Batman Jungian perspective to assert that Batman appeals to our own need to face our "shadow selves". Batman Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in "Detective Comics" #27, in 1939. Originally named the "Bat-Man", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, and the World's Greatest Detective. Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and owner of Wayne Enterprises. After witnessing the murder of his parents
Gil Kane "Earth's Other Green Lantern!" in issue #59 (March 1968). Kane similarly co-created an updated version of the Atom with writer Gardner Fox. Kane — who by 1960 was living in Jericho, New York, on Long Island — also drew the youthful superhero team the Teen Titans, a revival of Plastic Man, and, in the late 1960s, such short-lived titles as "Hawk and Dove" and the licensed-character comic "Captain Action", based on the action figure. Kane and Marv Wolfman created an origin for Wonder Girl in "Teen Titans" #22 (July–Aug. 1969) which introduced the character's new costume. He briefly freelanced some