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Heath Ledger (seated) as the Joker and Christian Bale as Batman in The Dark Knight (2008).
Batman was created for DC Comics by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane.12
Although Bob Kane initially received sole credit due to the terms of his contract, Bill Finger was responsible for many of the most recognizable elements of the Batman mythos. Finger was not officially acknowledged as a co-creator of the character for more than 75 years.3