Bill Finger
Known for: Writing
Born: February 8, 1914
Died: January 18, 1974
Place of birth: 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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Finger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
51 movies · 18 TV shows, newest first
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Dynamic Duo
2028
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The Batman: Part II
2028
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Clayface
2026
9.0
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall
2026
4.2
BAT-FAM
2025
7.6
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2025
7.2
The Secret Agent
2025
7.3
Superman
2025
6.7
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
2025
7.8
Creature Commandos
2024
5.4
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
8.3
The Penguin
2024
7.3
Batman: Caped Crusader
2024
7.1
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
2024
6.7
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
2024
7.2
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
2024
6.6
Merry Little Batman
2023
7.3
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
2023
6.7
Justice League: Warworld
2023
7.4
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023
6.6
The Flash
2023
6.7
Gotham Knights
2023
6.4
Legion of Super-Heroes
2023
7.6
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons
2022
7.0
Batwheels
2022
7.1
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
7.7
The Batman
2022
8.2
Peacemaker
2022
7.4
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two
2021
7.4
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
2021
8.1
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
8.1
Superman & Lois
2021
6.7
Batman: Soul of the Dragon
2021
7.1
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
2020
7.7
DC's Stargirl
2020
8.2
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
2020
6.8
Batwoman
2019
8.1
Joker
2019
7.9
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019
7.5
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
2019
7.2
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2019
6.7
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
2019
6.6
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
7.4
The Death of Superman
2019
7.0
Reign of the Supermen
2019
7.9
Heart of Batman
2018
7.9
Titans
2018
7.2
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
2018
5.9
Batman Ninja
2018
7.2
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2018
6.1
Justice League
2017
6.3
Batman vs. Two-Face
2017
6.2
Batman and Harley Quinn
2017
7.2
Batman & Bill
2017
7.3
The Lego Batman Movie
2017
7.3
Justice League Dark
2017
6.6
Batman: The Killing Joke
2016
6.0
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
7.6
Gotham
2014
6.4
Teen Titans Go!
2013
8.4
Young Justice
2010
2.5
Track of the Moon Beast
1976
5.3
The Green Slime
1968
3.7
Snow Devils
1967
7.3
Batman
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The Brave and the Bold
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Batman: Knightfall Part 2: Knightquest
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Batman: Knightfall Part 3: KnightsEnd
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Absolute Batman
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