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,
Kobra (comic book) "Cat Claw". The main character of the comic is a young Yugoslav Slobodan Marković, nicknamed Kobra. Kobra is a stunt man, a martial artist and an adventurer. Kobra's adversaries include the mafia, drug dealers, blackmailers, killers and even Marvel Universe-like supervillain War Queen. In later episodes, Kobra got a partner named Cindy Williams. Kobra (comic book) Kobra (trans. "Cobra") was a Yugoslav comic book created by artist Branislav Kerac and writer Svetozar Obradović. The main character of the comic is a young stunt man, nicknamed Kobra. After ending their cooperation with publisher Dnevnik, artist Branislav Kerac and writer Svetozar Obradović