Claim: One of Batman's creators was American.
Evidence: The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger , and first appeared in Detective Comics # 27 -LRB- 1939 -RRB-.
Robert `` Bob '' Kane -LRB- born Robert Kahn ; October 24 , 1915 -- November 3 , 1998 -RRB- was an American comic book writer and artist who co-created , with Bill Finger , the DC Comics character Batman.