Bill Finger
Sign in to saveAmerican comic strip and comic book writer (1914-1974)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1914-02-08
- Died
- 1974-01-18
- Works
- 45
Top works
- Superman
- Atomic Age Superman
- Showcase Presents Superman
- Detective Comics #27
- Batman and Superman World's Finest
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Film & TV
Writing · Denver, Colorado, USA
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…
Known for
- Superpowered: The DC Story — Self (archive footage)2023
- Heart of Batman2018
- Batman & Bill — Self (archive footage)2017
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 22,451x
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,210x
- The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 8,972x
- Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,587x
- Toward defining the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 6,003x
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Key facts
- Born
- Milton Finger , ( 1914-02-08 ) February 8, 1914, Denver , Colorado, U.S.
- Died
- c. January 18, 1974 (1974-01-18) (aged 59), New York City, U.S.
- Area
- Writer
- Notable works
- Batman , Detective Comics , Green Lantern
- Awards
- Jack Kirby Hall of Fame (1994) Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame (1999) Inkpot Award (2014)
- Spouse s
- Ethel "Portia" Finger (née Epstein; 1943–1950s), Lyn Simmons (about 1968–1971)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 8 February 1914
- Died
- 18 January 1974
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Denver
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Educated at
- DeWitt Clinton High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Batman
- Field of work
- comics
Article
Milton "Bill" Finger (February 8, 1914 – c. January 18, 1974) was an American comic book writer who is credited with co-creating the DC Comics character Batman with Bob Kane. 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 given "ghostwriter" status on comics he created or co-created, including those featuring Batman and the original Green Lantern. In recent years, Finger's lost legacy has been restored.
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 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 recognize 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.