American comic book artist, the co-creator of Batman
For the American painter, see Bob Paul Kane.
Bob Kane
Kane posing with a Batmobile painting in 1966
Born
Robert Kahn (1915-10-24)October 24, 1915 New York City, U.S.
Died
November 3, 1998(1998-11-03) (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Area(s)
Writer, Penciller
Notable works
Detective Comics
Spouse(s)
Beverly Sommer
(m. 1940; div. 1957)
Elizabeth Sanders
(m. 1987)
Children
1
Signature
Robert Kane (né Kahn/kɑːn/; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator and artist who co-created Batman (with Bill Finger) and most early related characters for DC Comics. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993 and into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996.
Finger joined BobKane's nascent studio in 1938. An aspiring writer and part-time shoe salesperson, he had met Kane at a party, and Kane later offered...
strip, comic book, film and television writer who was the co-creator (with BobKane) of the DC Comics character Batman. Despite making major (sometimes, signature)...
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published by DC Comics, has seen the release of various films. Created by BobKane and Bill Finger, the character first starred in two serial films in the...
and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman by BobKane and Bill Finger. The third installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman...
upon her history. Born Martha Kane (a maiden name given in homage to co-creator BobKane), Martha was the heir to the Kane Chemical fortune and a member...
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Vern Reed and Lew Schwartz, based on a concept from Batman co-creator BobKane, the character made his first appearance in Batman #59 (June 1950). The...
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