![]() RAZ: It was Bill's - Bill Finger came up with that story. Actually, that is what I attribute to Batman's longevity, is the fact that Bill added a - what was considered a novelistic background. And that was because of his backstory, because Bruce Wayne as a kid sees his parents get killed by a mugger. He was just a regular human being who worked out and worked his mind and became a superhero. The thing about Batman that was revolutionary at the time was that he was not born with these superhero powers, these, you know, otherworldly powers, like Superman. And, yeah, I would give Bill more than half the credit for The Joker. He came up with the look, although someone else drew it. It was definitely a group effort, but I give Bill a lot of the - you know, the majority of the credit. NOBLEMAN: Well, that's also hotly disputed. And through that, Robin evolved, and Bill wrote the first Robin story. So Bill said he needs someone to talk to. When you're writing a character who's alone all the time, that's very difficult. And as a writer myself, that makes perfect sense. NOBLEMAN: Bill was the one who said Batman needs a - needs someone to talk to. Bob said that he came up with the name Batman, and there are some that feel he didn't even do that much, that his character was called Birdman, and it was actually Bill who said, let's go with Batman. RAZ: Bob Kane came up with the idea for a Batman. Bob Kane admitted that and explained that in detail in his autobiography. Even though he's the writer, he also was the visual architect. RAZ: Batman, the actual Batman character. We all know about Bob Kane, the guy who we're led to believe is the sole creator of Batman. And most of the time, no matter whether you're a hardcore fan or a person on the street, whatever you say first will be a Bill Finger contribution. I challenge people to name something about Batman that didn't come from Bill. ![]() His name never appeared on a Batman story in his lifetime, but he was responsible for just about everything enduring about Batman. ![]() NOBLEMAN: Bill Finger is the uncredited cocreator of Batman. RAZ: So who was Bill Finger? Tell me about him. He's the subject of a new picture book called "Bill, the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman" written by Marc Tyler Nobleman who joins me now. The name not there is that of Bill Finger. Now, if you've seen "The Dark Knight Rises," there it is in the credits: Based on the character by Bob Kane. And that man is not Bob Kane, who is credited as the writer behind the iconic superhero. Almost everything you know about Batman - the cape, the mask, Gotham, Bruce Wayne, et cetera.
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