Bob Kane incarnation of Clayface. According to Kane, he drew the Penguin after being inspired by the then advertising mascot of Kool cigarettes — a penguin with a top hat and cane. Finger, however, claimed that he created the villain as a caricature of the aristocratic type, because "stuffy English gentlemen" reminded him of emperor penguins. In 1966, Kane retired from DC Comics, choosing to focus on fine art. As Kane's comic-book work tapered off in the 1960s, he parlayed his Batman status into minor celebrity. He enjoyed a post-comics career in television animation, creating the characters Courageous Cat and Cool McCool,
Midnighter (2006 comic book) last one, "Assassin8", had 1,159 in December of the same year (Nº 98 on trade paperbacks chart). In 2008, "Midnighter" received a GLAAD Media Awards nomination for Outstanding Comic Book, but lost to "Strangers in Paradise". Credits and personnel adapted from the series issues. The series has been collected into the following trade paperbacks: Midnighter (2006 comic book) Midnighter is an American comic book series published by WildStorm, first issued in November 2006. It is a spin-off from "The Authority" (which is itself a spin-off from "Stormwatch"), a superhero team comic book created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, and