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,
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