Batman & Bill

Batman & Bill

7.2IMDb Score
Released:2017-05-06
Genre:Documentary
Duration:93 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Don Argott, Sheena M. Joyce
Actors:Michael Uslan, Roy Thomas, Marc Tyler Nobleman, Thomas Andrae, Benjamin Zaido Cruz
Production:9.14 Pictures, Thruline Entertainment

Overview:

Everyone thinks that Bob Kane created Batman, but that’s not the whole truth. One author makes it his crusade to make it known that Bill Finger, a struggling writer, actually helped invent the iconic superhero, from concept to costume to the very character we all know and love. Bruce Wayne may be Batman’s secret identity, but his creator was always a true mystery.

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