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Bob Kane

Penciller on 360 issues · inker on 166 issues · writer on 91 issues

Bob Kane is credited as penciller on 360 issues, inker on 166 issues, writer on 91 issues, cover artist on 82 issues and others in grailworth's catalog, 262 issues of them across 27 series we value. That includes 3 key issues, such as Batman #1 (1940), Detective Comics #27 (1937) and Detective Comics #38 (1937). Characters first seen in issues they wrote or drew include Batman, Commissioner James Gordon, The Cat and Joker.

Key issues

Characters they introduced

Cover of Detective Comics #27 (1937) Detective Comics #27 (1937)First appearance of Batman (Bruce Wayne)1939Cover of Detective Comics #27 (1937) Detective Comics #27 (1937)First appearance of Commissioner James Gordon (from Batman)1939Cover of Batman #1 (1940) Batman #1 (1940)First appearance (disguised as Miss Peggs) of The Cat (Selina Kyle)1940Cover of Batman #1 (1940) Batman #1 (1940)First appearance of Joker1940Cover of Wonder Comics #1 (1939) Wonder Comics #1 (1939)First appearance of Wonder Man (Fred Carson, from Fox)1939Cover of Wonder Comics #1 (1939) Wonder Comics #1 (1939)First appearance of "Spark" Stevens1939Cover of Wonder Comics #1 (1939) Wonder Comics #1 (1939)First appearance of Dr. Fung1939Cover of Wonder Comics #1 (1939) Wonder Comics #1 (1939)First appearance of Patty O'Day1939Cover of Wonder Comics #1 (1939) Wonder Comics #1 (1939)First appearance of Shorty Shortcake1939Cover of Adventure Comics #40 (1938) Adventure Comics #40 (1938)First appearance of The Sandman (DC, Wesley Dodds)1939Cover of Detective Comics #29 (1937) Detective Comics #29 (1937)First appearance of Dr. Karl Hellfern (Doctor Death, Batman villain)1939Cover of Detective Comics #29 (1937) Detective Comics #29 (1937)First appearance of Doctor Death1939Cover of Adventure Comics #40 (1938) Adventure Comics #40 (1938)First appearance of The Tarantula (Mr. Crossart, Sandman villain)1939Cover of Action Comics #15 (1938) Action Comics #15 (1938)First appearance of Gargantua T. Potts (DC, friend of Tex Thomson)1939Cover of Detective Comics #31 (1937) Detective Comics #31 (1937)First appearance of Julie Madison (former fiancée of Bruce Wayne)1939Cover of Detective Comics #31 (1937) Detective Comics #31 (1937)First appearance of The Monk (Batman villain)1939Cover of Action Comics #18 (1938) Action Comics #18 (1938)First appearance of Fog Fortune (of The Three Aces, from DC)1939Cover of Action Comics #18 (1938) Action Comics #18 (1938)First appearance of Gunner Bill (of The Three Aces, from DC)1939Cover of Action Comics #18 (1938) Action Comics #18 (1938)First appearance of Whistler Will (of The Three Aces, from DC)1939Cover of Detective Comics #40 (1937) Detective Comics #40 (1937)First appearance of Clayface (Basil Karlo, from Batman)1940Cover of Adventure Comics #53 (1938) Adventure Comics #53 (1938)First appearance of Jimmy Martin (of the Minute Men of America)1940Cover of World's Finest Comics #3 (1941) World's Finest Comics #3 (1941)First appearance of Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane, Batman villain)1941Cover of Detective Comics #66 (1937) Detective Comics #66 (1937)First appearance of Two-Face1942Cover of Detective Comics #66 (1937) Detective Comics #66 (1937)First appearance of Boss Moroni (Gotham City mob boss, 1942-1952)1942

Every issue

80 Page Giant Magazine (1964) 1 issue

Action Comics (1938) 8 issues

Adventure Comics (1938) 12 issues

Batman (1940) 88 issues

Batman and Other DC Classics (1989) 1 issue

The Batman Family (1975) 1 issue

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1992) 1 issue

The Best of DC (1979) 1 issue

Blue Beetle (1942) 1 issue

DC Special (1968) 1 issue

Detective Comics (1937) 89 issues

Detective Comics Special Reprint (1995) 1 issue

Fanboy (1999) 1 issue

Flashback (1973) 2 issues

Funny Pages (1938) 1 issue

Jumbo Comics (1938) 12 issues

More Fun Comics (1936) 5 issues

New Adventure Comics (1937) 1 issue

The Penguin Special (2024) 1 issue

Secret Origins (1973) 2 issues

Star Spangled Comics (1941) 2 issues

Super-Heroes Battle Super-Gorillas (1976) 1 issue

Superman (1939) 1 issue

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958) 1 issue

Wonder Comics (1939) 1 issue

World's Best Comics (1941) 1 issue

World's Finest Comics (1941) 25 issues

Credits from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.