Bob Kane devised the character's civilian name, Bruce Wayne, wrote the first Batman story, while Kane provided art. Kane, who had already submitted the proposal for Batman at DC and held a contract, is the only person given an official company credit for Batman's creation. Comics historian Ron Goulart, in "Comic Book Encyclopedia", refers to Batman as the "creation of artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger". According to Kane, "Bill Finger was a contributing force on Batman right from the beginning. He wrote most of the great stories and was influential in setting the style and genre other writers would emulate
The Unexpected (2018 comic book) published as well as the fourth best-selling title by DC to debut in that month. The second issue fell to 123rd place in July. The Unexpected (2018 comic book) The Unexpected is an ongoing American superhero comic book written by Steve Orlando and published monthly by DC Comics. The series is part of the "New Age of DC Heroes" initiative, which launched following the conclusion of the "" crossover event, and began publication on June 6, 2018. It focuses on the tituler team—consisting of Firebrand, Neon the Unknown, Viking Judge, and Ascendant—and follows their adventures, which relate to the events