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Batman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Batman as its protagonist. The character, created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, [2] first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (cover dated May 1939).
The entire first Batman serial was re-released theatrically in 1965 as An Evening with Batman and Robin, and proved very popular (some theatres showed the chapters as a Saturday matinee). Its success inspired the action-comedy lampoon series Batman ( and its 1966 theatrical feature film spin-off ) starring Adam West and Burt Ward .
Batman series was released. The character Joker was debuted by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson. The character Catwoman was debuted by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. A Detective Comics, Inc. v. Bruns Publications, Inc. lawsuit was established on April 29, 1940. May - Crack Comics series is debuted by Quality Comics.
The series became #1 on the Diamond Comic Distributors sales chart for the first time since Batman #500 (October 1993) and Todd's appearance laid the groundwork for writer Judd Winick's subsequent run as writer on Batman, with another multi-issue arc, "Under the Hood", which ran from Batman #637–650 (April 2005 – April 2006).
Comics character Batman Cover of the DC Comics Absolute Edition of Batman: Hush (2011) Art by Jim Lee Publication information Publisher DC Comics First appearance Detective Comics #27 (cover-dated May 1939; published March 30, 1939) Created by Bob Kane Bill Finger [a] In-story information Alter ego Bruce Wayne Place of origin Gotham City Team affiliations Justice League Bat-Family Outsiders ...
Unnamed mugger holding the Wayne family at gunpoint in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939); art by Bob Kane. Batman's origin story is first established in a sequence of panels in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939) that is later reproduced in the comic book Batman #1 (Spring 1940), but the mugger is not given a name until Batman #47 (June–July 1948).
Kahn was born on October 24, 1915, in New York City, New York. [1] His parents, Augusta (née Tuchman) and Herman Kahn, an engraver, [2] were of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.[3] [4] A high school friend of fellow cartoonist and future Spirit creator Will Eisner, [5] Robert Kahn graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and then legally changed his name to Robert Kane. [6]
Sherrill David "Jerry" Robinson (January 1, 1922 – December 7, 2011) was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and the Joker and for his work on behalf of creators' rights.