Bob Kane, Batman & The Truth About Lying

Superheroes in Hollywood. An on-going series of articles looking at the various superhero films pre-2000

‘Bob handled the truth a little carelessly.’

Much like Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creator of The Joker and Robin the Boy Wonder, Jerry Robinson, didn’t see a cent from Batman. He saw nothing from the comic books that he didn’t write or draw. He saw nothing from the original films, TV shows, cartoons and the big budget movies.

As far as Hollywood wa…