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Bill Finger
Writer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born February 8, 1914Died January 18, 1974 (59 years)
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.
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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.
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Known For
Bill Finger Filmography
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| 1968 | |
| 1967 | Snow Devils · as Screenplay |
| 1966 | Batman (1966) (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Superpowered: The DC Story (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Batman & Bill · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked · as Self - Batman Creator |
| 2018 |
| 2027 | The Batman Part II · as Characters |
| 2026 | Dynamic Duo · as Characters |
| 2026 | Clayface · as Characters |
| 2025 | BAT-FAM (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2025 | Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires · as Characters |
| 2025 | Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League · as Characters |
| 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux · as Characters |
| 2024 | The Penguin (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2024 | Batman: Caped Crusader (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three · as Characters |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two · as Characters |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One · as Characters |
| 2023 | Merry Little Batman · as Characters |
| 2023 | Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen Part Two · as Characters: Batman |
| 2023 | Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! · as Characters |
| 2023 | Justice League: Warworld · as Characters |
| 2023 | The Flash · as Characters |
| 2023 | Gotham Knights (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2023 | Legion of Super-Heroes · as Characters |
| 2022 | Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons · as Characters |
| 2022 | Batwheels (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets · as Characters |
| 2022 | The Batman · as Characters |
| 2021 | Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two · as Characters |
| 2021 | Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One · as Characters |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League · as Characters |
| 2021 | Dying Is Easy · as Creator: Batman |
| 2021 | Batman: Soul of the Dragon · as Characters |
| 2020 | Batman: Death in the Family · as Characters |
| 2020 | Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! · as Based On Characters From: Scarecrow/dr. Jonathan Crane |
| 2020 | Justice League Dark: Apokolips War · as Characters |
| 2019 | Batwoman (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2019 | Joker · as Characters |
| 2019 | Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans · as Characters |
| 2019 | Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn (TV Series) · as Created By: Batman |
| 2019 | Lego DC Batman: Family Matters · as Batman Created By |
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (TV Series) · as Batman Created By |
| 2019 | Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · as Characters |
| 2019 | DC Super Hero Girls (2019) (TV Series) · as Batman Created By |
| 2019 | Justice League vs the Fatal Five · as Characters |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part · as Characters |
| 2019 | Reign of the Supermen · as Characters |
| 2018 | Batman: The Dark Knight · as Characters |
| 2018 | Titans (2018) (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2018 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman - Rage of Atlantis · as Batman Created By |
| 2018 | Teen Titans GO! To the Movies · as Characters |
| 2018 | The Death of Superman · as Characters |
| 2018 | Batman Ninja · as Characters |
| 2018 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash · as Batman Created With |
| 2018 | Batman: Gotham by Gaslight · as Batman Created By |
| 2018 | Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold · as Characters |
| 2017 | Justice League · as Characters |
| 2017 | Batman vs. Two-Face · as Characters |
| 2017 | Batman and Harley Quinn · as Characters |
| 2017 | Justice League Action Shorts! (TV Series) · as Character Created By: Batman |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie · as Characters |
| 2017 | Justice League Dark · as Characters |
| 2016 | Justice League Action (TV Series) · as Character Created By: Batman |
| 2016 | Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders · as Character Created By: Batman |
| 2016 | Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants · as Character Created By: Batman |
| 2016 | Batman: The Killing Joke · as Characters |
| 2016 | Lego DC Comics Superheroes: Justice League - Gotham City Breakout · as Batman Created With |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice · as Characters |
| 2016 | DBX (TV Series) · as Batman Created By |
| 2016 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Cosmic Clash · as Batman Created With |
| 2016 | Batman: Bad Blood · as Character Created By: Batman |
| 2016 | Batman V Arrow · as Character Created By: Batman |
| 2015 | Batman vs. Robin · as Characters Created By: Batman |
| 2014 | Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered · as Batman Created With |
| 2014 | Gotham (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2014 | Batman: Crusader · as Batman Created By |
| 2014 | Justice League: War · as Batman Created With |
| 2014 | JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time · as Batman Created With |
| 2013 | Batman's Lego Adventure: Part 1 · as Characters |
| 2013 | Batman's Lego Adventure: Part 2 · as Characters |
| 2013 | Batman's Lego Adventure: Part 3 · as Characters |
| 2013 | Batman's Lego Adventure: Part 4 · as Characters |
| 2013 | Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite · as Batman Created With |
| 2013 | Teen Titans Go! (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 · as Character Created By: Batman |
| 2012 | Super Power Beat Down (TV Series) · as Batman Created By |
| 2012 | Justice League: Doom · as Character: Bruce Wayne/batman |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Characters: Batman |
| 2010 | Death Battle! (TV Series) · as Batman Created By |
| 2010 | Young Justice (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2010 | Epic Rap Battles of History (TV Series) · as Batman Created By |
| 2010 | Batman: Under the Red Hood · as Concepts: Red Hood And Ace Chemical Plant Based On "the Man Behind The Red Hood" Written By |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series) · as Character Created By: Alan Scott/green Lantern |
| 2008 | Justice League: The New Frontier · as Characters: Bruce Wayne/batman & Richard John "dick" Grayson/robin |
| 2005 | Patient J (Joker) · as Joker Created By |
| 2004 | The Batman (TV Series) · as Batman Created By |
| 2004 | Scooby-Doo Meets Batman · as Characters |
| 2003 | Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman · as Batman Created With |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker · as Character Created By: Batman |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond (TV Series) · as Creator: Batman |
| 1998 | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero · as Batman Created By |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures (TV Series) · as Concept Created By: Ace Chemical Plant |
| 1993 | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm · as Created By: Batman |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Co-Creator: Batman |
| 1991 | Alyas Batman en Robin · as Characters |
| 1972 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies (TV Series) · as Certain Characters Created By |
| 1968 | The Bat Woman · as Based On A Character Created By |
| 1966 | The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1951 | Foreign Intrigue (TV Series) · as Original Screenplay By |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1949 | Batman and Robin · as Comic Book Created By |