William "Bill" Finger (February 8, 1914 – January 18, 1974) was an American comic strip and comic book writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series' development. In later years, Kane acknowledged Finger as "a contributing force" in the character's creation. And several readers, such as comics historian Ron Goulart, have referred to Batman as the "creati...
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William "Bill" Finger (February 8, 1914 – January 18, 1974) was an American comic strip and comic book writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series' development. In later years, Kane acknowledged Finger as "a contributing force" in the character's creation. And several readers, such as comics historian Ron Goulart, have referred to Batman as the "creation of artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger". Still, despite a DC Comics press release in 2007 which states that "Kane, along with writer Bill Finger, had just created Batman for National Comics [DC's original name]", DC has never officially creditted Finger in comics or films as they have for Kane.
Finger additionally helped create Batman nemeses The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman, Two-Face, The Riddler, and others. He also wrote many of the original 1940s Green Lantern stories and would go on to contribute to the development of numerous comic...
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