Bob Kane's The Bat-Man

In 1938 a young man was approached by a company called National Allied Publications to create another caped super hero to compete with their already very popular hero called Superman. This young man was Bob Kane. If that name looks or sounds familiar to you, well it is because he has been credited as the lone creator of the Batman. His name has been plastered over anything and everything that ever involved Batman. Giving Bob Kane the title of the sole creator of Batman is quite the slap in the face to the comics industry and even more so to one man in particular. Bob Kane did in fact come up with the Name “The Bat-man” but soon after, he hit a creative road block and enlisted the help of a creative friend named Bill Finger. Finger came up

Many so called “creators” would say so. A young Bob Kane went home one night and drew a crude sketch of a character wearing bright red tights, bright blonde hair with a big smile, a domino mask, and giant mechanical wings similar in design to the early sketches of Leonardo Da Vinci’s’ ornithopter and put the words “The Bat-man” on the top of the page. When Kane couldn’t figure out where to go from there, he enlisted the help of his friend Bill Finger. Finger came up with all the ideas and the look of the character we all know and love today. When the book was turned in, there was only one name on the cover, Bob Kane. Bill Finger would stay and work on the Batman book for many years and was paid for his help but never received an ounce of credit or any royalties for all his ideas. Kane in all honesty, should receive very little credit for batman at all. In the years to come Kane would soak in the riches of the character. He would hire other writers and artist to draw and write the stories and pay them a small amount of money and send them on their way. When the book was turned in, Bob Kane would be the only name on the book. This is an all too common occurrence in the days of early comic books. Stan Lee, beloved creator of many iconic superheroes such as Spider-man, Iron man, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, the fantastic four, x-men and so much more was actually considered to be quite the sketchy character back in the day. He

(https://www.fastcompany.com/3033002/who-really-created-batman-a-dc-comics-historian-weighs-in) Jim Steranko, like many other comic historians know that Bill Finger did most of the work in the creation of the character. So why won’t DC comics give the Finger name what it deserves? A simple case of greed and legal technicalities keeps the Finger name from having any real legacy. It can be traced back to when the creators of superman Jerry Siegel and Joel Schuster sold their character for mere pocket change. Once the character gained massive popularity they wanted to be compensated for their work and receive royalties and benefits such as healthcare, they started preparing a legal attack to get their fair share. Kane caught wind of this and told the company executives allowing them proper time to prepare their case and fix any loose ends with the rights causing the Creators of Superman to lose the trial. Kane, was rewarded by having his name officially credited with being the sole creator of Batman and receiving a small amount of royalties for all the years to come. Finger has few living relatives but over the last few years, his Granddaughter has fought alongside many people to get her grandfather the credit he deserves. When asked about the issue, DC comics always give a short response in saying that things like “We have a good relationship with the Finger