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Bob Kane

1915 – 1998
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Bob Kane · Superhero Creators

What

Co-created Batman

When

1915, New York City, United States — 1998, Los Angeles, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn) was an American comic book writer and artist who co-created Batman with Bill Finger.

How & why

Kane co-created Batman with writer Bill Finger for DC Comics in 1939, giving popular culture one of its most enduring superheroes. He was born Robert Kahn into an Ashkenazi Jewish family in the Bronx; DC now credits Finger alongside Kane as co-creator.

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Co-created Batman

1939

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