| Bob Kane | |
|---|---|
 Kane posing with a Batmobile painting in 1966 | |
| Born | Robert Kahn October 24, 1915 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 1998 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller |
Notable works | Detective Comics |
| Spouse(s) | Beverly Sommer
(m. 1940; div. 1957)Elizabeth Sanders (m. 1987) |
| Children | 1 |
| Signature | |
 | |
Robert Kane (né Kahn /kɑːn/; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator and artist who created Batman and most early related characters for DC Comics. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993 and into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996.