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43 on New York City names street after Batman co-creator Bill FingerIt's no secret to comics fans, but Batman co-creator Bill Finger has gone too long without getting the proper recognition he deserves. He played a huge role in forming one of the most enduring fictional characters of the past century, after all. Long absent from credits pages thanks to some legal shenanigans, Finger's name was…
Everyone thinks that Bob Kane created Batman, but that’s not the whole truth. One author makes it his crusade to seek justice for Bill Finger, a struggling writer who was the key figure in creating the iconic superhero, from concept to costume to the very character we all know and love. Bruce Wayne may be…
On February 8, 1914, 102 years ago today, Bill Finger was born. The unsung hero of Batman's creation, Finger went almost completely unrecognized for his contributions to the character until well after his untimely death in 1974. In fact, his first official credit on a Batman comic wouldn't come until 2014's Detective Comics #27, and…
In one of the more frustrating stories in comic book history, Bill Finger, co-creator of Batman and the one who by all accounts did the lion's share of the work, has never been able to receive credit for his contributions to lore thanks to Bob Kane's manipulation of his contract. On anything Batman related, the…
Earlier this year, DC Comics declared July 23rd as "Batman Day" and to celebrate they'll be releasing a free special edition of Detective Comics #27, containing material from both the 1939 original and the New 52 offering from earlier this year. And for the first time, Batman co-creator Bill Finger will receive cover credit (pictured…
The Comics Arts Council sent out a press release late last night detailing how the Finger Estate definitely does not agree with a DC representative's remark that the comics company was "all good" with Finger and his family." The full press release can be read below: During a recent WonderCon Anaheim panel for Batman’s 75th anniversary,…
In 1933, Milton Finger, weary of signs that read "JEWS NEED NOT APPLY" changed his name to Bill. His lifelong dream was to be a writer but like many living in the Great Depression, he would gladly settle for whatever employment he could find. However, in 1939, a chance encounter with another artist gave him…
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