Shadowy Facts About Batman
To quote one eccentric billionaire, “Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot,” and no one terrifies criminals quite like Batman.
For nearly 80 years, the Caped Crusader has used his massive wealth and obsessive neuroses to put Gotham’s most ruthless criminals behind bars. Tune in at this Bat-time, at this Bat-website for these 42 shadowy facts about Batman.
42. The Man Behind the Mask
Batman was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger for Action Comics—later DC—in 1939.
While Finger was responsible for the most characteristic elements—the cape and cowl, the dark color scheme, and many of Batman’s best-known villains—he would not receive proper acknowledgment until 2015.
41. Famous Names
Finger was also responsible for the name “Bruce Wayne.” The name is a mashup of Scottish national hero Robert the Bruce and American revolutionary “Mad” Anthony Wayne.
40. It Begins
Everybody knows Batman’s origin story. The ending of Bruce Wayne’s parents by a mugger named Joe Chill is a central part of the Batman mythos and explains his motivations for becoming a masked vigilante. The story of his parents’ end, however, wasn’t created until Detective Comics #33, nearly a year after the first story hit the shelves.
39. Like Bat-Father, Like Bat-Son
Bruce Wayne’s father, Thomas Wayne, was a medical doctor and heir to the Wayne Enterprises fortune. It’s been implied in a number of stories that Thomas Wayne was himself a masked vigilante.
