The animated series got the uniform pretty much straight from the comic, it looks like. I'd never seen this before, so this was really fascinating. Nothing about the parents, Crime Alley, the Joker, even the not-killing part; it's just straight up: here's a guy dressed as a bat, and also he's a really good detective, and he's also Bruce Wayne, bored socialite.
I saw ‘Batman and Bill’ several years ago and it’s a really great documentary. I had no idea Bill Finger contributed so much to the character and to his world. Tragic the way his life went but glad he’s now being recognized. As a kid I had a book about the beginnings and evolution of Batman through the years. Bought it right after Batman premiered in 1989. The book was all about Bob Kane. I don’t remember a single mention of Bill (probably because Bob wrote the book).
The animated series got the uniform pretty much straight from the comic, it looks like. I'd never seen this before, so this was really fascinating. Nothing about the parents, Crime Alley, the Joker, even the not-killing part; it's just straight up: here's a guy dressed as a bat, and also he's a really good detective, and he's also Bruce Wayne, bored socialite.
Fascinating.
I saw ‘Batman and Bill’ several years ago and it’s a really great documentary. I had no idea Bill Finger contributed so much to the character and to his world. Tragic the way his life went but glad he’s now being recognized. As a kid I had a book about the beginnings and evolution of Batman through the years. Bought it right after Batman premiered in 1989. The book was all about Bob Kane. I don’t remember a single mention of Bill (probably because Bob wrote the book).
He is always addressed, by narrator and cast alike, as THE "Bat-Man"- as if there were other Bat-Men alive in Gotham!