Creators of Batman
- Bob Kane — concept, creator & artist. Co-created several secondary characters including junior partner/protege Richard John "Dick" Grayson/Robin, loyal butler Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (as Alfred Beagle), Gotham City Police Department contact James "Jim" Worthington Gordon Sr., "clown prince of crime" and "harlequin of hate" The Joker, cat-burglar Selina Kyle/Catwoman, "gentleman of crime" Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot/The Penguin, former District Attorney turned villain Harvey Dent/Two-Face, the frozen hearted Mr. Freeze (as Mr. Zero), the master of fear Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow, shapeshifter Basil Karlo/Clayface, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland-inspired criminal Dr. Jervis Tetch/The Mad Hatter, Mad scientist Dr. Hugo Strange, master marksman Floyd Lawton/Deadshot, Mortimer Drake/The Cavalier, The Monk, gangsters Salvatore Vincent 'Sal' "The Boss" Maroni, Anthony "Tony" Zucco & Joseph "Joe Chill" Chilton, photographer Victoria "Vicki" Vale, Julie Madison, Mary Elizabeth "Bette" Kane/Bat-Girl, Bat-Mite, Dick Grayson's parents Mary and John Grayson, and Bruce Wayne's parents Martha Wayne and Dr. Thomas Wayne.
- Bill Finger — co-creator & developer (uncredited from 1939 to 2015, credited 2016-present), also a writer. Also Co-created several secondary characters including junior partner/protege Richard John "Dick" Grayson/Robin, loyal butler Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (but not Alfred Beagle), police contact James "Jim" Worthington Gordon, Senior, clown prince of crime The Joker, cat-burglar Selina Kyle/Catwoman, prince of puzzlers Edward Nigma/The Riddler, the gentleman of crime Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot/The Penguin, former District Attorney turned villain Harvey Dent/Two-Face, master of fear Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow, Julian Gregory Day/Calendar Man, shapeshifters Basil Karlo/Clayface & Matthew "Matt" Hagen/Clayface, Alice in Wonderland inspired criminal Dr. Jervis Tetch/The Mad Hatter, mad scientists Dr. Hugo Strange & Professor Achilles Milo, Cameron van Cleer/Killer Moth, gangsters Salvatore Vincent 'Sal' "The Boss" Maroni, Anthony "Tony" Zucco, Lewis "Lew" Moxon & Joseph "Joe Chill" Chilton, photographer Victoria "Vicki" Vale, Ace the Bat-Hound, Bat-Mite, Mary Elizabeth "Bette" Kane/Bat-Girl, Thomas Blake/Catman, Dick Grayson's parents Mary and John Grayson, and Bruce Wayne's parents Martha Wayne and Dr. Thomas Wayne.
Notable contributors
This is an incomplete list.
Writers & Artists
The following list is of people who have both written and drawn Batman comics.
| Name/Tenure | Notable Stories/Titles | Notable Characters (Co-)Created By | Notes |
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| Frank Miller |
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| He re-established Batman's origin during Crisis on Infinite Earths. He was also an artist on The Dark Knight Returns and Strikes Again. |
| Jim Starlin 1988 |
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| Matt Wagner |
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| Judd Winick |
| Created Jasons Todd's Red Hood identity but not the character of Jason Todd himself which was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton. |
Writers Only
| Name/Tenure | Notable Stories/Titles | Notable Characters (Co-)Created By | Notes |
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| Mike W. Barr 1974-2014 |
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| Whilst he and Jerry Bingham originally created Damian Wayne, it was Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert who reinterpreted the character for more modern times. |
| Ed Brubaker 1998- |
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| Co-created the majority of the Police Officers and Detectives featured in Gotham Central. |
| Donald Clough Cameron |
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| Gerry Conway 1980-1983 |
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| Paul Dini 1997–Present |
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| Chuck Dixon |
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| Steve Englehart 1974-2006 |
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| Gardner Fox 1939-1968 |
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| Neil Gaiman |
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| Alan Grant |
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| Devin K. Grayson |
| Is currently the only ongoing female/non-heterosexual Batman writer. | |
| Robert Kanigher | |||
| Tom King (Current) | |||
| Jeph Loeb |
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| Doug Moench |
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| Grant Morrison |
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| Alan Moore |
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| Dennis O'Neil | As well as being a long-term writer, he was also an editor of the Batman titles, and is credited with 'rebooting' the Batman character. | ||
| David Vern Reed 1950-1956, 1975 |
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| Greg Rucka |
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| Dan Slott |
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| Scott Snyder |
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| Court of Owls was co-created with artist Greg Capullo |
| Peter Tomasi (2005–present) |
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| James Tynion IV |
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| John Wagner |
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| Len Wein | Was also Editor-in-Chief of DC Comics during Crisis on Infinite Earths. | ||
| Marv Wolfman |
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| David Wood |
| Worked as an uncredited "Ghost" writer during the Golden-Silver and Bronze Age. |
Artists Only
| Name/Tenure | Notable Stories/Titles | Notable Characters (Co-)Created By | Notes |
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| Neal Adams 1968-2012 |
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| known for drawing the definitive 1970s visual interpretation that returned Batman to his gothic roots. |
| Jim Aparo |
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| Brian Bolland |
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| Bob Brown | |||
| Norm Breyfogle |
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| Ernie Chan 1975-1977 | |||
| Dick Giordano | |||
| Carmine Infantino |
| Penciller and primary artist of the 1964 "New Look" Batman | |
| Kelley Jones 1995-2010 |
| Artist best known for his runs on Batman with writer Doug Moench. | |
| Jim Lee |
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| David Mazzucchelli |
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| Tom Mandrake | |||
| Dave McKean |
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| Sheldon Moldoff | One of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists". | ||
| Jim Mooney | |||
| Don Newton | |||
| Graham Nolan | |||
| George Pérez | |||
| Frank Robbins |
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| Jerry Robinson | Early ghost artist for Bob Kane. | ||
| Marshall Rogers |
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| Tim Sale |
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| Walter Simonson | |||
| Lew Schwartz | |||
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| Dick Sprang |
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| Curt Swan | Drew many late 1950s and early 1960s Batman covers (although best known for Superman work). |
Other notable contributors
| Name | Title | Tenure | Notable titles | Characters (Co-)Created By | Notes |
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| Tim Burton | Movie Director |
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| Pushed Batman into the public eye by making him Dark outside of the comic book media. | |
| Paul Dini | Television (Animation) |
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| Came up with a newer, more tragic origin story for Mr. Freeze, in Batman The Animated Series, involving the creation of the character of Nora Fries, which is now commonly used in the comics. |
| William Dozier | TV Producer | 1966-1968 | Produced and narrated (without credit in latter capacity) the Batman 1966 TV series. | ||
| Christopher Nolan | Movie Director |
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| Rebooted the Batman movie franchise into a more realistic setting. | |
| Jack Schiff | Comic Book Editor | ||||
| Julius Schwartz | Comic Book Editor | 1964-1979 | None | Commissioned "The Million-Dollar Debut Of Batgirl," the story in which Barbara Gordon was introduced as both herself and the Silver Age Of Comics Batgirl. | |
| Lorenzo Semple Jr. | TV Writer | 1966-1968 | Developed look and wrote most early episodes of the Batman 1966 TV series after ABC-TV had acquired the rights and chosen 20th Century Fox Television as the studio through which it was produced. | ||
| Bruce W. Timm | Animator & Producer |
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See also
- List of Superman creators
- List of Wonder Woman creators
- List of Green Lantern creators