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Bill Finger
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Milton "Bill" Finger (February 8, 1914–c January 18, 1974) was an American comic book writer who was the creator of the DC Comics character Batman. Despite making major (sometimes…
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Milton "Bill" Finger (February 8, 1914–c January 18, 1974) was an American comic book writer who was the creator of the DC Comics character Batman. Despite making major (sometimes, signature) contributions as an innovative writer, visionary mythos/world builder, and illustration architect, Finger (like other creators of his era) was often relegated to ghostwriter status on many comics—including those featuring Batman and the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott. While Kane privately admitted in a 1980s audio interview with his autobiographer that Finger was responsible for "50–75% of all the creativity in Batman," he publicly denied that Finger had been anything more than a subcontractor executing Kane's ideas for decades. As a result, Finger died in obscurity and poverty while the Batman brand, and Kane, amassed international fame and wealth. In the 2000s, Finger biographer Marc Tyler Nobleman's research uncovered previously unknown heirs. At the urging of Nobleman, the online comics fan community, and others, Finger's granddaughter revived the fight to restore his lost legacy, which continued for years. In 2015, DC Comics's parent company conditionally agreed to recognise Finger's intellectual property claim as co-creator of the Batman characters and mythos, officially adding his name, going forward, to the "created by" credit line Kane had been contractually guaranteed in 1939. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Finger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2028
Dynamic Duo
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2028
The Batman: Part II
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2026
Clayface
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2026
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall
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2025
BAT-FAM
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2025
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
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2025
The Secret Agent
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2025
Superman
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2025
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
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2024
Creature Commandos
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2024
Joker: Folie à Deux
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2024
The Penguin
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2024
Batman: Caped Crusader
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2024
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
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2024
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
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2024
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
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2023
Merry Little Batman
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2023
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
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2023
Justice League: Warworld
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2023
Superpowered: The DC Story
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2023
The Flash
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2023
Gotham Knights
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2023
Legion of Super-Heroes
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2022
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons
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2022
Batwheels
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2022
DC League of Super-Pets
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2022
The Batman
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2022
Peacemaker
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2021
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two
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2021
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
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2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
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2021
Superman & Lois
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2021
Batman: Soul of the Dragon
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2020
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
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2020
DC's Stargirl
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2020
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
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2019
Batwoman
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2019
Joker
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2019
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
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2019
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
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