Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Bob Kane did not create Batman alone. Bill Finger helped. Join us in this animated documentary as we explore the life of Bill Finger in the Cradle of Gotham, New York City. You’ll learn of how he helped to develop the Batman, and how he was robbed of credit. Narrated by Lawrence “MasakoX” Simpson.

00:58 Early life of Bill Finger
03:03 How Batman was made by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
05:25 Bob Kane's Batman deal
06:36 When Bill Finger said he made Batman
08:21 Bill Finger's credit and added to Batman byline
09:03 Other Bill Finger characters (Green Lantern, Wild Cat), Movies and TV

Batman imagery: DC Entertainment/DC Comics/Warner Bros.

Marc Tyler Nobleman
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amazon.com/Bill-Boy-Wonder-Secret-Co-Creator/dp/1580892892
youtube.com/watch?v=YcBDjjY2swE

Athena Finger
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CREATIVE COMMONS

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / K72NDST / NIGHTSCREAM
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FLICKR /
ALAN LIGHT
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SHED ON THE MOON
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1950SUNLIMTIED
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