Bob Kane
Bob Kane
Bob Kanewas an American comic book writer and artist who with writer Bill Finger co-created the DC Comics superhero Batman. He 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComic Book Artist
Date of Birth24 October 1915
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
littles interviews given
Much is written about the Batman because he is publicly exposed in print. Very little is known personally about his creator, because I haven't given out that many interviews.
stories true-story articles
How can an article about me or the Batman be the true story when I am not consulted or interviewed?
unique ideas imagination
Although Bill Finger literally typed the scripts in the early days, he wrote the scripts from ideas that we mutually collaborated on. Many of the unique concepts and story twists also came from my own fertile imagination.
two-sides stories heard
I was involved with the Batman. There are two sides to every story. Now you've heard my side.
jobs writing men
To me, it's not work. When I draw and I write, I find it relaxing. It's not like 9-to-5, where a man goes to a job and he isn't really interested in the job. Luckily, I get paid for doing what I'd do for nothing.
thinking views long
This sounds like my autobiography, but I thought this would be a good time to sound off about myself, as I think that I have been silent too long about my views and opinions.
believe talking persons
What I read is so distorted that I cannot believe that the person they are talking about is myself.
years ties
I created Batman about 10 years before Ian Fleming created James Bond.
legends lifetime has-beens
Batman has been acknowledged as a legend in my lifetime.
looks realistic new-look
The New Look of Batman is more illustrative and realistic.
american-artist aside bill certain characters finger including main
There are certain characters Bill Finger created, aside from my main characters' and many other characters that I created, including the Batmobile.
american-artist took
It took them a while to catch on that Batman would be the greatest.
american-artist time
It's been 25 years now, and truthfully, time sometimes blurs the memory.
american-artist
When I first drew him I had eyes in there and it didn't look right.