Biography
Milton "Bill" Finger (February 8, 1914 – January 18, 1974) was an American comic strip, comic book, film and television writer who was the co-creator (with Bob Kane) of the DC Comics character Batman. Despite making major (sometimes, signature) contributions as an innovative writer, visionary mythos/world builder and illustration architect, Finger (and other creators of his era) was often relegated to ghostwriter status on many comics—including 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," for decades he publicly denied Finger had been anything more than a subcontractor executing Kane's ideas. 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 gotten contractually guaranteed in 1939.
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Filmography
all 75
Movies 54
Writer 35
TV Shows 21
self 1
Creator 1
The Batman - Part II (2026)
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One (2024)
Merry Little Batman (2023)
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! (2023)
Justice League: Warworld (2023)
The Flash (2023)
Gotham Knights (2023)
Legion of Super-Heroes (2023)
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (2022)
Batwheels (2022)
DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
The Batman (2022)
Peacemaker (2022)
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021)
The Death of Batman (2021)
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021)
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Superman & Lois (2021)
Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)
Batman: Death in the Family (2020)
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)
DC's Stargirl (2020)
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
Batwoman (2019)
Joker (2019)
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019)
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans (2019)
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
Reign of the Supermen (2019)
Titans (2018)
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)
The Death of Superman (2018)
Catwoman Retribution (2018)
Batman Ninja (2018)
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018)
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)
Justice League (2017)
Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)
Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)
Batman & Bill (2017)
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash (2016)
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
Batman vs. Robin (2015)
Teen Titans Go! (2013)
Young Justice (2010)
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)
The Batman (2004)
Batman Beyond (1999)
Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
Alias Batman and Robin (1991)
Holy Batmania (1989)
Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
Batwoman and Robin (1972)
The Green Slime (1968)
The Batwoman (1968)
Snow Devils (1967)
Batman (1966)
Alyas Batman at Robin (1965)
Batman and Robin (1964)
Batman and Robin (1949)
Suicide Squad ISEKAI
Green Lantern Corps
The Brave and the Bold
Bat-Family
Untitled Arkham Asylum Series
Lanterns
Batman: Caped Crusader
The Penguin
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1914-02-08
Deathday1974-01-18 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceDenver, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsJack Kirby Hall of Fame, Will Eisner Hall of Fame, Inkpot Award
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