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He entered the world of comics two years later, freelancing with several publishers before finding his home at Creator/DetectiveComics where, in response to the success of Franchise/{{Superman}}, he conceived "the Bat-Man", drawing inspirations from classing swashbucklers like Franchise/{{Zorro}}, Leonardo da Vinci's drawing of the ornithopter, and the 1930 film ''Film/TheBatWhispers''. While there is some controversy regarding how much Kane and his co-artist Creator/BillFinger contributed to the final franchise, it is widely accepted that Kane created most of the original RoguesGallery.

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He entered the world of comics two years later, freelancing with several publishers before finding his home at Creator/DetectiveComics Creator/DCComics where, in response to the success of Franchise/{{Superman}}, he conceived "the Bat-Man", drawing inspirations from classing swashbucklers like Franchise/{{Zorro}}, Literature/{{Zorro}}, Leonardo da Vinci's drawing of the ornithopter, and the 1930 film ''Film/TheBatWhispers''. While there is some controversy regarding how much Kane and his co-artist Creator/BillFinger contributed to the final franchise, it is widely accepted that Kane created most of the original RoguesGallery.
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Robert Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator and artist who co-created the DC Comics character Batman alongside Creator/BillFinger. Born to [[AllJewsAreAshkenazi Ashkenazi Jewish]] parents, Robert Kahn attended Dewitt Clinton High School with fellow cartoonist Creator/WillEisner, and then changed his name to Robert Kane after graduation. He studied art at Cooper Union before joining Fleischer Studios in 1934.

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Robert Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator and artist who co-created the DC Comics character Batman alongside Creator/BillFinger. Born in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity to [[AllJewsAreAshkenazi Ashkenazi Jewish]] parents, Robert Kahn attended Dewitt Clinton High School with fellow cartoonist Creator/WillEisner, and then changed his name to Robert Kane after graduation. He studied art at Cooper Union before joining Fleischer Studios in 1934.
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He entered the world of comics two years later, freelancing with several publishers before finding his home at Creator/DetectiveComics where, in response to the success of Franchise/{{Superman}}, he conceived “the Bat-Man”, drawing inspirations from classing swashbucklers like Franchise/{{Zorro}}, Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing of the ornithopter, and the 1930 film ''Film/TheBatWhispers''. While there is some controversy regarding how much Kane and his co-artist Creator/BillFinger contributed to the final franchise, it is widely accepted that Kane created most of the original RoguesGallery.

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He entered the world of comics two years later, freelancing with several publishers before finding his home at Creator/DetectiveComics where, in response to the success of Franchise/{{Superman}}, he conceived “the Bat-Man”, "the Bat-Man", drawing inspirations from classing swashbucklers like Franchise/{{Zorro}}, Leonardo da Vinci’s Vinci's drawing of the ornithopter, and the 1930 film ''Film/TheBatWhispers''. While there is some controversy regarding how much Kane and his co-artist Creator/BillFinger contributed to the final franchise, it is widely accepted that Kane created most of the original RoguesGallery.



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Bob Kane died on November 3, 1998, at the age of 83.
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The ([[MyRealDaddy slightly disputed]]) father of Franchise/{{Batman}}.

Robert Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator and artist who co-created the DC Comics character Batman alongside Creator/BillFinger. Born to [[AllJewsAreAshkenazi Ashkenazi Jewish]] parents, Robert Kahn attended Dewitt Clinton High School with fellow cartoonist Creator/WillEisner, and then changed his name to Robert Kane after graduation. He studied art at Cooper Union before joining Fleischer Studios in 1934.

He entered the world of comics two years later, freelancing with several publishers before finding his home at Creator/DetectiveComics where, in response to the success of Franchise/{{Superman}}, he conceived “the Bat-Man”, drawing inspirations from classing swashbucklers like Franchise/{{Zorro}}, Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing of the ornithopter, and the 1930 film ''Film/TheBatWhispers''. While there is some controversy regarding how much Kane and his co-artist Creator/BillFinger contributed to the final franchise, it is widely accepted that Kane created most of the original RoguesGallery.

Kane retired from Creator/DCComics in 1966 to focus instead on fine art. He sidestepped into television animation, creating the characters of ''WesternAnimation/CoolMcCool'' and ''WesternAnimation/CourageousCatAndMinuteMouse''. He worked as a consultant for ''Film/Batman1989'' and its three sequels, stating that Creator/ValKilmer was his favorite portrayal of Batman.

Bob Kane died November 3, 1998.
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