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Bill Finger

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...
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Batman

Batman, originally referred to as "the Bat-Man" and still referred to at times as "the Batman", is a fictional character, a comic book superhero co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger (although only Kane receives official credit),...

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Joker

The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics and appearing as the archenemy of Batman. Created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the character first appeared in Batman #1 (Spring 1940). Throughout...

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Lana Lang

Lana Lang is a fictional, supporting character in DC Comics' Superman series. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist John Sikela, she first appears in Superboy #10 (September-October 1950). Lana traditionally has been Superman's romantic interest...

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Penguin

The Penguin (born Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) is a DC Comics supervillain and one of Batman's oldest, most persistent archenemies. The Penguin was introduced by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, making his debut in Detective Comics #58 ...

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Scarecrow

The Scarecrow (Dr. Jonathan Crane) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in World's Finest Comics #3 (Fall 1941) and was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. A former psychiatrist...

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Riddler

The Riddler (Edward Nigma, Nygma, or Nashton) is a fictional character, a comic book character and supervillain published by DC Comics, and an enemy of Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, the character first appeared in Detective Comics ...

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Dick Grayson

Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and illustrator Jerry Robinson, he first appeared in Detective Comics #38 on April 1940. The youngest in a...

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Catwoman

Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. The supervillain was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, partially inspired by Kane's second cousin by marriage, Ruth Steel . The original and most widely known Catwoman...

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Harvey Dent

Two-Face is a fictional comic book supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #66 (August 1942), and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Once Harvey Dent, District Attorney...

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James Gordon

James Worthington "Jim" Gordon (better known as Commissioner Gordon) is a fictional character, an ally of Batman that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), and was created by...

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Clayface

Clayface is a name used by several DC Comics fictional characters, most of them possessing clay-like bodies and shapeshifting abilities. All of them have been enemies of Batman. Created by Bob Kane, the original Clayface, Basil Karlo, was a B movie...

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Wildcat

Wildcat is the name of several fictional characters, all DC Comics superheroes. The first and most famous of these is Ted Grant, a long-time member of the Justice Society of America. Created by writer Bill Finger and illustrator Irwin Hasen, Grant...

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Hugo Strange

Professor Hugo Strange is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Detective Comics #36 (February 1940) and is one of the first recurring villains Batman ever faced. He preceded the Joker and...

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Mad Hatter

The Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch) is a fictional character, a supervillain and enemy of Batman in the DC Comics Universe. He is modeled after the Mad Hatter from Lewis Carroll's book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He made his first appearance in...

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Ace the Bat-Hound

The comic book character Ace the Bat-Hound was the canine crime-fighting partner of Batman and Robin in DC Comics of the 1950s and 1960s. Ace debuted in Batman #92 (cover-dated July 1955). Ace's creation was inspired by the success of Krypto's debut...

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Killer Moth

Killer Moth is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Batman #63 published in 1951. Killer Moth originally wore a garish costume with striped purple and green spandex, orange cape and a moth-like mask. Killer Moth is...

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Catman

Catman is a modern version of a fictional character in comic books published by DC Comics, who appeared in Blackhawk #141. The modern incarnation was initially a supervillain and foe of Batman, although in recent years has developed into a more...

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Doiby Dickles

Charles "Doiby" Dickles was the sidekick for Alan Scott, the first Green Lantern. Doiby (Derby with a thick Brooklyn accent) works as a taxi driver, mostly for the Apex Broadcasting company, where Alan Scott is employed. Doiby's first adventure with...

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Calendar Man

Calendar Man (real name: Julian Gregory Day) is a fictional comic book supervillain, and an enemy of Batman, who appeared in books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Detective Comics #259 (September 1958). He was created by Bill Finger....

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Batman Jones

Batman Jones is a supporting character in Batman comics, from the Silver Age of Comic Books. Years ago, near the genesis of his career, Batman used his Batmobile to stop an out-of-control car, saving the family within. The grateful father and mother...

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Squire

Squire is the name of three fictional characters, they are comic book superheroes published by DC Comics. Percival Sheldrake debuted as the Squire in Young All-Stars #21 (January 1988), and was created by Roy Thomas and Michael Bair. Cyril Sheldrake...

Doctor Achilles Milo

Professor Achilles Milo is a fictional character in the DC Universe. A renowned chemist who turned to crime, he used a variety of chemical and medical-related schemes to kill Batman involving subjecting Batman to a drug that made him afraid of...

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Julie Madison

Julie Madison is a fictional character in the DC Universe, best known as Batman's first significant love interest. Julie Madison first appears in Detective Comics #31 (September 1939) only four issues after Batman's own debut. She makes her last...

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Signalman

Signalman is a fictional supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Batman vol. 1 #112 (December 1957), and was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff. Phillip "Phil" Cobb was a gangster with big ideas. He came to Gotham City...

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Crime Doctor

The Crime Doctor is the name of two fictional characters in the DC Comics universe. The first Crime Doctor first appeared in Detective Comics #77 (July 1943), and was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. The Crime Doctor is surgeon Matthew Thorne –...

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Knight

The Knight is the name of two fictional characters, they are comic book superheroes published by DC Comics. Percival Sheldrake debuted as the Knight in Batman #62 (December 1950), and was created by Win Mortimer and Ira Schnapp. Cyril Sheldrake...

Alan Scott

Alan Scott is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics Universe and the first superhero to bear the name Green Lantern. The original Green Lantern was created by young struggling artist Martin Nodell, who was inspired by the sight of a...

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Tony Zucco

Anthony "Tony" Zucco is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He was introduced in Detective Comics #38 (April 1940) and is best-known for his connections to the origin of Robin. Antonio Zucco (originally just "Boss Zucco" in his first...

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Doctor Death

Doctor Death is a fictional character, a comic book mad scientist and supervillain appearing in publications by DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Bob Kane as an enemy of the superhero Batman, and first appeared in Detective...

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Kite Man

Kite Man is a fictional character, a supervillain in publications from DC Comics. The character first appeared in Batman vol. 1 #133 (August 1960), and was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang. Charles "Chuck" Brown is a man who armed himself with...

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Isbisa

Isbisa is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in All Winners Comics vol. 1, #19 (Fall 1946), published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics during the 1940s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic...

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Batman

The Batman of Earth-Two is a parallel version of the DC Comics superhero, who was introduced after DC Comics created Earth-Two, a parallel world that was retroactively established as the home of characters which had been published in the Golden Age...

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Sal Maroni

Salvatore Maroni is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, usually as one of Batman's first enemies, and among the toughest gangsters in Gotham City. Maroni is most famous for being the one who scarred Harvey Dent,...

Lew Moxon

Lew Moxon is a fictional character in the DC Comics Batman series. He is most famous for hiring Joe Chill to murder young Bruce Wayne's parents (in early versions of Batman's origin story), thus making him indirectly responsible for Batman's...

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Zebra-Man

Zebra-Man is the name of two DC Comics supervillains. The first Zebra-Man was a high-tech scientist whose machinery has irradiated his entire body. It also gave him superpowers that enabled him to attract and repel anything besides metal (referred...

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False-Face

False-Face is the name of three fictional supervillains appearing in DC Comics' shared universe. The first False-Face seen was among the five small-time criminals hired by organizer Black Star. Along with his colleagues Captain Bigg, Hopper, Brain...

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