Who?
While you may never have heard of Bob Kane (whose birthday we celebrate today), there’s no doubt that you’ve come across his work a time or two. In 1939, the 23-year-old comic book artist created a new character—the Bat-Man. Writer Bill Finger, who also worked in Kane’s studio, gave suggestions for changes to be made to the original idea, changing him from a Superman clone with red tights and wings to the scientist and detective who would become known as the Dark Knight and the Caped Crusader. Finger wrote the story, Kane provided the art, and Batman had his debut in Detective Comics (note the initials DC) #27 in May of 1939.
Now, several movies, an animated series, a campy 60s TV series, innumerable action figures, and countless comic books and graphic novels later, Batman is 72 years old. He has retired, died, returned, been cloned, gone through several sidekicks and nemeses, and had so many adventures that I can’t even begin to sum them up here. Fortunately for you, we’ve got plenty of ways for you to catch up on the action.
To the Batcave!
| Jake Gauslow |
| Adult Services Librarian | |
| jgauslow@friscotexas.gov |
Tags: authors, Batman, Frisco Public Library, graphic novels, History
