# List of Batman creators

Although Bob Kane achieved renown for creating the fictional superhero Batman, he and others have acknowledged the contributions of Bill Finger for fleshing the character out, writing many of his early stories, and creating the character's origin. Many other comic book creators (writers, artists, and sometimes editors who contributed important ideas or altered how the character would be presented) have contributed to the character's history since Batman's introduction in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. This list identifies some who made notable contributions with enduring impact.

## Creators of Batman

* Bob Kane — concept, creator and artist. Co-created several secondary characters including junior partner/protege Dick Grayson/Robin, Alfred Pennyworth (as Alfred Beagle), Jim Gordon, the Joker, Selina Kyle/Catwoman, the Penguin, Two-Face, Mr. Freeze (as Mr. Zero), Scarecrow, Basil Karlo/Clayface, Mad Hatter, Hugo Strange, Deadshot, Cavalier, The Monk, gangsters Sal Maroni, Tony Zucco, and Joe Chill, photographer Vicki Vale, Julie Madison, Bette Kane/Bat-Girl, Bat-Mite, Dick Grayson's parents Mary and John Grayson, and Bruce Wayne's parents Martha and Thomas Wayne.
* Bill Finger — co-creator and developer (uncredited from 1939 to 2015, credited 2016–present), also a writer. Also co-created several secondary characters including Dick Grayson/Robin, Alfred Pennyworth, Jim Gordon, the Joker, Selina Kyle/Catwoman, the Riddler, the Penguin, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Calendar Man, Basil Karlo/Clayface and Matt Hagen/Clayface, Mad Hatter, mad scientists Hugo Strange and Professor Achilles Milo, Killer Moth, gangsters Sal Maroni, Tony Zucco, and Joe Chill, Vicki Vale, Ace the Bat-Hound, Bat-Mite, Bette Kane/Bat-Girl, Thomas Blake/Catman, Dick Grayson's parents Mary and John Grayson, and Bruce Wayne's parents Martha and Thomas Wayne.

## Notable contributors

This is an incomplete list.

### Writers & artists

The following list is of people who have both written and drawn Batman comics.
| Name/tenure | Notable stories/titles | Notable characters (co-) created by | Notes |
| Frank Miller | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) Batman: Year One (1987) Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again (2001–2002) All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder (2005–2008) The Dark Knight III: The Master Race (2015–2017) | Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb Detective Arnold John Flass Carmine "The Roman" Falcone Holly Robinson Officer Stan Merkel Caroline Keene "Carrie" Kelley | He re-established Batman's origin during Crisis on Infinite Earths. He was also an artist on The Dark Knight Returns and The Dark Knight Strikes Again. |
| Frank Robbins | | Dr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom/Man-Bat Dr. Francine Langstrom/She-Bat | A primary writer for Batman and Detective Comics from 1968–1974, and artist on several of his own Batman stories in Detective Comics from 1971-1973. |
| Matt Wagner | Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity (2003) Batman and the Monster Men (2006) Batman and the Mad Monk (2006–2007) | | |

### Writers only

| Name/tenure | Notable stories/titles | Notable characters (co-) created by | Notes |
| Mike W. Barr 1974-2014 | Batman #327, 329, 331, 334, 353, Annual #8-9, Special #1 (1980-1985) Batman and the Outsiders #1-32, Annual #1-2 (1983-1986) Batman: Year Two (1987) Batman: Son of the Demon (1987) Batman: Bride of the Demon (1991) Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty (1998) Batman: Full Circle #1 (1991) Batman: Gotham Knights #25 (Batman Black and White) (2002) Batman: In Darkest Knight #1 (1994) Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #21-23 (1991) Batman: Two-Face Strikes Twice #1-2 (1993) Batman: Reign of Terror #1 (1999) Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Outsiders #1 (2010) Beware the Batman #5 (2014) | Emily "Lia" Briggs/Looker Gabrielle Doe/Halo Sondra Fuller/Lady Clay Wendy Jones/Windfall Brion Markov/Geo-Force Preston Payne/Clayface Damian Wayne Wrath I Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana The Reaper | Whilst he and Jerry Bingham originally created Damian Wayne, it was Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert who reinterpreted the character for more modern times. |
| Ed Brubaker 1998- | Detective Comics Catwoman Batman: Gotham Adventures (1998) Batman Gotham Noir (2001) Batman: Turning Points (2001) Bruce Wayne: Fugitive (2002) Gotham Central (2002–2005) Batman: The Man Who Laughs (2005) | Harlan Combs/Firebug Crime Scene Unit officer Jim Corrigan (2000's version) Mallory Moxon - Daughter of Lew Moxon Todd Russell/Clayface | Co-created the majority of the police officers and detectives featured in Gotham Central. |
| Donald Clough Cameron | "Here Comes Alfred!" - Batman #16 (April–May 1943) | Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (as Alfred Beagle) Dumfree and Deever Tweed/Tweedledum and Tweedledee Mortimer Drake/The Cavalier | |
| Gerry Conway 1980-1983 | Batman Detective Comics | Waylon Jones/Killer Croc Jason Peter Todd/Robin II Mayor Hamilton Hill Julia Remarque-Pennyworth Eric Needham/Black Spider | |
| Paul Dini 1997–present | Batman: Mr. Freeze (1997) Batman: Harley Quinn (1999) Batman: War On Crime (1999) No Man's Land (1999–2000) Batman: Detective (2007) Detective Comics #846-850: "Batman: Heart of Hush" (2009) Batman: Streets of Gotham: "Hush Money" (2009), "Leviathan" (2010), "The House of Hush" (2011) Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul (2007) | Doctor Aesop Lyle Bolton/Lock-Up Ferris Boyle Victor Fries (not Mr. Freeze) Nora Fries Jenna Duffy/The Carpenter Roger & Marla Elliot Sherman Fine/The Broker Terrance "Terry" McGinnis/Future Batman Peyton Riley/The Ventriloquist/Scarface Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel/Harley Quinn Colin Wilkes/Abuse | Whilst not writing comics till 2006, he did write for other Batman mediums before that time. Created the update to Mr. Freeze's backstory. |
| Chuck Dixon | Birds of Prey Detective Comics Nightwing Robin Batman: Knightfall (1993–1994) Batman: Contagion (1996) Batman: GCPD (1996) Batman: Legacy (1996) Batman and Wildcat (1997) Batman: No Man's Land (1999–2000) Joker: Last Laugh (2001–2002) | Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong/General/ Red Robin/Anarky Bane The Birds of Prey Nina Damfino/Echo & Diedre Vance/Query - The Riddler's henchwomen Stephanie Brown/Spoiler/Robin/Batgirl Lester Buchinsky/Electrocutioner Sir Edmund Dorrance/King Snake Nathan Finch/Gearhead Aliki & Margot Marceau/Double Dare Lady Elaine Marsh-Morton/Lady Vic Roy Raymond, Jr./Owlman Dudley Soames/Torque Thomas "Tom Trigger and Thaddeus "Tad" Trigger/The Trigger Twins | Co-created Nightwing's new home of Blüdhaven with Scott McDaniel. Created or co-created some of Nightwing's rogues gallery. |
| Steve Englehart 1974-2006 | Detective Comics #439 - "Night of the Stalker" Batman: Strange Apparitions (1977–1978) Batman: Dark Detective Batman: Dark Detective II | Rupert Thorne Dr. Alexander Sartorius/Doctor Phosphorus Silver St. Cloud Evan Gregory | |
| Gardner Fox 1939-1968 | Detective Comics | Martha Wayne Dr. Thomas Wayne Barbara Gordon/Batgirl Julie Madison Mark Desmond/Blockbuster Arthur Brown/The Cluemaster Doctor Karl Hellfern/Doctor Death Niccolai Tepes/The Monk Thomas Wayne, Jr./Owlman | Helped script Batman's origin story with Bob Kane, Bill Finger & Jerry Robinson. The creator of the Batarang and co-creator of (proto-) Batplane with Sheldon Moldoff. |
| Neil Gaiman | Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (2009) | | |
| Alan Grant | Anarky Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment on Gotham (1991) Batman: The Last Arkham (1992–2000) Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) Batman: Knightfall (1993–1994) Batman: Anarky (1999) | Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist/Scarface Otis Flannegan/Ratcatcher Cornelius Stirk Lonnie Machin/Anarky Victor Zsasz Jeremiah Arkham Harold Allnut Aaron Helzinger/Amygdala | |
| Devin K. Grayson | Nightwing Catwoman Batman: Gotham Knights No Man's Land (1993–1994) | Catalina Flores/Tarantula |
| Robert Kanigher | | Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley/Poison Ivy | |
| Tom King | Nightwing (volume 3) #30 Grayson Robin War Batman: Rebirth Batman (volume 3) | | |
| Jeph Loeb | Batman: The Long Halloween (1996–1997) Batman: Dark Victory (1999–2000) Batman: Hush (2002–2003) Batman/The Spirit (2007) | Batzarro Dr. Thomas "Tommy" Elliot/Hush Alberto Falcone Mario Falcone Sofia Gigante Falcone Luigi Maroni Umberto Maroni Giuseppe 'Pino' Maroni District Attorney Janice Porter | |
| Doug Moench | Batman: Prey (1990–1991) Batman & Dracula trilogy (1991–1998) Batman: Knightfall (1993–1994) | Bane Roman Sionis/Black Mask Johnny LaMonica/Black Spider Cassius Payne/Clayface Burt Weston/Film Freak Natalia Knight/Nocturna | |
| Grant Morrison | Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth (1989) Batman: Gothic (1990) Batman and Son (2006) Batman R.I.P. (2008) Batman and Robin (2009-2011) Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (2010) Batman Incorporated (2011-2013) | Damian Wayne/Robin IV Michael Washington Lane/Azrael Amadeus Arkham Prometheus II Professor Pyg | |
| Alan Moore | Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) | | |
| Dennis O'Neil | | League of Assassins Ra's al Ghul Talia al Ghul Ubu Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael Lady Shiva Dr. Leslie Maurin Thompkins Maxie Zeus | As well as being a long-term writer, he was also an editor of the Batman titles, and is credited with 'rebooting' the Batman character. |
| David Vern Reed 1950-1956, 1975 | "Ride, Bat-Hombre, Ride" "The Birth of Batplane II" "The Joker's Millions" "Two-Face Strikes Again" "The Joker's Utility Belt" "The Daily Death of Terry Tremayne" "The Underworld Olympics '76!" "Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed?" | Floyd Lawton/Deadshot | |
| Greg Rucka | No Man's Land Gotham Central | Detective Crispus Allen Crime Scene Unit officer Jim Corrigan (2000's version) Nyssa Raatko | |
| Dan Slott | Arkham Asylum: Living Hell (2003) | Warren White/Great White Shark Aaron Cash | |
| Scott Snyder | Detective Comics (volume 1) #871–881 Batman: Gates of Gotham #1–5 Batman (volume 2) Talon #0–7 Batman Eternal Batman and Robin Eternal Batman: Rebirth All-Star Batman Absolute Batman | Zachary Gate/The Architect Court of Owls The Batman Who Laughs (Dark Nights: Metal) | Court of Owls was co-created with artist Greg Capullo. |
| Jim Starlin | Batman: Ten Nights of The Beast (1988) Batman: The Cult (1988) Batman: A Death in the Family (1988–1989) | Anatoli Knyazev/KGBeast Deacon Blackfire | |
| Peter Tomasi | Outsiders, vol. 3, #26-27, "Tick Tock" (with Will Conrad, July–August 2005) Nightwing, vol. 2, #140-153 (January 2008-February 2009) Batman and Robin, vol. 1, #20-22 (February–April 2011) Batman and Robin, vol. 2, #1-40, 23.1, Annual #1-2 (September 2011-March 2015) Batman, vol. 2, #23.4: Bane, "Dark Destiny" (with Graham Nolan, September 2013) Detective Comics, vol. 2, #23.3, 27, 45–46, 48-52 Batman/Superman, #31-32 (with Doug Mahnke, April–May 2016) Super Sons #1-16 Detective Comics, vol. 1, #994-1033, Annual 2-3 | | |
| James Tynion IV | Batman, vol. 2, #8-16, 18–25, 28, 35–39, 49, 52, 0 Talon #0-14 Batman Annual, vol. 2, #4 Red Hood and the Outlaws #19-28 Batman Eternal Batman and Robin Eternal Detective Comics #934-981, 1000, 1027, Annual #1 Batman, vol. 3, #86-117 | | |
| John Wagner | | Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist/Scarface Otis Flannegan/Ratcatcher Detective Stanley Lawrence Kitch Frederick Rhino/Rhino Morris Eagleton/Gargoyle | |
| Len Wein | | Lucius Fox Anthony Lupus/The Werewolf Preston Payne/Clayface Jor Rigger/Firebug | Was also Editor-in-Chief of DC Comics during Crisis on Infinite Earths. |
| Judd Winick | Batman: Under the Hood (2005–2006) | Jason Peter Todd/Red Hood | Created Jasons Todd's Red Hood identity but not Jason Todd himself, created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton, or the Red Hood identity, created by Bill Finger. |
| Marv Wolfman | | Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake/Robin III Slade Joseph Wilson/Deathstroke Arnold Etchison/Abattoir | |
| David Wood | | Mr. Freeze (as Mr. Zero) | Worked as an uncredited "Ghost" writer during the Golden, Silver and Bronze Age. |

### Artists only

| Name/tenure | Notable stories/titles | Notable characters (co-) created by | Notes |
| Neal Adams 1968-2012 | Batman (volume 1) #219, 232, 234, 237, 243–245, 251, 255 (1970–74) Brave and the Bold #79-86, 93 (1968–71); #102 Detective Comics #369; 395, 397, 400, 402, 404, 407, 408, 410 (1967–71) Batman Odyssey, #1-6 (2010–11) Batman Odyssey, vol. 2, #1-7 (2011–12) Covers only Batman #200, 203, 217–218, 220–227, 229–231, 235–236, 238-241 (1968–72), Annual #14 (1990) Detective Comics #372, 385, 389, 391–392, 394, 396, 398–399, 401, 403, 405–406, 409, 411–422, 439 (1968–74) All-Star Batman and Robin #8-9 (variant) (2008) | Ra's al Ghul Dr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom/Man-Bat Dr. Francine Langstrom/She-Bat | Known for drawing the definitive 1970s visual interpretation that returned Batman to his gothic roots. |
| Jim Aparo | The Brave and the Bold Batman: A Death in the Family (1988–1989) | Anatoli Knyazev/KGBeast Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana | |
| Brian Bolland | Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) | | |
| Bob Brown | | Talia al Ghul | |
| Norm Breyfogle | | Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist/Scarface Lonnie Machin/Anarky Victor "Mister" Zsasz Jeremiah Arkham Aaron Helzinger/Amygdala | |
| Ernie Chan 1975-1977 | | Eric Needham/Black Spider | |
| Dick Giordano | | Talia al Ghul Dr. Leslie Maurin Thompkins | |
| Carmine Infantino | | Barbara Gordon/Batgirl Mark Desmond/Blockbuster Arthur Brown/The Cluemaster | Penciller and primary artist of the 1964 "New Look" Batman. |
| Kelley Jones 1995-2010 | Batman #515-519, 521–525, 527–532, 535-552 (1995-1998) Batman & Dracula: Red Rain (1991) Batman: Dark Joker – The Wild (1993) Batman: Bloodstorm HC (1994) Batman: Crimson Mist HC (1999) Batman: Haunted Gotham #1-4 (2000) Batman: Gotham After Midnight #1-12 (2008–2009) Batman Annual #27 (2009) Batman: Unseen #1-5 (2009-2010) | Johnny LaMonica/Black Spider Cassius Payne/Clayface | Artist best known for his runs on Batman with writer Doug Moench. |
| Jim Lee | Batman: Gotham Knights (Batman Black and White) #1 (2000) Batman: Hush (2002–2003) All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder (2005–2008) Batman Europa #1 (2015) | Dr. Thomas "Tommy" Elliot/Hush | |
| Doug Mahnke | Batman: Under the Hood (2005–2006) | Jason Peter Todd/Red Hood | |
| David Mazzucchelli | Batman: Year One (1987) | Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb Detective Arnold John Flass Carmine "The Roman" Falcone | |
| Tom Mandrake | | Roman Sionis/Black Mask Burt Weston/Film Freak | |
| Dave McKean | Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth (1989) | | |
| Sheldon Moldoff | | Ace the Bat Hound Mr. Freeze (as Mr Zero) Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley/Poison Ivy Julian Gregory Day/Calendar Man Matthew "Matt" Hagen/Clayface Bette Kane/Bat-Girl Julie Madison Bat-Mite Lewis "Lew" Moxon | One of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists". |
| Jim Mooney | | Thomas Blake/Catman | |
| Don Newton | | Jason Peter Todd/Robin II Waylon Jones/Killer Croc Mayor Hamilton Hill | |
| Graham Nolan | | Bane | |
| George Pérez | | Bette Kane/Flamebird Slade Joseph Wilson/Deathstroke | |
| Jerry Robinson | | Richard John "Dick" Grayson/Robin Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth The Joker Anthony "Tony" Zucco | Early ghost artist for Bob Kane. |
| Marshall Rogers | Batman: Strange Apparitions | | |
| Tim Sale | Batman: The Long Halloween (1996–1997) | | |
| Walter Simonson | | Rupert Thorne Silver St. Cloud | |
| Lew Schwartz | | Floyd Lawton/Deadshot Cameron van Cleer/Killer Moth | |
| Ryan Sook | Arkham Asylum: Living Hell (2003) | Warren White/Great White Shark Aaron Cash | |
| Dick Sprang | | Edward Nygma/The Riddler Cameron van Cleer/Killer Moth | |
| Curt Swan | | Waylon Jones/Killer Croc | While best known for Superman work, he drew many late 1950s and early 1960s Batman covers, and was the primary artist on the Batman and Superman team-ups in World's Finest Comics during the same period. |

### Other notable contributors

| Name | Title | Tenure | Notable titles | Characters (co-) created By | Notes |
| Tim Burton | Film director | 1989 1992 | Batman Batman Returns | | Pushed Batman into the public eye by making him dark outside of the comic book media. |
| Paul Dini | Television (animation) and video game writer | 1992-1995 1999-2001 2009 2011 | Batman: The Animated Series The New Batman Adventures Batman Beyond Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman: Arkham City | Victor Fries (not Mr. Freeze) Nora Fries Ferris Boyle Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel/ Harley Quinn Mary Dahl/Baby Doll Terrance "Terry" McGinnis/Batman | Came up with a newer, more tragic origin story for Mr. Freeze, in Batman: The Animated Series, involving the creation of the character of Nora Fries, which is now commonly used in the comics. |
| William Dozier | TV producer | 1966-1968 | Batman | Barbara Gordon/Batgirl | Produced and narrated (without credit in latter capacity) the Batman 1966 TV series. |
| Christopher Nolan | Film director | 2005 2008 2012 | Batman Begins The Dark Knight The Dark Knight Rises | | Rebooted the Batman film franchise into a more realistic setting. |
| Jack Schiff | Comic book editor | | | | |
| Julius Schwartz | Comic book editor | 1964-1979 | None | Barbara Gordon/Batgirl | Commissioned "The Million-Dollar Debut of Batgirl", the story in which Barbara Gordon was introduced as both herself and the Silver Age of Comics Batgirl. |
| Lorenzo Semple Jr. | TV writer | 1966-1968 | Batman | | Developed and wrote most early episodes of the Batman 1966 TV series after ABC-TV had acquired the rights and chosen 20th Century Fox Television as the studio through which it was produced. |
| Bruce W. Timm | Animator & producer | 1992-1995 1999-2001 | Batman: The Animated Series The New Batman Adventures Batman Beyond | Victor Fries (not Mr. Freeze) Nora Fries Ferris Boyle Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel/ Harley Quinn Mary Dahl/Baby Doll Terrance "Terry" McGinnis/Batman | Created character sheets for Batman: The Animated Series. |