Bill Finger
- Writing
- February 8, 1914 · Denver, Colorado, USA
- January 18, 1974
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Dynamic Duo · Characters
- The Batman: Part II · Characters
- Batman: Knightfall Part 2: Knightquest · Characters
- Clayface · Characters
- Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall · Characters
- BAT-FAM · Characters
- Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires · Characters
- The Secret Agent · Thanks
- Superman · Thanks
- Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League · Characters
- Creature Commandos · Thanks
- Joker: Folie à Deux · Characters
- The Penguin · Characters
- Batman: Caped Crusader · Characters
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three · Characters
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two · Characters
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One · Characters
- Merry Little Batman · Characters
- Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! · Characters
- Justice League: Warworld · Characters
- Superpowered: The DC Story · Self
- The Flash · Characters
- Gotham Knights · Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes · Characters
- Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons · Characters
- Batwheels · Characters
- DC League of Super-Pets · Characters
- The Batman · Characters
- Peacemaker · Thanks
- Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two · Characters
- Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One · Characters
- Zack Snyder's Justice League · Characters
- Superman & Lois · Thanks
- Batman: Soul of the Dragon · Characters
- DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family · Characters
- DC's Stargirl · Thanks
- Justice League Dark: Apokolips War · Characters
- Batwoman · Characters
- Joker · Characters
- Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler · Characters
- Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans · Characters
- Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · Characters
- Justice League vs. the Fatal Five · Characters
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part · Characters
- The Death of Superman · Characters
- Reign of the Supermen · Characters
- Heart of Batman
- Titans · Characters
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies · Characters
- Catwoman Retribution · Characters
- Batman Ninja · Characters
- Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold · Characters
- Justice League · Characters
- Batman vs. Two-Face · Characters
- Batman and Harley Quinn · Characters
- Batman & Bill · Self
- The Lego Batman Movie · Characters
- Justice League Dark · Characters
- Batman: The Killing Joke · Characters
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice · Characters
- Gotham · Characters
- Teen Titans Go! · Characters
- Young Justice · Characters
- Track of the Moon Beast · Writer
- The Green Slime · Writer
- Snow Devils · Screenplay
- Batman · Writer
- The Brave and the Bold · Characters
- Batman: Knightfall Part 3: KnightsEnd · Characters
- Absolute Batman · Characters