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Bill Finger

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creation of

    • Batman
      • The Dark Knight
        In Batman

        …for DC Comics by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane. Batman debuted in May 1939 in Detective Comics no. 27 and has since appeared in numerous comic books, comic strips, and graphic novels; on television in a camp live-action series and a critically acclaimed animated program; in

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    • Catwoman
      • Julie Newmar as Catwoman
        In Catwoman

        …Cat”) was portrayed by creators Bill Finger and Bob Kane as a jewel thief motivated simply by her desire for pretty and valuable things. In the late 1980s writer Frank Miller reimagined Selina Kyle as the product of an abusive home who flees state custody to make her own way…

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    • Green Lantern
      • Reynolds, Ryan: Green Lantern
        In Green Lantern

        …artist Mart Nodell and writer Bill Finger. The character first appeared in All-American Comics no. 16 (July 1940).

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    • Joker
      • Cesar Romero as the Joker
        In the Joker

        …illustrator Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger; their collaborator Jerry Robinson also claimed credit for the character’s inspiration. Early stories portrayed him (post-accident) as a homicidal psychopath, but by the mid-1950s he had been softened into a thief whose crimes were also gags. In the 1960s the character devolved into…

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    • Robin
      • Batman: The Movie
        In Robin

        …for DC Comics by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane. Debuting in Detective Comics no. 38 (April 1940), Robin was introduced as a junior crime-fighting partner for Batman, and he served as the template for later teenage sidekicks.

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