Bob Kane and as a painter showed his work in art galleries, although some of these paintings were produced by ghost artists. DC Comics named Kane in 1985 as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication "Fifty Who Made DC Great". In 1989, Kane published the autobiography "Batman and Me", with a second volume "Batman and Me, The Saga Continues", in 1996. Kane worked as a consultant on the 1989 film "Batman" and its three sequels with directors Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher. Stan Lee interviewed Kane in the documentary series "The Comic Book Greats". Kane married his first
American comic book to receive his own title, and "Showcase" itself was only a bimonthly title, though one that was to introduce a large number of enduring characters. By 1959, the slowly building superhero revival had become clear to DC's competitors. Archie jumped on board that year, and Charlton joined the bandwagon in 1960. In 1961, writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby created the Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics. With an innovation that changed the comic-book industry, "The Fantastic Four" #1 initiated a naturalistic style of superheroes with human failings, fears, and inner demons - heroes who squabbled and worried about the