Bob Kane Biography

Bob Kane, Artist
Born asRobert Kahn
Occup.Artist
FromUSA
BornOctober 24, 1916
New York City, New York, USA
DiedNovember 3, 1998
Los Angeles, California, USA
CauseNatural causes
Aged82 years
Bob Kane, birthed Robert Kahn on October 24th, 1915 in New York City, was an American comics author as well as artist. He is best called the maker of the renowned superhero, Batman. Kane had a passion for art from a very early age as well as started attracting animations as a teenager. His childhood years affects included timeless cartoons such as 'Tarzan' and 'Flash Gordon'.

After finishing from high school, Kane researched at the Cooper Union Art School in Manhattan. While working as a freelance illustrator, he created the suggestion for Batman - a personality inspired by 'The Shadow' and 'Zorro'. He pitched the concept to DC Comics (after that called National Comics Publications), and also the personality was debuted in Detective Comics # 27 in 1939.

Batman quickly became a social phenomenon, as well as Kane continued to service the personality for decades, overseeing countless comics collection, tv shows, and also movies. He also created the legendary villains The Joker, Penguin, Riddler, and many more.

Kane was a respected artist and writer, creating numerous various other characters throughout his long career, including The Atom, Green Lantern, and Hawkman. In 1964, he established his own ad agency and dealt with campaigns for clients such as American Airlines and also Ford. He was additionally a vigorous advocate for the comic book market, acting as the chairman of the Comic Book Creators Guild as well as the Comics Magazine Association of America.

In 1989, Kane was inducted right into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, and in 1996 he received a celebrity on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He continued to be active in the sector up until his fatality on November 3rd, 1998, from natural reasons. Bob Kane's payment to comics background cemented him as one of one of the most crucial individuals in the sector and his legacy remains to motivate followers and designers alike.

Our collection contains 21 quotes who is written / told by Bob.

Related authors: Will Eisner (Cartoonist), Ice T (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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21 Famous quotes by Bob Kane

Small: When I first drew him I had eyes in there and it didnt look right
"When I first drew him I had eyes in there and it didn't look right"
Small: The New Look of Batman is more illustrative and realistic
"The New Look of Batman is more illustrative and realistic"
Small: It took them a while to catch on that Batman would be the greatest
"It took them a while to catch on that Batman would be the greatest"
Small: I intend to explode the myths about myself and get down to the real truth about the legend that is Batm
"I intend to explode the myths about myself and get down to the real truth about the legend that is Batman"
Small: The trouble with being a ghostwriter or artist is that you must remain rather anonymously without credi
"The trouble with being a ghostwriter or artist is that you must remain rather anonymously without credit. If one wants the credit, one has to cease being a ghost and become a leader or innovator"
Small: Much is written about the Batman because he is publicly exposed in print. Very little is known personal
"Much is written about the Batman because he is publicly exposed in print. Very little is known personally about his creator, because I haven't given out that many interviews"
Small: If Bill Finger created Batman, where is Bill Fingers byline on my strip? It is conspicuous by its absen
"If Bill Finger created Batman, where is Bill Finger's byline on my strip? It is conspicuous by its absence"
Small: Its been 25 years now, and truthfully, time sometimes blurs the memory
"It's been 25 years now, and truthfully, time sometimes blurs the memory"
Small: I created Batman about 10 years before Ian Fleming created James Bond
"I created Batman about 10 years before Ian Fleming created James Bond"
Small: I am planning a one-man art show of original Batman oil paintings that I will show in New York City
"I am planning a one-man art show of original Batman oil paintings that I will show in New York City"
Small: In the Golden Age of Batman, I penciled, inked, and lettered my strip by myself
"In the Golden Age of Batman, I penciled, inked, and lettered my strip by myself"
Small: I am also a writer. That is a fact not known by the public in general
"I am also a writer. That is a fact not known by the public in general"
Small: How can an article about me or the Batman be the true story when I am not consulted or interviewed?
"How can an article about me or the Batman be the true story when I am not consulted or interviewed?"
Small: What I read is so distorted that I cannot believe that the person they are talking about is myself
"What I read is so distorted that I cannot believe that the person they are talking about is myself"
Small: It is difficult to separate, at times, the myth from the truth
"It is difficult to separate, at times, the myth from the truth"
Small: I was involved with the Batman. There are two sides to every story. Now youve heard my side
"I was involved with the Batman. There are two sides to every story. Now you've heard my side"
Small: Although Bill Finger literally typed the scripts in the early days, he wrote the scripts from ideas tha
"Although Bill Finger literally typed the scripts in the early days, he wrote the scripts from ideas that we mutually collaborated on. Many of the unique concepts and story twists also came from my own fertile imagination"
Small: Batman has been acknowledged as a legend in my lifetime
"Batman has been acknowledged as a legend in my lifetime"
Small: I didnt have the time to literally write and draw the strip at the same time
"I didn't have the time to literally write and draw the strip at the same time"
Small: This sounds like my autobiography, but I thought this would be a good time to sound off about myself, a
"This sounds like my autobiography, but I thought this would be a good time to sound off about myself, as I think that I have been silent too long about my views and opinions"
Small: If you ever want to get the facts straight about me or the Batman, please write to the original source,
"If you ever want to get the facts straight about me or the Batman, please write to the original source, myself, for the truth, instead of second guessing"