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Although [[Bob Kane]] achieved renown for creating the fictional [[superhero]] [[Batman]], he and others have acknowledged the contributions of [[Bill Finger]] for fleshing the character out, writing many of his early stories, and creating the character's origin. Many other comic book creators (writers, artists, and sometimes editors who contributed important ideas or altered how the character would be presented) have contributed to the character's history since Batman's introduction in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #27 in 1939. This list identifies some who made [[Wikipedia:Notability|notable]] contributions with enduring impact.
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==Creators of Batman==
* [[Bob Kane]] — concept, creator and artist. Co-created several secondary characters including junior partner/protege [[Dick Grayson]]/[[Robin (comics)|Robin]], [[Alfred Pennyworth]] (as Alfred Beagle), [[Jim Gordon (character)|Jim Gordon]], the [[Joker (character)|Joker]], [[Catwoman|Selina Kyle/Catwoman]], the [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]], [[Two-Face]], [[Mr. Freeze]] (as Mr. Zero), [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]], [[Clayface|Basil Karlo/Clayface]], [[Mad Hatter (DC Comics)|Mad Hatter]], [[Hugo Strange]], [[Deadshot]], [[Cavalier (character)|Cavalier]], [[Monk (comics)|The Monk]], gangsters [[Sal Maroni]], [[Tony Zucco]], and [[Joe Chill]], photographer [[Vicki Vale]], [[Julie Madison]], [[Bette Kane|Bette Kane/Bat-Girl]], [[Bat-Mite]], Dick Grayson's parents Mary and John Grayson, and Bruce Wayne's parents [[Martha Wayne|Martha]] and [[Thomas Wayne]].
* [[Bill Finger]] — co-creator and developer (uncredited from 1939 to 2015, credited 2016–present), also a writer. Also co-created several secondary characters including Dick Grayson/Robin, Alfred Pennyworth, Jim Gordon, the Joker, Selina Kyle/Catwoman, the [[Riddler]], the Penguin, Two-Face, Scarecrow, [[Calendar Man]], [[Clayface|Basil Karlo/Clayface]] and [[Clayface|Matt Hagen/Clayface]], Mad Hatter, mad scientists Hugo Strange and [[Professor Milo|Professor Achilles Milo]], [[Killer Moth]], gangsters Sal Maroni, Tony Zucco, and Joe Chill, Vicki Vale, [[Ace the Bat-Hound]], [[Bat-Mite]], Bette Kane/Bat-Girl, [[Catman (comics)|Thomas Blake/Catman]], Dick Grayson's parents Mary and John Grayson, and Bruce Wayne's parents Martha and Thomas Wayne.

==Notable contributors==
This is an incomplete list.
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===Writers & artists===
The following list is of people who have both written and drawn Batman comics.
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| [[Frank Miller]]
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* ''[[The Dark Knight Returns|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Batman: Year One]]'' (1987)
* ''[[The Dark Knight Strikes Again|Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again]]'' (2001–2002)
* ''[[All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder]]'' (2005–2008)
* ''[[The Dark Knight III: The Master Race]]'' (2015–2017)
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* [[Gillian B. Loeb|Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb]]
* [[List of DC Comics characters: F#Arnold Flass|Detective Arnold John Flass]]
* [[Carmine Falcone|Carmine "The Roman" Falcone]]
* [[Holly Robinson (comics)|Holly Robinson]]
* [[Officer Merkel|Officer Stan Merkel]]
* [[Carrie Kelley|Caroline Keene "Carrie" Kelley]]
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He re-established Batman's origin during ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]''. He was also an artist on ''The Dark Knight Returns'' and ''The Dark Knight Strikes Again''.
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| [[Frank Robbins]]
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* [[Man-Bat|Dr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom/Man-Bat]]
* [[Francine Langstrom|Dr. Francine Langstrom/She-Bat]]
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A primary writer for ''Batman'' and ''Detective Comics'' from 1968–1974, and artist on several of his own Batman stories in ''Detective Comics'' from 1971-1973.
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| [[Matt Wagner]]
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* ''[[Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Batman and the Monster Men]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Batman and the Mad Monk]]'' (2006–2007)
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| [[Mike W. Barr]] <br />1974-2014
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* ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #327, 329, 331, 334, 353, ''Annual'' #8-9, ''Special'' #1 (1980-1985)
* ''[[Outsiders (comics)|Batman and the Outsiders]]'' #1-32, ''Annual'' #1-2 (1983-1986)
* ''[[Batman: Year Two]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Batman: Son of the Demon]]'' (1987)
* ''Batman: Bride of the Demon'' (1991)
* ''[[Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty]]'' (1998)
* ''Batman: Full Circle'' #1 (1991)
* ''[[Batman: Gotham Knights]]'' #25 (''[[Batman Black and White]]'') (2002)
* ''[[Batman: In Darkest Knight]]'' #1 (1994)
* ''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]'' #21-23 (1991)
* ''Batman: [[Two-Face]] Strikes Twice'' #1-2 (1993)
* ''Batman: Reign of Terror'' #1 (1999)
* ''[[Bruce Wayne: The Road Home]]: Outsiders'' #1 (2010)
* ''Beware the Batman'' #5 (2014)
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* [[Looker (comics)|Emily "Lia" Briggs/Looker]]
* [[Halo (DC Comics)|Gabrielle Doe/Halo]]
* [[Clayface#Sondra Fuller|Sondra Fuller/Lady Clay]]
* Wendy Jones/Windfall
* [[Geo-Force|Brion Markov/Geo-Force]]
* [[Clayface#Preston Payne|Preston Payne/Clayface]]
* [[Damian Wayne]]
* [[Wrath (comics)|Wrath I]]
* [[Katana (comics)|Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana]]
* [[Reaper (DC Comics)|The Reaper]]
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Whilst he and [[Jerry Bingham]] originally created [[Damian Wayne]], it was [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Andy Kubert]] who reinterpreted the character for more modern times.
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| [[Ed Brubaker]]
1998-
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* ''[[Detective Comics]]''
* ''[[Catwoman]]''
* ''[[Batman: Gotham Adventures]]'' (1998)
* ''Batman Gotham Noir'' (2001)
* ''[[Batman: Turning Points]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Bruce Wayne: Fugitive]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Gotham Central]]'' (2002–2005)
* ''[[Batman: The Man Who Laughs]]'' (2005)
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* [[Firebug (comics)#Harlan Combs|Harlan Combs/Firebug]]
* [[Crime Scene Unit]] officer [[Jim Corrigan]] <small>(2000's version)</small>
* Mallory Moxon - Daughter of [[Lew Moxon]]
* [[Clayface|Todd Russell/Clayface]]
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Co-created the majority of the police officers and detectives featured in ''[[Gotham Central]]''.
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| [[Donald Clough Cameron]]
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* "Here Comes Alfred!" - Batman #16<br />(April–May 1943)
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* [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth]] (as Alfred Beagle)
* [[Tweedledum and Tweedledee (comics)|Dumfree and Deever Tweed/Tweedledum and Tweedledee]]
* [[Cavalier (comics)|Mortimer Drake/The Cavalier]]
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| [[Gerry Conway]]<br />1980-1983
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* ''Batman''
* ''[[Detective Comics]]''
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* [[Killer Croc|Waylon Jones/Killer Croc]]
* [[Jason Todd|Jason Peter Todd/Robin II]]
* [[Hamilton Hill (comics)|Mayor Hamilton Hill]]
* Julia Remarque-Pennyworth
* [[Black Spider|Eric Needham/Black Spider]]
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| [[Paul Dini]]
1997–present
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* ''Batman: Mr. Freeze'' (1997)
* ''Batman: Harley Quinn'' (1999)
* ''Batman: War On Crime'' (1999)
* ''[[No Man's Land (comics)|No Man's Land]]'' (1999–2000)
* ''Batman: Detective'' (2007)
* ''Detective Comics'' #846-850: "Batman: Heart of Hush" (2009)
* ''[[Batman: Streets of Gotham]]'': "Hush Money" (2009), "Leviathan" (2010), "The House of Hush" (2011)
* ''[[The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul|Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul]]'' (2007)
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* Doctor Aesop
* [[Lock-Up (comics)|Lyle Bolton/Lock-Up]]
* Ferris Boyle
* [[Mr. Freeze|Victor Fries]] (not Mr. Freeze)
* [[Nora Fries]]
* Jenna Duffy/The Carpenter
* Roger & Marla Elliot
* Sherman Fine/The Broker
* [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terrance "Terry" McGinnis/Future Batman]]
* [[Ventriloquist (comics)#Peyton Riley|Peyton Riley/The Ventriloquist/Scarface]]
* [[Harley Quinn|Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel/Harley Quinn]]
* Colin Wilkes/Abuse
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* Whilst not writing comics till 2006, he did write for other Batman mediums before that time.
* Created the update to Mr. Freeze's backstory.
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| [[Chuck Dixon]]
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* ''[[Birds of Prey (comics)|Birds of Prey]]''
* ''[[Detective Comics]]''
* ''[[Nightwing]]''
* ''[[Robin (Tim Drake)|Robin]]''
* ''[[Batman: Knightfall]]'' (1993–1994)
* ''[[Batman: Contagion]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Batman: GCPD]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Batman: Legacy]]'' (1996)
* ''Batman and Wildcat'' (1997)
* ''[[No Man's Land (comics)|Batman: No Man's Land]]'' (1999–2000)
* ''Joker: Last Laugh'' (2001–2002)
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* [[General (DC Comics)|Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong/General/<br />Red Robin/Anarky]]
* [[Bane (comics)|Bane]]
* [[Birds of Prey (comics)|The Birds of Prey]]
* Nina Damfino/Echo & Diedre Vance/Query - The Riddler's henchwomen
* [[Stephanie Brown (comics)|Stephanie Brown/Spoiler/Robin/Batgirl]]
* [[Electrocutioner#Lester Buchinsky|Lester Buchinsky/Electrocutioner]]
* [[King Snake|Sir Edmund Dorrance/King Snake]]
* [[Gearhead (DC Comics)|Nathan Finch/Gearhead]]
* Aliki & Margot Marceau/Double Dare
* [[Lady Vic|Lady Elaine Marsh-Morton/Lady Vic]]
* [[Owlman (comics)#Roy Raymond, Jr.|Roy Raymond, Jr./Owlman]]
* [[Torque (DC Comics)|Dudley Soames/Torque]]
* [[Trigger Twins#Villains|Thomas "Tom Trigger and<br />Thaddeus "Tad" Trigger/The Trigger Twins]]
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* Co-created Nightwing's new home of [[Blüdhaven]] with [[Scott McDaniel]].
* Created or co-created some of Nightwing's rogues gallery.
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| [[Steve Englehart]]
1974-2006
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* ''Detective Comics'' #439 - "Night of the Stalker"
* ''Batman: Strange Apparitions'' (1977–1978)
* ''Batman: Dark Detective''
* ''Batman: Dark Detective II''
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* [[Rupert Thorne]]
* [[Doctor Phosphorus|Dr. Alexander Sartorius/Doctor Phosphorus]]
* [[Silver St. Cloud]]
* Evan Gregory
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| [[Gardner Fox]]
1939-1968
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* ''Detective Comics''
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* [[Martha Wayne]]
* Dr. [[Thomas Wayne]]
* [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara Gordon/Batgirl]]
* [[Julie Madison]]
* [[Blockbuster (DC Comics)|Mark Desmond/Blockbuster]]
* [[Cluemaster|Arthur Brown/The Cluemaster]]
* [[Doctor Death (comics)|Doctor Karl Hellfern/Doctor Death]]
* [[Monk (comics)|Niccolai Tepes/The Monk]]
* [[Owlman (comics)|Thomas Wayne, Jr./Owlman]]
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* Helped script Batman's origin story with [[Bob Kane]], [[Bill Finger]] & [[Jerry Robinson]].
* The creator of the [[Batarang]] and co-creator of (proto-) [[Batplane]] with [[Sheldon Moldoff]].
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| [[Neil Gaiman]]
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* ''[[Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?]]'' (2009)
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| [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]]
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* ''[[Anarky (comic book)|Anarky]]''
* ''[[Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment on Gotham]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Batman: The Last Arkham]]'' (1992–2000)
* ''[[Batman: Shadow of the Bat]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Batman: Knightfall]]'' (1993–1994)
* ''[[Batman: Anarky]]'' (1999)
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* [[Ventriloquist (comics)|Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist/Scarface]]
* [[Ratcatcher (comics)|Otis Flannegan/Ratcatcher]]
* [[Cornelius Stirk]]
* [[Anarky|Lonnie Machin/Anarky]]
* [[Victor Zsasz]]
* [[Jeremiah Arkham]]
* [[List of DC Comics characters: A#Harold Allnut|Harold Allnut]]
* [[Amygdala (comics)|Aaron Helzinger/Amygdala]]
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| [[Devin K. Grayson]]
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* ''[[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]]''
* ''[[Catwoman]]''
* ''[[Batman: Gotham Knights]]''
* ''[[No Man's Land (comics)|No Man's Land]]'' (1993–1994)
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* [[Tarantula (DC Comics)#Catalina Flores|Catalina Flores/Tarantula]]
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| [[Robert Kanigher]]
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* [[Poison Ivy (comics)|Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley/Poison Ivy]]
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| [[Tom King (comics)|Tom King]]
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* [[Dick Grayson|''Nightwing'']] (volume 3) #30
* [[Dick Grayson|''Grayson'']]
* ''[[Robin War]]''
* [[DC Rebirth|''Batman: Rebirth'']]
* [[Batman (comic book)|''Batman'']] (volume 3)
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| [[Jeph Loeb]]
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* ''[[Batman: The Long Halloween]]'' (1996–1997)
* ''[[Batman: Dark Victory]]'' (1999–2000)
* ''[[Batman: Hush]]'' (2002–2003)
* ''[[Batman/The Spirit]]'' (2007)
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* Batzarro
* [[Hush (comics)|Dr. Thomas "Tommy" Elliot/Hush]]
* [[Alberto Falcone]]
* Mario Falcone
* Sofia Gigante Falcone
* Luigi Maroni
* Umberto Maroni
* Giuseppe 'Pino' Maroni
* District Attorney Janice Porter
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| [[Doug Moench]]
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* ''[[Batman: Prey]]'' (1990–1991)
* ''[[Batman & Dracula]]'' trilogy (1991–1998)
* ''[[Batman: Knightfall]]'' (1993–1994)
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* [[Bane (comics)|Bane]]
* [[Black Mask (comics)|Roman Sionis/Black Mask]]
* [[Black Spider|Johnny LaMonica/Black Spider]]
* [[Clayface#Cassius "Clay" Payne|Cassius Payne/Clayface]]
* [[Film Freak|Burt Weston/Film Freak]]
* [[Nocturna (DC Comics)|Natalia Knight/Nocturna]]
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| [[Grant Morrison]]
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* ''[[Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Batman: Gothic]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Batman and Son]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Batman R.I.P.]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)| Batman and Robin]]'' (2009-2011)
* ''[[Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Batman Incorporated]]'' (2011-2013)
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* [[Damian Wayne|Damian Wayne/Robin IV]]
* [[Azrael (comics)|Michael Washington Lane/Azrael]]
* [[Amadeus Arkham]]
* [[Prometheus (DC Comics)|Prometheus II]]
* [[Professor Pyg]]
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| [[Alan Moore]]
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* ''[[Batman: The Killing Joke]]'' (1988)
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| [[Dennis O'Neil]]
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* [[League of Assassins]]
* [[Ra's al Ghul]]
* [[Talia al Ghul]]
* Ubu
* [[Azrael (comics)#Jean-Paul Valley|Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael]]
* [[Lady Shiva]]
* [[Leslie Thompkins|Dr. Leslie Maurin Thompkins]]
* [[Maxie Zeus]]
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As well as being a long-term writer, he was also an editor of the Batman titles, and is credited with 'rebooting' the Batman character.
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| [[David Vern Reed]]<br />1950-1956, 1975
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* "Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride"
* "The Birth of Batplane II"
* "The Joker's Millions"
* "Two-Face Strikes Again"
* "The Joker's Utility Belt"
* "The Daily Death of Terry Tremayne"
* "The Underworld Olympics '76!"
* "Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?"
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* [[Deadshot|Floyd Lawton/Deadshot]]
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| [[Greg Rucka]]
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* ''[[No Man's Land (comics)|No Man's Land]]''
* ''[[Gotham Central]]''
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* Detective [[Crispus Allen]]
* [[Crime Scene Unit]] officer [[Jim Corrigan]] <small>(2000's version)</small>
* [[Nyssa Raatko]]
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| [[Dan Slott]]
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* ''[[Arkham Asylum#Arkham Asylum: Living Hell|Arkham Asylum: Living Hell]]'' (2003)
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* [[Great White Shark (comics)|Warren White/Great White Shark]]
* Aaron Cash
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| [[Scott Snyder]]
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* ''[[Detective Comics]]'' (volume 1) #871–881
* ''[[Batman: Gates of Gotham]]'' #1–5
* [[Batman (comic book)|''Batman'']] (volume 2)
* [[Court of Owls|''Talon'']] #0–7
* ''[[Batman Eternal]]''
* ''[[Batman and Robin Eternal]]''
* [[DC Rebirth|''Batman: Rebirth'']]
* ''All-Star Batman''
* ''[[Absolute Batman]]''
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* Zachary Gate/The Architect
* [[Court of Owls]]
* [[The Batman Who Laughs]] (''[[Dark Nights: Metal]]'')
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[[Court of Owls]] was co-created with artist [[Greg Capullo]].
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| [[Jim Starlin]]
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* ''Batman: Ten Nights of The Beast'' (1988)
* ''[[Batman: The Cult]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Batman: A Death in the Family]]'' (1988–1989)
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* [[KGBeast|Anatoli Knyazev/KGBeast]]
* [[Deacon Blackfire]]
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| [[Peter Tomasi]]<br />
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* [[Outsiders (comics)|''Outsiders'']], vol. 3, #26-27, "Tick Tock" (with Will Conrad, July–August 2005)
* [[Dick Grayson|''Nightwing'']], vol. 2, #140-153 (January 2008-February 2009)
* [[Batman and Robin (comic book)|''Batman and Robin'']], vol. 1, #20-22 (February–April 2011)
* [[Batman and Robin (comic book)|''Batman and Robin'']], vol. 2, #1-40, 23.1, Annual #1-2 (September 2011-March 2015)
* [[Batman (comic book)|''Batman'']], vol. 2, #23.4: [[Bane (comics)|Bane]], "Dark Destiny" (with [[Graham Nolan]], September 2013)
* ''[[Detective Comics]]'', vol. 2, #23.3, 27, 45–46, 48-52
* ''[[Batman/Superman]]'', #31-32 (with Doug Mahnke, April–May 2016)
* ''Super Sons'' #1-16 
* ''[[Detective Comics]]'', vol. 1, #994-1033, Annual 2-3
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|[[James Tynion IV]]
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* ''[[Batman]]'', vol. 2, #8-16, 18–25, 28, 35–39, 49, 52, 0
* [[Talon (comics)|''Talon'']] #0-14
* ''Batman Annual'', vol. 2, #4
* ''[[Red Hood and the Outlaws]]'' #19-28
* ''[[Batman Eternal]]''
* ''[[Batman and Robin Eternal]]''
* ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #934-981, 1000, 1027, Annual #1
*''[[Batman]]'', vol. 3, #86-117
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| [[John Wagner]]
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* [[Ventriloquist (comics)|Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist/Scarface]]
* [[Ratcatcher (comics)|Otis Flannegan/Ratcatcher]]
* Detective Stanley Lawrence Kitch
* Frederick Rhino/Rhino
* Morris Eagleton/Gargoyle
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| [[Len Wein]]
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* [[Lucius Fox]]
* [[Anthony Lupus|Anthony Lupus/The Werewolf]]
* [[Clayface#Preston Payne|Preston Payne/Clayface]]
* [[Firebug (comics)#Joe Rigger|Jor Rigger/Firebug]]
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Was also Editor-in-Chief of DC Comics during ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]''.
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| [[Judd Winick]]
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* ''[[Batman: Under the Hood]]'' (2005–2006)
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* [[Red Hood#Jason Todd|Jason Peter Todd/Red Hood]]
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Created Jasons Todd's Red Hood identity but not Jason Todd himself, created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton, or the Red Hood identity, created by Bill Finger.
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| [[Marv Wolfman]] ||
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* [[Tim Drake|Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake/Robin III]]
* [[Deathstroke|Slade Joseph Wilson/Deathstroke]]
* [[Abattoir (comics)|Arnold Etchison/Abattoir]]
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| [[David Wood (comics)|David Wood]] ||
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* [[Mr. Freeze]] (as Mr. Zero)
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!width="35%"|Notable stories/titles
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| [[Neal Adams]]<br />1968-2012
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* ''Batman'' (volume 1) #219, 232, 234, 237, 243–245, 251, 255 (1970–74)
* ''Brave and the Bold'' #79-86, 93 (1968–71); #102
* ''Detective Comics'' #369; 395, 397, 400, 402, 404, 407, 408, 410 (1967–71)
* ''Batman Odyssey'', #1-6 (2010–11)
* ''Batman Odyssey'', vol. 2, #1-7 (2011–12)

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* ''Batman'' #200, 203, 217–218, 220–227, 229–231, 235–236, 238-241 (1968–72), Annual #14 (1990)
* ''Detective Comics'' #372, 385, 389, 391–392, 394, 396, 398–399, 401, 403, 405–406, 409, 411–422, 439 (1968–74)
* ''All-Star Batman and Robin'' #8-9 (variant) (2008)
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* [[Ra's al Ghul]]
* [[Man-Bat|Dr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom/Man-Bat]]
* [[Francine Langstrom|Dr. Francine Langstrom/She-Bat]]
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Known for drawing the definitive 1970s visual interpretation that returned Batman to his gothic roots.
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| [[Jim Aparo]]
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* ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]''
* ''[[Batman: A Death in the Family]]'' (1988–1989)
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* [[KGBeast|Anatoli Knyazev/KGBeast]]
* [[Katana (comics)|Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana]]
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| [[Brian Bolland]]
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* ''[[Batman: The Killing Joke]]'' (1988)
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| [[Bob Brown (comics)|Bob Brown]]
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* [[Talia al Ghul]]
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| [[Norm Breyfogle]]
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* [[Ventriloquist (comics)|Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist/Scarface]]
* [[Anarky|Lonnie Machin/Anarky]]
* [[Victor Zsasz|Victor "Mister" Zsasz]]
* [[Jeremiah Arkham]]
* [[Amygdala (comics)|Aaron Helzinger/Amygdala]]
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| [[Ernie Chan]]<br />1975-1977
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* [[Black Spider|Eric Needham/Black Spider]]
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| [[Dick Giordano]]
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* [[Talia al Ghul]]
* [[Leslie Thompkins|Dr. Leslie Maurin Thompkins]]
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| [[Carmine Infantino]]
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* [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara Gordon/Batgirl]]
* [[Blockbuster (DC Comics)|Mark Desmond/Blockbuster]]
* [[Cluemaster|Arthur Brown/The Cluemaster]]
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Penciller and primary artist of the 1964 "New Look" Batman.
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| [[Kelley Jones]] <br />1995-2010
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* ''Batman'' #515-519, 521–525, 527–532, 535-552 (1995-1998)
* ''[[Batman & Dracula: Red Rain]]'' (1991)
* ''Batman: Dark Joker – The Wild'' (1993)
* ''Batman: Bloodstorm'' HC (1994)
* ''Batman: Crimson Mist'' HC (1999)
* ''Batman: Haunted Gotham'' #1-4 (2000)
* ''Batman: Gotham After Midnight'' #1-12 (2008–2009)
* ''Batman Annual'' #27 (2009)
* ''Batman: Unseen'' #1-5 (2009-2010)
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* [[Black Spider|Johnny LaMonica/Black Spider]]
* [[Clayface#Cassius "Clay" Payne|Cassius Payne/Clayface]]
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Artist best known for his runs on ''Batman'' with writer Doug Moench.
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| [[Jim Lee]]
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* ''[[Batman: Gotham Knights]]'' (''[[Batman Black and White]]'') #1 (2000)
* ''[[Batman: Hush]]'' (2002–2003)
* ''[[All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder]]'' (2005–2008)
* ''Batman Europa'' #1 (2015)
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* [[Hush (comics)|Dr. Thomas "Tommy" Elliot/Hush]]
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| [[Doug Mahnke]]
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* ''[[Batman: Under the Hood]]'' (2005–2006)
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* [[Red Hood#Jason Todd|Jason Peter Todd/Red Hood]]
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| [[David Mazzucchelli]]
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* ''[[Batman: Year One]]'' (1987)
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* [[Gillian B. Loeb|Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb]]
* [[Arnold John Flass|Detective Arnold John Flass]]
* [[Carmine Falcone|Carmine "The Roman" Falcone]]
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| [[Tom Mandrake]]
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* [[Black Mask (comics)|Roman Sionis/Black Mask]]
* [[Film Freak|Burt Weston/Film Freak]]
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| [[Dave McKean]]
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* ''[[Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth]]'' (1989)
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| [[Sheldon Moldoff]]
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* [[Ace the Bat-Hound|Ace the Bat Hound]]
* [[Mr. Freeze]] (as Mr Zero)
* [[Poison Ivy (comics)|Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley/Poison Ivy]]
* [[Calendar Man|Julian Gregory Day/Calendar Man]]
* [[Clayface|Matthew "Matt" Hagen/Clayface]]
* [[Bette Kane|Bette Kane/Bat-Girl]]
* [[Julie Madison]]
* [[Bat-Mite]]
* [[Lew Moxon|Lewis "Lew" Moxon]]
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One of [[Bob Kane]]'s primary "ghost artists".
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| [[Jim Mooney]]
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* [[Catman (comics)|Thomas Blake/Catman]]
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| [[Don Newton]]
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* [[Jason Todd|Jason Peter Todd/Robin II]]
* [[Killer Croc|Waylon Jones/Killer Croc]]
* [[Hamilton Hill (comics)|Mayor Hamilton Hill]]
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| [[Graham Nolan]]
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* [[Bane (comics)|Bane]]
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| [[George Pérez]]
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* [[Bette Kane|Bette Kane/Flamebird]]
* [[Deathstroke|Slade Joseph Wilson/Deathstroke]]
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| [[Jerry Robinson]]
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* [[Dick Grayson|Richard John "Dick" Grayson]]/[[Robin (comics)|Robin]]
* [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth]]
* [[Joker (comics)|The Joker]]
* [[Tony Zucco|Anthony "Tony" Zucco]]
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Early ghost artist for [[Bob Kane]].
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| [[Marshall Rogers]]
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* ''Batman: Strange Apparitions''
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| [[Tim Sale (artist)|Tim Sale]]
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* ''[[Batman: The Long Halloween]]'' (1996–1997)
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| [[Walter Simonson]]
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* [[Rupert Thorne]]
* [[Silver St. Cloud]]
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| [[Lew Schwartz]]
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* [[Deadshot|Floyd Lawton/Deadshot]]
* [[Killer Moth|Cameron van Cleer/Killer Moth]]
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| [[Ryan Sook]]
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* ''[[Arkham Asylum#Arkham Asylum: Living Hell|Arkham Asylum: Living Hell]]'' (2003)
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* [[Great White Shark (comics)|Warren White/Great White Shark]]
* Aaron Cash
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| [[Dick Sprang]]
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* [[Riddler|Edward Nygma/The Riddler]]
* [[Killer Moth|Cameron van Cleer/Killer Moth]]
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| [[Curt Swan]]
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* [[Killer Croc|Waylon Jones/Killer Croc]]
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While best known for [[Superman]] work, he drew many late 1950s and early 1960s Batman covers, and was the primary artist on the Batman and Superman team-ups in ''World's Finest Comics'' during the same period.
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===Other notable contributors===
{{Main|Batman in other media}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width="12%"|Name
!width="14%"|Title
!width="10%"|Tenure
!width="20%"|Notable titles
!width="28%"|Characters (co-) created By
!width="20%"|Notes
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| [[Tim Burton]] || Film director
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* 1989
* 1992
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* [[Batman (1989 film)|''Batman'']]
* ''[[Batman Returns]]''
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|| Pushed Batman into the public eye by making him dark outside of the comic book media.
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| [[Paul Dini]]
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Television (animation) and video game writer
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* 1992-1995
* 1999-2001
* 2009
* 2011
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* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
* ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''
* ''[[Batman Beyond]]''
* ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]''
* ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]''
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* [[Mr. Freeze|Victor Fries]] (not Mr. Freeze)
* [[Nora Fries]]
* Ferris Boyle
* [[Harley Quinn|Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel/<br />Harley Quinn]]
* Mary Dahl/Baby Doll
* [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terrance "Terry" McGinnis/Batman]]
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Came up with a newer, more tragic origin story for [[Mr. Freeze]], in ''Batman: The Animated Series'', involving the creation of the character of [[Nora Fries]], which is now commonly used in the comics.
|-
| [[William Dozier]]
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TV producer
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1966-1968
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* [[Batman (TV series)|''Batman'']]
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* [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara Gordon/Batgirl]]
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Produced and narrated (without credit in latter capacity) the [[Batman (TV series)|Batman 1966 TV series]].
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| [[Christopher Nolan]]
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Film director
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* 2005
* 2008
* 2012
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* ''[[Batman Begins]]''
* ''[[The Dark Knight]]''
* ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''
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|| Rebooted the Batman film franchise into a more realistic setting.
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| Jack Schiff || Comic book editor
||
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| [[Julius Schwartz]]
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Comic book editor
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1964-1979
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None
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* [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara Gordon/Batgirl]]
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Commissioned "The Million-Dollar Debut of Batgirl", the story in which Barbara Gordon was introduced as both herself and the Silver Age of Comics Batgirl.
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| [[Lorenzo Semple Jr.]]
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TV writer
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1966-1968
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* [[Batman (TV series)|''Batman'']]
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Developed and wrote most early episodes of the [[Batman (TV series)|Batman 1966 TV series]] after [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]] had acquired the rights and chosen [[20th Century Fox Television]] as the studio through which it was produced.
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| [[Bruce Timm|Bruce W. Timm]]
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Animator & producer
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* 1992-1995
* 1999-2001
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* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
* ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''
* ''[[Batman Beyond]]''
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* [[Mr. Freeze|Victor Fries]] (not Mr. Freeze)
* [[Nora Fries]]
* Ferris Boyle
* [[Harley Quinn|Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel/<br />Harley Quinn]]
* Mary Dahl/Baby Doll
* [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terrance "Terry" McGinnis/Batman]]
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Created character sheets for ''Batman: The Animated Series''.
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==See also==
* [[List of Superman creators]]
* [[List of Wonder Woman creators]]
* [[List of Green Lantern creators]]

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090818091103/http://batman.ugo.com/gothamsgreats/default.asp UGO's World of Batman - Gotham's Greats]

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