1940s in comics #20. Batman #1, Cover dated Spring, 1940 introduced The Joker and Catwoman known simply as "The Cat". Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger Wonder Woman, created by William Moulton Marston, first appears in "All Star Comics" #8. She is among the first and most famous comic book superheroines. Stan Lee becomes editor-in-chief at Timely Comics. "Adventures of Captain Marvel", a twelve-chapter film serial adapted from the popular Captain Marvel comic book character for Republic Pictures, debuts. It was the first film adaptation of a comic book superhero. Archie Andrews, created by Bob Montana first appears in "Pep Comics" #22,
His Name Is... Savage novellas "It Rhymes with Lust" and "The Case of the Winking Buddha". Like them, "Savage" was also sold on newsstands rather than in book stores. Marvel Comics, shortly after "Savage" appeared, published the first of a two-issue comics magazine, "The Spectacular Spider-Man", starring that titular superhero. Like the similar, anthological comics magazines of the time, such as "Creepy", "Eerie" and "Vampirella", both "His Name Is... Savage" and "The Spectacular Spider-Man" cost 35¢, whereas a typical comic book cost 12¢ and double-size issues 25¢. Gil Kane in the 1960s was a well-established comic-book artist who had co-created the modern versions of