Bob Kane his first adventure strip, "Rusty and his Pals". In early 1939, DC's success with the seminal superhero Superman in "Action Comics" prompted editors to scramble for more such heroes. In response, Bob Kane conceived "the Bat-Man." Kane said his influences for the character included actor Douglas Fairbanks' film portrayal of the swashbuckler Zorro; Leonardo da Vinci's diagram of the ornithopter, a flying machine with huge bat-like wings; and the 1930 film "The Bat Whispers", based on Mary Rinehart's mystery novel "The Circular Staircase" (1908). Bill Finger joined Bob Kane's nascent studio in 1938. An aspiring writer and part-time shoe salesperson,
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