| Batman | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Bob Kane (1943–1946) Walter B. Gibson (1953), William Messner-Loebs (1989–1991) |
| Illustrator(s) | Carmine Infantino and John Nyberg (1989–1991) |
| Current status/schedule | Daily and Sunday; concluded |
| Launch date | October 25, 1943 |
| End date | August 3, 1991 |
| Alternate name(s) | Batman and Robin (1943–1946, 1953) Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder (1966–1972) |
| Syndicate(s) | McClure Newspaper Syndicate (1943–1946) Ledger Syndicate (1966–1972) Creators Syndicate (1989–1991) |
| Genre(s) | superhero; adventure |
The Batman comic strip began on October 25, 1943, a few years after the creation of the comic book Batman.[1] At first titled Batman and Robin, and briefly lengthened to Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder as a tie-in with the 1966 Batman television series, a later incarnation was ultimately shortened to Batman. The comic strip had three major and two minor runs in American newspapers.