Birth Name:

Bill Finger

Male

Birth Date:

Sun, Feb 08, 1914

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Denver, Colorado, United States

Age:

110

Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius

Astrology Data:

Sun

19°

Aqu

12'

About Bill Finger

Milton Finger (February 8, 1914 – January 18, 1974), known professionally and personally as Bill Finger, was an American comic strip, comic book, film and television writer who was the uncredited (until 2015) co-creator (with Bob Kane) of the DC Comics superhero character Batman (launched in 1939). Despite making major (sometimes, signature) contributions as an innovative writer, visionary mythos/world builder and illustration architect, Finger (and other creators of his era) was often relegated to ghostwriter status on many comics -- including Batman, and Green Lantern (the original, Alan Scott version). While Kane privately admitted in a 1980s audio interview with his autobiographer that Finger was responsible for "50-75% of all the creativity in Batman," for decades he publicly denied Finger had been anything more than a subcontractor executing Kane’s ideas. As a result, Finger died in obscurity and poverty while the Batman brand – and Kane – amassed international fame and wealth. In the 2000s, Finger biographer Marc Tyler Nobleman’s research uncovered previously unknown heirs. At the urging of Nobleman, the online comics fan community and others, Finger's granddaughter revived the fight to restore his lost legacy, which continued for years. In 2015, DC Comics’ parent company conditionally agreed to recognize Finger’s intellectual property claim as co-creator of the Batman characters and mythos, officially adding his name, going forward, to the “created by” credit line Kane had gotten contractually guaranteed in 1939.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Bill Finger at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

• Bill Finger at IMDb

• Bill Finger at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

• Comic Book Artist #3 (Winter 1999): "The Bob Kane Letter" (September 14, 1965 open letter by Bob Kane)

• Cronin, Brian (July 27, 2012). "Comic Book Legends Revealed". (Column #377), Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.

• Bill Finger at Library of Congress Authorities, with 22 catalog records

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Bill Finger: Sun 19 Aquarius, Moon 23 Cancer, Mercury 29 Aquarius, Venus 18 Aquarius, Mars 5 Cancer, Jupiter 4 Aquarius, Saturn 11 Gemini, Uranus 8 Aquarius, Neptune 26 Cancer, Pluto 29 Gemini, Sun Conjunct Venus, Sun Sesquiquadrate Mars, Mercury Trine Pluto, Venus Sesquiquadrate Mars, Mars Quincunx Jupiter, Mars Quincunx Uranus, Mars Conjunct Pluto, Jupiter Conjunct Uranus, Saturn Trine Uranus, Saturn Semi Square Neptune

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