I can't tell you how overjoyed I am to have just watched "Batman & Bill" and learned of Bill Finger's place in comic book history. Batman has been with me for almost 50 years, through much of my upbringing and adult life. I've loved the comics, TV show, (most of the) movies... but I have to tell you how very much I enjoyed the Hulu documentary and the story that Marc Tyler Nobleman brought to light through his tireless investigative work. It's a story in itself that is worthy of inclusion in an upcoming issue of Detective Comics (if not now, maybe when #1000 comes around in a few years).
Neither of the Batman creators (Bill and Bob Kane) are around to tell their own story about what happened in 1939, but the evidence presented here sure points to both men being almost equally important in the origin. If anyone from Mr. Kane's camp, DC Comics, or the Gotham Gazette/Globe/Herald/Chronicle/Free Press wants to present another side to the story, I would be more than happy to listen. In the meantime, I'm just one fan of many who wants to thank Marc and Mr. Finger's granddaughter, Athena, for procuring credit for Bill's creations.
Neither of the Batman creators (Bill and Bob Kane) are around to tell their own story about what happened in 1939, but the evidence presented here sure points to both men being almost equally important in the origin. If anyone from Mr. Kane's camp, DC Comics, or the Gotham Gazette/Globe/Herald/Chronicle/Free Press wants to present another side to the story, I would be more than happy to listen. In the meantime, I'm just one fan of many who wants to thank Marc and Mr. Finger's granddaughter, Athena, for procuring credit for Bill's creations.