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  • @amanzeihedioha
    @amanzeihedioha 5 років тому +408

    Poor Bill...😔

    • @MythStoriesAnimatedLegends
      @MythStoriesAnimatedLegends  5 років тому +45

      It's a real shame, but at least he is getting credit now.

    • @Pranav_Mathur
      @Pranav_Mathur 4 роки тому +14

      @@MythStoriesAnimatedLegends He's no longer alive. For him, it is still 'he never got credit'.

    • @annnee6818
      @annnee6818 4 роки тому +18

      @@Pranav_Mathur Exactly. And never got to enjoy the wealth he deserved. And Bob never knew he got busted, right? So he died the sole creator of Batman. Just nasty.

    • @brintjhonson1709
      @brintjhonson1709 4 роки тому +1

      Bob Kane, Bill finger, and ??????

    • @oluhamilton2121
      @oluhamilton2121 3 роки тому +3

      @@brintjhonson1709 Jerry Robinson.

  • @Jeddalo
    @Jeddalo 2 роки тому +68

    The credit SHOULD BE "Batman created by Bill Finger with Bob Kane"

    • @SpFlash1523
      @SpFlash1523 Рік тому +5

      Yep.

    • @acurisur
      @acurisur 5 місяців тому +1

      No, it was a collaboration, just like Spider-Man was with Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Bob Kane came up with the name Batman and got the first Batman story published. Bob Kane drew the first prototype version of Batman. And Bob Kane acknowledged Bill Finger's contributions to Batman's creation in his autobiography.
      The real reason Batman was not credited to Bob Kane and Bill Finger was DC Comics, Bob Kane had already signed away his ownership of the character when DC started publishing Batman comics. It was DC's decision to put "Batman created by Bob Kane" instead of "Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger".
      DC has since rectified the situation and Batman comics have credited Bob Kane and Bill Finger as co-creators since 2015, almost a decade ago.
      So blame DC Comics, not Bob Kane. This video is clickbait of the worse kind.

    • @MR-SINISTER76
      @MR-SINISTER76 Місяць тому

      No the credit should be Bill Finger with GOD since that seems to be the only person bob kane ever credited with the creation of batman

  • @nont18411
    @nont18411 3 роки тому +202

    Bill Finger and Steve Ditko deserve more respect

    • @Joekool88
      @Joekool88 3 роки тому +24

      Gardner Fox too! He wrote the iconic utility belt and Batarang!

    • @jonathanbhatty8592
      @jonathanbhatty8592 2 роки тому +27

      It's a shame that Jack Kirby, Bill Finger, and Steve Ditko were forgotten and ignored until their deaths.

    • @taraishot100
      @taraishot100 2 роки тому +25

      @@jonathanbhatty8592 Jack Kirby forgotten? He’s one of the greats mate he’s not forgotten

    • @johnhorne1839
      @johnhorne1839 2 роки тому +1

      Bill Finger was just as much of a hack as Bob Kane. He doesn't deserve respect.

    • @Ksawarrior
      @Ksawarrior 2 роки тому +11

      Ditko deserves a lot of credit, but Stan still gave Spider-Man his heart. Ditko tried, since Spidey entered college, to push Peter into a more objectivist direction, which Stan knew would alienate fans who like Peter for being a relatable Everyman. It’s what really soured their creative relationship to the degree it was at the end. And we can’t forget that a lot of what made Spider-Man jump to the top of marvel over fantastic four was when John romita came on and the soap opera elements came into the forefront.

  • @sadie.e.a
    @sadie.e.a 4 роки тому +117

    He did die without a grave of funeral but his son spread his ashes out in a shape of a bat on the beach 😭😭 so sweet at least he died knowing he actually made Batman not Bob Kane

  • @FRISHR
    @FRISHR 2 роки тому +26

    Bob Kane = Edison
    Bill Finger = Tesla

  • @troto7735
    @troto7735 5 років тому +232

    You forgot to add that he died without a grave or a funeral 😔

    • @MythStoriesAnimatedLegends
      @MythStoriesAnimatedLegends  5 років тому +55

      We didn't include that here, yes. It's a sad end for a legendary writer. But we're not finished with this series just yet. There is still another story to tell.

    • @rlozo85
      @rlozo85 4 роки тому +50

      according to the documentary, his son claimed his body and took his ashes to a beach and honored him and his contribution to Batman

    • @Jared_Wignall
      @Jared_Wignall 4 роки тому +38

      His son actually claimed his body and his body was cremated and his ashes were spread in the shape of a bat on a beach in Oregon, as that is what Bill Finger wanted. Finger’s good friend l, Charles Sinclair, who found him dead is the one who said he was buried in a potters field. But that isn’t true.

    • @MelancoliaI
      @MelancoliaI 3 роки тому +4

      @@Jared_Wignall I really hope that's what happened, with the bat-shape.

    • @mysteryneophyte
      @mysteryneophyte 3 роки тому +2

      in a potters field

  • @TheImaginator972
    @TheImaginator972 3 роки тому +40

    So Bob Kane NEVER created Batman, Robin, Joker, and many other. It was all Bill Finger who created the hero

  • @Jared_Wignall
    @Jared_Wignall 4 роки тому +169

    Bob Kane had the idea. Bill Finger was the one who fleshed it out into the Batman we all know and love today.

    • @Jared_Wignall
      @Jared_Wignall 4 роки тому +14

      A Bob Kane had the idea of Batman being a crime fighter. Bill Finger went with that idea and made the character more than Kane’s initial concept. Both were influenced by The Shadow character from pulp novels, which may be another reason as to Batman not carrying guns anymore and stopped killing people as the similarities between those two were quite more apparent in the early days.

    • @dexstarr1255
      @dexstarr1255 3 роки тому +21

      @A Imagine, If we were to go Bob kane's initial design of the Batman it wouldnt receive much reception and success as it would today. Bill finger did the work and made it to a masterpiece.

    • @catchannel1484
      @catchannel1484 2 роки тому +1

      Let me clear everything up. Accordimg to the feature length documentary, Batman and Bill, Bill Finger came up with the idea with the intention of creating a super hero (if I remember correctly). He came up with a very different design. Bob Kane saw the design, and gave Bill Finger tips on a new design for the character, which wound up being the Batman we all know today.
      Bill came up with the character and concept, Bob created the coolest super hero costume ever.
      At least that's what Batman and Bill said

    • @catchannel1484
      @catchannel1484 2 роки тому

      But that's what I remember anyway. I could be wrong and it's flipped like in the video; Bob got the idea, and Bill fleshed it out

    • @Hardrive2677
      @Hardrive2677 2 роки тому +1

      @@Jared_Wignall and then Bob Kane took credit for everything Bill did.

  • @kal-el8402
    @kal-el8402 4 роки тому +127

    Bill Finger is Batman
    Bob Kane is HUSH

    • @zenxpopo2116
      @zenxpopo2116 4 роки тому +9

      True

    • @davidlopes8519
      @davidlopes8519 3 роки тому +6

      I think Bob Kane looks more like the joker (phisical)

    • @Joekool88
      @Joekool88 3 роки тому +8

      Bob Kane's father is Penguin.

  • @jehriko7525
    @jehriko7525 3 роки тому +55

    Bill may not have lived the way he deserved, but regardless his vision and creativity has sparked the joy and love of millions of people and more for a long time to come, hopefully wherever he is now he can see the fruits of his craft

  • @se7entv261
    @se7entv261 3 роки тому +35

    Like Harvey Dent said in The Dark Knight :
    "You either die a hero or you live long enought to see yourself become a villain."
    Bill Finger died soon and nowadays he is remembered as the true hero , the real creator of Batman
    On the other hand, Bob Kane lived long enough to see himself as the villain of the story , and he is only remembered right now as the person who stole the Batman
    This is the true justice
    The Caped Crusader will cry for Bill Finger and not for Bob Kane

  • @wubutterflies4156
    @wubutterflies4156 4 роки тому +49

    I watched the doc last night
    I had no idea. Im so heartbroken for bill finger. Im glad he finally got his credits but its sad he didnt live to see it.

    • @mattrowe5930
      @mattrowe5930 3 роки тому

      These people are lying to you. Kane created Batman, not Bill.

    • @reidmason2551
      @reidmason2551 2 роки тому +6

      @@mattrowe5930 Batman was created by *both* Kane and Finger. End of discussion. The issue is that Kane cheated Finger out of credit and recognition, which he deserves to be blamed for.

    • @WorkAsCashier
      @WorkAsCashier 2 роки тому

      @@mattrowe5930 Nah mate Bill created the batman. O7

  • @justinep3675
    @justinep3675 4 роки тому +108

    There is no Batman without Bob. There is no Batman without Bill. Both deserve credit. It is just a shame that it took 75 years for Bill to get his.

    • @strifeco.studios6914
      @strifeco.studios6914 2 роки тому +25

      All Bob did was create the name, Bill did all the work and Bob signed his name to it like some kid taking his buddies homework and signing his own name to it just because he knew he'd get an A+

    • @piczuppa4147
      @piczuppa4147 Рік тому +10

      @@strifeco.studios6914 actually he didnt even made the name, bob wanted to name it "birdman"

    • @wiseguymaybe
      @wiseguymaybe Рік тому +8

      Ballony. Kane only came up with the name. Bill took it from there and if you think Bob Kane drew Batman, there is evidence to show that it was another artist, especially if you compare Kanes actual art to the art of the first issue of Batman. Kane was infamous for putting his name to oher people's work.

    • @SpFlash1523
      @SpFlash1523 Рік тому +4

      ​@@wiseguymaybe Bill also came up with the name "Bruce Wayne" on his own.

  • @KikomochiMendoza
    @KikomochiMendoza Рік тому +9

    Anytime I see the name Bob Kane in any Batman media my brain automatically adds "Stole from Bill Finger"

    • @miguelgarcia6170
      @miguelgarcia6170 Рік тому +1

      Bill finger is still getting credit and people are now forgetting about bob

  • @everstar2440
    @everstar2440 3 роки тому +30

    Bill got robbed. Justice for Bill.

  • @writerartist6306
    @writerartist6306 Рік тому +5

    Bill Finger forever! DC should reprint all of those old comics with Created by Bill Finger for all of the characters and stories he created.

  • @venubamandla6496
    @venubamandla6496 4 роки тому +72

    It hurts me when you say bill finger died alone and broken 😒

    • @Lopez03Eduardo.
      @Lopez03Eduardo. 4 роки тому +6

      venu cena check out Batman and Bill on Hulu

  • @Joekool88
    @Joekool88 3 роки тому +13

    Bill Finger the creator of the Batman we know and love

  • @damienglenn2545
    @damienglenn2545 4 роки тому +98

    I steal the show like bob Kane stole from bill finger
    -joker

    • @cadinisa4187
      @cadinisa4187 4 роки тому +9

      Venom it’s wasn’t a comic it was in a rap battle between Joker and Pennywise on ERB’s channel

    • @Pinzledick
      @Pinzledick 3 роки тому +5

      if only Joker said this in arkham game series

  • @JulianWavy
    @JulianWavy 4 роки тому +30

    I can't look at Bob Kane the same now 😪

    • @zenxpopo2116
      @zenxpopo2116 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah

    • @egb50000
      @egb50000 3 роки тому +5

      After watching Batman & Bill. Yeah, what Bob did to Bill was way colder than what Mr. Freeze can handle. But at least now, Bill is finally getting the recognition he deserved.

    • @mallorywingate103
      @mallorywingate103 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah I know

  • @Mourtzouphlos240
    @Mourtzouphlos240 3 місяці тому +2

    Apparently, Bill Finger dropped by the "Superman" offices now and then to make a little extra money.
    He created Lana Lang and just about everything related to Kryptonite aside from the name.
    Bill Finger also formalized the Superman origin story. "The Origin of Superman" published in Superman #53 (1948).

  • @Joenah5
    @Joenah5 4 роки тому +61

    Why is it "Bob Kane with Bill Finger"? It sounds like it should be "Bill Finger with Bob Kane".

    • @anthonygarcia8749
      @anthonygarcia8749 4 роки тому +19

      Not even Bill Finger is the sole creator of Batman. Bob Kane created a pulp hero that wasn't good enough. Finger came in and basically came up with everything of the Dark Knight's lore that we know today

    • @Kandhaqprotector
      @Kandhaqprotector 3 роки тому +10

      @@anthonygarcia8749 yes it’s because of the fact that Bill finger was a nervous guy that sadly didn’t want to stand up for himself. But the granddaughter of bill finger sued dc and fought for Bill finger to get credited

    • @killachriz96
      @killachriz96 3 роки тому +2

      @@Kandhaqprotector good

    • @catholic-ronin3682
      @catholic-ronin3682 2 роки тому +1

      @@Kandhaqprotector did the bill finger family sued bob kane family?

  • @jackhamilton9604
    @jackhamilton9604 3 роки тому +39

    he should have gone by Rob
    1. It's the correct nickname for Robert
    2. It's accurate to what he did

    • @fishbuckethead
      @fishbuckethead 3 роки тому +9

      They should remove his name from everything what a con artist

    • @johnhorne3052
      @johnhorne3052 2 роки тому +1

      @@fishbuckethead Bill Finger plagiarized The Shadow. He was just as much of a crook as Kane.

    • @strifeco.studios6914
      @strifeco.studios6914 2 роки тому +1

      @@johnhorne3052 Grasping at straws are we?

    • @NickJR528
      @NickJR528 Рік тому

      ​@@johnhorne3052 It's called inspiration 😂

    • @johnhorne3052
      @johnhorne3052 Рік тому

      @@NickJR528 😄He literally plagiarized the Shadow story "Partners of Peril"

  • @oluhamilton2121
    @oluhamilton2121 4 роки тому +17

    Let's not forget about Jerry Robinson, who gave Batman his illustrative quality. BOB KANE couldn't draw worth a shot.

    • @sagetan1353
      @sagetan1353 4 роки тому

      Good point

    • @mallorywingate103
      @mallorywingate103 3 роки тому

      Really? How do you know that?

    • @oluhamilton2121
      @oluhamilton2121 3 роки тому +4

      @@mallorywingate103 Just look closely at some of the covers and splash pages, there is a difference in illustrative quality. Some looked liked they were done by a skilled trained artist, WHICH KANE WASN'T.

  • @boomieboo
    @boomieboo 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks for bringing attention to this. And great use of CG visual aids as well. That and the British narration made it a next-level video. Great work.

  • @pepi453
    @pepi453 4 роки тому +55

    ERB brought me here....

  • @stefanpaul
    @stefanpaul 2 роки тому +11

    Poor Bill :(
    If he literally created everything what exactly did Bob kane do to take the credit?

  • @jedhawkins1769
    @jedhawkins1769 4 роки тому +24

    Artists and innovators, like Bill and Nikola Tesla, should be honored and recognized for their work and how they shaped our world today, not neglected and taken advantage of like outcasts. Bill Finger deserves more better than this!

  • @DarkHoundStudio
    @DarkHoundStudio 4 роки тому +59

    Bill should have gotten more credit than Bob

    • @Pascal5207_
      @Pascal5207_ 3 роки тому +1

      Well Bob Kane did create Batman, but they both should’ve been credited.

    • @thegoddamnedbatman2138
      @thegoddamnedbatman2138 3 роки тому +11

      @@Pascal5207_ no bob kane created a guy in red spandex and huge wings then bill changed everything bob kane was a hack he doesn’t even deserve credit

    • @Pascal5207_
      @Pascal5207_ 3 роки тому +4

      @@thegoddamnedbatman2138, the idea of Batman came from Bob Kane.

    • @rondocombatgems3949
      @rondocombatgems3949 3 роки тому

      @@thewayfarer1762 bob Kane said he based Gotham off of New York City so I think he made that up

  • @Nick-cg5ev
    @Nick-cg5ev 4 роки тому +17

    Thank you for telling the world the hidden truth...

  • @casual_bill8749
    @casual_bill8749 4 роки тому +14

    Why not credit both people. No matter what you say at the end of the day Batmans success was a team effort. The world's got enough fall out without this nativity don't you think?

    • @rooky3526
      @rooky3526 4 роки тому +6

      Because then we'd be downplaying the fact of how much was taken away from Bill Finger, not only that, we'd be glossing over the severity of this situation. Bob Kan reaped the benefits while Bill Finger died penniless and without a grave to his name. You talk about nativity? I think you meant negativity. So to address that, are we just going to shut up and be done with it? Not acknowledged how much Bill has gone through? Nah, ain't happening bud. This isn't about negativity, it's about justice.

    • @Xphantomgamer
      @Xphantomgamer 3 роки тому

      Because bob kane wouldn’t get as much 💰

  • @TomW514
    @TomW514 4 роки тому +8

    Thomas wayne = Bob Kane
    Bruce Wayne/Batman = Bill finger

  • @kingkazma3246
    @kingkazma3246 Рік тому +2

    Bob Kane look like the Joker and Bill Finger look like Bruce Wayne! 😮

  • @clemcusato
    @clemcusato 4 роки тому +14

    It’s hard to find out that your favourite hero had such -dark- beginnings, even for Batman this is harsh.

  • @williammedina8682
    @williammedina8682 5 років тому +27

    Bob Kane for his robbery is right now feeling the heat for his sins, DC comics had better had back paid Finger's family for this sin or maybe another time in court is needed. I am sick and tired of all these A-holes claiming to be sole creator or sole story tellers when the truth is right in front of them.

  • @TheTroystreet
    @TheTroystreet 4 роки тому +8

    So is no one going to mention how Bill Finger looks like Bruce Wayne

  • @davidbarr9718
    @davidbarr9718 3 роки тому +23

    Knowing the truth really change's my opinion on the comic industry. And how much of my money they get. As far as I'm concerned at this point, Bob Kane essentially killed Bill Finger and should be exposed to the comic community for his crimes.
    Isn't that what the Bat-man would do?

    • @mattrowe5930
      @mattrowe5930 3 роки тому +2

      This video is a bunch of lies.

    • @coldwater9540
      @coldwater9540 8 місяців тому

      @@mattrowe5930 how fcking dare you

  • @Dimythios
    @Dimythios 4 роки тому +7

    This is a warning to all those people who create. I was in the Comic book industry in the 90's.
    I have my IP's that I guard judiciously. My Attorneys are the best in the state I am in. People WILL STEAL... they will try to take your concept... your hard work and make it their own Like Mark Zuccy baby, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs are just a few high profile people who stole and had the money to make it happen.
    Do not share your work. If you have too only Sniplets of it to show and Always have an attorney to look after your legalese. This is the entertainment industry. It is better to steal than to give credit.

    • @brianwolf399
      @brianwolf399 3 роки тому

      What is/was your comic book called and who distributed it?

  • @rlozo85
    @rlozo85 4 роки тому +17

    had it not for bill finger we would not have the dark knight we have now

  • @troto7735
    @troto7735 5 років тому +10

    I met Marc today in school, He was a guest author

  • @reneastorgaterre1954
    @reneastorgaterre1954 4 роки тому +6

    Maybe the idea to make Batman's father Thomas Wayne a doctor came from his days when he was in medical school

  • @saskizhmas
    @saskizhmas 2 місяці тому +1

    So it turns out that Bob Kane was the greatest Batman villain.

  • @mireya0269
    @mireya0269 5 років тому +17

    I seen a part of a interview with Bob Kane about all of that.
    He was in so much guilt at the time.

  • @theultimateomelette
    @theultimateomelette 2 роки тому +3

    Its funny that Bruce Wayne name got his name from the Scottish king Robert the Bruce cos wain (spelled differently but pronounced the same) is a Scottish word that means child. Batman decided to fight crime when he was a child so its honestly a funny coincidence that works so well

    • @jonathanbhatty8592
      @jonathanbhatty8592 2 роки тому +2

      Now a English actor Robert Pattinson is playing Batman the Irony

  • @MrKratoscastro
    @MrKratoscastro Рік тому +2

    Man this is sad. Bill deserved more.

  • @loganross1861
    @loganross1861 4 роки тому +4

    I feel like we’re about to continue seeing the records set straight in a LOT of arenas.
    Much of history is distorted, just as it was in this case.

  • @PrimeroJinJusuke
    @PrimeroJinJusuke 2 роки тому

    I didn’t expect to hear MasakoX here.

  • @sergedeleon9592
    @sergedeleon9592 2 роки тому +5

    Thanks to Bob Batman will not exist now without him I appreciate his work

  • @fridaynightnicktoons6885
    @fridaynightnicktoons6885 2 роки тому +1

    Same thing is true for fairly oddparents and the Simpsons where someone has more credit then is fair for creation

  • @jkapoki1367
    @jkapoki1367 4 роки тому +11

    BILL FINGER you are BATMAN

  • @Groggle7141
    @Groggle7141 4 місяці тому +1

    I hate to be that guy, but the image (this one: 10:36) you use in the video to represent Bill Finger is not Bill, that's Robert Kanigher.

  • @ElricSowrd
    @ElricSowrd 2 роки тому

    Never thought I'd hear Masako X doing the narration. TFS Goku.

  • @direwolf47
    @direwolf47 4 роки тому +3

    I think he also created the riddler amongst many others

  • @hey.miklas3589
    @hey.miklas3589 4 роки тому +11

    Batman - created by Bill Finger with Bob Kane

  • @ZeeshaanBukhari22
    @ZeeshaanBukhari22 2 роки тому +2

    Kane most never be forgiven for what he did with Finger.

  • @chrisalberts9414
    @chrisalberts9414 4 місяці тому +1

    He created the origin story .....hence he created the dark Knight.

  • @youssautomata
    @youssautomata 4 роки тому +2

    This video deserves millions of views.

  • @fatcat1
    @fatcat1 3 роки тому +3

    it's kind of like how people only mention Stan Lee with Marvel

    • @timriggins70
      @timriggins70 3 роки тому +1

      Like Rocket Racoon who Stan did not create and his creator has been convalescent care for years not seeing a cent for his creation.

  • @bighuge1060
    @bighuge1060 2 роки тому +2

    Concentrating solely on conscience, how does someone go throughout life with the knowledge that they totally shafted and erased their collaborator, let alone another human being? Most people would not be able to keep up such a deception.

  • @jaymcd8577
    @jaymcd8577 5 років тому +28

    Kane's a rotten artist to boot!

  • @voltta9125
    @voltta9125 2 роки тому +3

    Kid named fi-...

  • @FabioMarques1974
    @FabioMarques1974 4 роки тому

    Sorry. But the black and white photo (0:22) is not Bill Finger, this is Robert Kanigher.

  • @Thespeedrap
    @Thespeedrap 4 роки тому +3

    I didn't know Batman was stolen from one to another.And I thought Stan Lee and Jack Kirby rivalry was bad this looks worse.

    • @Lopez03Eduardo.
      @Lopez03Eduardo. 4 роки тому +1

      Marcel Zachary check out Batman and Bill on Hulu if you want more backstory at least Lee and Kirby made up

  • @rlozo85
    @rlozo85 4 роки тому

    watch the documentary about this . audio recording where bob kane says that he should of gave bill finger credit . bill came up with villains and backstories

  • @Sebastian-gt8zh
    @Sebastian-gt8zh 2 роки тому

    Batman before Bill Finger looks like mr incredible with wings

  • @Travis7060312
    @Travis7060312 2 роки тому

    Goku telling us about Batman's dads is fun.

  • @EndysMemePalace
    @EndysMemePalace Рік тому +2

    Kid named Bill Finger:

  • @samuelbattershell3413
    @samuelbattershell3413 5 років тому +17

    So is the Shadow gonna be touched upon, because the very first Batman comic is almost a panel to panel plagiarism of one of the Pulp stories of The Shadow.

    • @MythStoriesAnimatedLegends
      @MythStoriesAnimatedLegends  5 років тому +3

      We'll look more into this in the next video in this series.

    • @oluhamilton2121
      @oluhamilton2121 4 роки тому +1

      I would like to see that...

    • @Principles_of_Psychology
      @Principles_of_Psychology 2 роки тому

      Apparently, that first Batman story was only meant as a kind of concept art to be presented to the publisher. It was Bob Kane who then decided to publish the story anyways. You can hear about this at the Comic Tropes YT channel on Bob Kane.

    • @johnhorne1839
      @johnhorne1839 2 роки тому

      @@Principles_of_Psychology
      *Bill Finger created Batman
      *It wasn't Bill Finger's idea to plagiarize The Shadow
      Pick one.

    • @MrEdWeirdoShow
      @MrEdWeirdoShow 6 днів тому

      The Shadow borrowing for Batman is nothing compared to what was "inspired" by ZORRO.
      Kane himself admitted as much, and besides, lots of golden and silver age creators lifted stuff from both the old pulps and novels, some even going back to the 1800s.

  • @sagetan1353
    @sagetan1353 4 роки тому +27

    I’m friends with his granddaughter on Facebook

  • @J1flores
    @J1flores 2 роки тому

    This sounds like the South Park episode when Cartman stole Jimmy's joke

  • @mallorywingate103
    @mallorywingate103 3 роки тому +2

    Just saw the documentary very interesting

  • @MA1980c
    @MA1980c 7 місяців тому

    No. Bill Finger was Bob Kanes writer. Bob drew the character. Both created the batman characters.

    • @petermj1098
      @petermj1098 2 місяці тому +1

      Kane hired ghost writers and ghost artists and literally plagiarized other artists in other comics. Bob Kane is really the publisher of Batman rather than the creator of Batman.

  • @specspiderken1462
    @specspiderken1462 4 роки тому +3

    While Bob Kane stoke everything bill finger isn’t entirely innocent either . He and bob stole straight from the shadow pulps . Even directly stealing a few shadow stories straight to the detail for early Batman comics .

  • @jmen4ever257
    @jmen4ever257 2 роки тому +1

    There are plenty of Kane wannbes out there, who'd have no problem in taking advantage of aging never wases, who would be overjoyed to get a grand or so for one of their characters.

  • @RNC_MMA
    @RNC_MMA 4 роки тому +1

    Is that MasakoX narrating in this video?

  • @Johnfonk
    @Johnfonk 2 роки тому

    This would be a really great movie the story of bill finger

  • @echaczyk
    @echaczyk 3 роки тому +1

    And let's add Gardner Fox as an early contributor and whose ideas also shaped The Batman.

  • @Yes_Fantasy_419
    @Yes_Fantasy_419 3 роки тому +3

    Well at least it's not as tragic as the creators of Superman who both died penniless.

  • @iordaniskaravasilis
    @iordaniskaravasilis 3 роки тому +1

    Sad, sucks when people are being taken advantage of.

  • @daniloferrazbr
    @daniloferrazbr Рік тому

    I’ve always seen Finger’s name associated with the creation of the Joker

  • @terrychiu6863
    @terrychiu6863 4 роки тому +1

    This story is so sad :(

  • @rdh9475
    @rdh9475 Рік тому

    Bob “the snake “ Cain ( I know is not how is spell but it fits ).

  • @marioruiz9863
    @marioruiz9863 2 роки тому

    THE BATMAN: Created by Bill Finger with Bob Kane... PERIOD.

  • @zombiecreed2145
    @zombiecreed2145 2 роки тому

    Does anyone know what the date of the party bill and Bob met?

  • @simonadibernardo7573
    @simonadibernardo7573 4 роки тому +2

    Bill finger is the very creator of batman!

  • @LikaLaruku
    @LikaLaruku 2 роки тому +1

    Bob Kane = Thomas Edison.
    Bill Finger = Nikola Tesla.

  • @orindae1032
    @orindae1032 4 роки тому

    And then there is the classic movie the Bat, which one could say is the first batman and the classic movie the man who laughs which you could say is the first Joker, are these two movies where they got both characters from?

  • @mrrationality2213
    @mrrationality2213 4 роки тому

    I mean yes bill made the attributes we all know about Batman today but bob came with the idea, so technically he’s the original creator and bill is the co-creator. By the way I didn’t like he took the whole credit because bill fleshed out the Batman.

  • @BM5556
    @BM5556 7 місяців тому

    Heartbreaking

  • @peterhaslund
    @peterhaslund 2 роки тому

    Bill Finger did not create Batman alone. Bob Kane financed him, and took all the profits and the honor, and the fame!

  • @yuothineyesasian
    @yuothineyesasian Рік тому

    Just how penniless can you be with an apartment in New York?

  • @yuothineyesasian
    @yuothineyesasian Рік тому

    Is it possible for Fingers granddaughter to be the inspiration for the Joker? 0:40
    I'm just saying it's uncanny.

  • @berniecasey7592
    @berniecasey7592 2 роки тому +1

    Kane was lousy to Bill Finger

  • @gsau3000
    @gsau3000 4 роки тому

    6:10 Did anyone notice the cameo voice of the lesser known character Captain Obvious?

  • @smokebell-um9sb
    @smokebell-um9sb Рік тому

    This_ story _ is_ so_ sad 😔 😟 🙁 😥 😞 😿 😔 😟 🙁

  • @miguelgarcia6170
    @miguelgarcia6170 11 місяців тому

    Bob Kane never achieved anything after Batman.

  • @jsavak99
    @jsavak99 3 роки тому +1

    Well it sounds like Finger just came up with the color of the costume and the tone but Kane came up with

  • @chitown1782
    @chitown1782 3 роки тому

    It's so simple to just put created by bob kane and bill finger, but no. That's just sad!

  • @scottcarroll9201
    @scottcarroll9201 3 роки тому +4

    I wouldn’t shed too many tears for Finger. He outright plagiarized the first Batman story “Case of the Chemical Syndicate” from the Shadow pulp story “Partners of Peril.” Just straight up copied it beat for beat.

    • @Principles_of_Psychology
      @Principles_of_Psychology 2 роки тому +2

      Apparently, that first Batman story was only meant as a kind of concept art to be presented to the publisher. It was Bob Kane who then decided to publish the story anyways. You can hear about this at the Comic Tropes YT channel on Bob Kane.

  • @UchihaDZoro-se9pc
    @UchihaDZoro-se9pc 4 роки тому +1

    Just like Steve Ditko

    • @Xphantomgamer
      @Xphantomgamer 3 роки тому

      How did he not get credit?

    • @joeyvancleve4552
      @joeyvancleve4552 3 роки тому

      @@Xphantomgamer Steve ditko didn't really care about recognition