Moldoff (uncredited) with the characters original name being "Mr. Zero") •Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow (co-created with Bill Finger) •Basil Karlo/Clayface (co-created with Bill Finger) •Dr. Jervis Tetch/The Mad Hatter (co-created with Bill Finger) •Dr. Hugo Strange (co-created with Bill Finger) •Floyd Lawton/Deadshot (co-created with David Vern Reed and Lew Schwartz) •Mortimer Drake/The Cavalier (co-created with Don Cameron) •Niccolai Tepes/The Monk (co-created with Gardner Fox) •Salvatore "Sal" Vincent "The Boss" Maroni (co-created with Bill Finger) •Anthony "Tony" Zucco (co-created with Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson) •Joseph "Joe" Chil (co-created with Bill Finger)
Places and Objects
•Gotham City (co-created with Bill Finger) •Gotham City Police Headquarters (co-created with Bill Finge) •Gotham General Hospital (co-created with Bill Finger and Lew Sayre Schwartz) •Gotham Harbor (co-created with Bill Finger) •Gotham City Subway (co-created with Bill Finger) •Batmobile (co-created with Bill Finger) •Batsignal (co-created with Jack Schiff) •Haly's Circus (co-created with Bill Finger) •Dinosaur Island (co-created with Bill Finger)
Bob Kane was an American comic book writer and artist of Jewish descent, most famous for co-creating Batman and several members of Batman's supporting cast. Kane was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1994 and into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996.
Nov 20, 1998 · The mythological birth of the Caped Crusader had special meaning for his creator, Bob Kane, who died Nov. 3 of natural causes at 83. A cartoonist of modest talent, the New York City native...
