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Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book artist, who is credited for co-creating the DC Comics superhero Batman with writer Bill Finger. He was inducted into the comic-book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1994 and into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996.
Robert Kahn was born in New York City, New York. His parents, Augusta and Herman Kahn, an engraver, were of Eastern European Jewish descent. A high school friend of fellow cartoonist and future Spirit creator Will Eisner, Robert Kahn graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and then legally changed his name to Bob Kane. He studied art at Cooper Union before "joining the Max Fleischer Studio as a trainee animator in 1934".
He entered the comics field two years later, in 1936, freelancing original material to editor Jerry Iger's comic book Wow, What A Magazine!, including his first pencil and ink work on the serial Hiram Hick. The following year, Kane began to work at Iger's subsequent studio, Eisner & Iger, which was one of the first comic book "packagers" that produced comics on demand for publishers entering the new medium during its late-1930s and 1940s Golden Age. Among his work there was the funny animal feature "Peter Pupp" — which belied its look with overtones of "mystery and menace" — published in the U.K. comic magazine Wags and reprinted in Fiction House's Jumbo comics. Kane also produced work through Eisner & Iger for two of the companies that would later merge to form DC Comics, including the humor features "Ginger Snap" in More Fun Comics, "Oscar the Gumshoe" for Detective Comics, and "Professor Doolittle" for Adventure Comics. For that last title he went on to do his first adventure strip, "Rusty and his Pals".
The Comic is a 1969 Pathécolor comedy film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Carl Reiner. It stars Dick Van Dyke as Billy Bright (which was the original title of the film), Michele Lee as Bright's love interest, and Reiner himself and Mickey Rooney as Bright's friends and work colleagues. Reiner wrote the screenplay with Aaron Ruben; it was inspired by the end of silent film era, and, in part, by the life of silent film superstar Buster Keaton.
Billy Bright (Dick Van Dyke), a silent-era film comedian, narrates this film which begins at his character's funeral in 1969 and tells his life story in flashbacks, unable to see his own faults and morosely (and incorrectly) blaming others for anything that has gone wrong.
Headstrong and talented, vaudeville clown Bright arrives on his first California film location insisting that he will perform his bit role only if he can wear the outrageous costume and makeup of the character he has been known for on the stage. The director (Cornel Wilde) refuses and Bright begins to storm off, but when his car rolls off a cliff he is forced to accept the terms. As soon as the cameras are rolling, however, he improvises (and sabotages) his way to becoming the hero of the scenario. His combination of acquiescence and audacity pays off, and before long he has become a major film comedy star in the 1910s and '20s, the silent picture era of Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel.
The Comic Book Greats was a 1991 documentary series produced by Starbur Home Video. The series was hosted by Stan Lee. Stan interviewed a different comic book artist for each episode. The artists interviewed include Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Sergio Aragones, Chris Claremont, Bob Kane, John Romita, Sr., John Romita, Jr. and Will Eisner.
A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comic art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by brief descriptive prose and written narrative, usually dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. Although comics has some origins in 18th century Japan and 1830s Europe, comic books were first popularized in the United States during the 1930s. The first modern comic book, Famous Funnies, was released in the United States in 1933 and was a reprinting of earlier newspaper humor comic strips, which had established many of the story-telling devices used in comics. The term comic book derives from American comic books once being a compilation of comic strips of a humorous tone; however, this practice was replaced by featuring stories of all genres, usually not humorous in tone.
Comic books are reliant on their organization and appearance. Authors largely focus on the frame of the page, size, orientation, and panel positions. These characteristic aspects of comic books are necessary in conveying the content and messages of the author. The key elements of comic books include panels, balloons (speech bubbles), text (lines), and characters. Balloons are usually convex spatial containers of information that are related to a character using a tail element. The tail has an origin, path, tip, and pointed direction.
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Actors: Bob Kane (writer), Brian Finifter (editor), Brian Finifter (producer), Brian Finifter (actor), Brian Finifter (director), Brian Finifter (actor), Andrew Skrabutenas (composer), John Schile (actor), Ryan Schile (director), Ryan Schile (actor), Ryan Schile (editor), Ryan Schile (producer), Ryan Schile (writer), Andrew Ramos (actor), Cory Betzel (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Short,Actors: Thomas H. Ince (miscellaneous crew), Warner Baxter (actor), Matthew Betz (actor), Frank Campeau (actor), Charles Delaney (actor), Lambert Hillyer (writer), Arthur F. Statter (writer), Lambert Hillyer (director), Thomas H. Ince (miscellaneous crew), Robert Agnew (actor), Jack Perrin (actor), William Quinn (actor), John St. Polis (actor), Lydia Knott (actress), Bessie Love (actress),
Genres: Drama,The Comic Book Greats with Bob Kane. hosted by Stan 'The Man' Lee Part 1
In this episode of the 90's documentary show "The Comic Book Greats" Stan Lee's special guest is the inventor of Batman: BOB KANE.
In which I speak about one of the worst people in the history of comics. For more information you can read here http://www.dialbforblog.com/archives/389/
This Family Channel special aired in 1990.
The Comic Book Greats is a 1992 show featuring Stan Lee and some of the greatest comic book artists.
See the full interview at http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/adam-west
A lengthy interview with Bob Kane, co-creator (with Bill Finger) of Batman! You'll hear Kane's version of the story, and even see him DRAW Batman, live on-camera! Watch it, reader, then judge for yourself. For more information, visit www.dialbforblog.com and go to issue #414 -- "THE TESTIMONY OF ROBERT KANE!"
Celebrate Batman's 75th Anniversary with this visual trip through his past. Discover how Batman's look has evolved since his humble beginning as we journey through 75 of his batsuits, drawn by everyone from Bob Kane to Greg Capullo! For more on Batman's 75th Anniversary: http://www.batman75.com Tiffany’s top provided by Black Milk: http://us.blackmilkclothing.com/
A short featurette with Batman's creator Bob Kane. Nothing against Mr. Kane, but the highlight here is the AMAZING Gotham City set at Pinewood Studios shown in detail at the end of the clip. There will never be another movie set like it....
Bob Kane created the legendary comic book superhero The Batman in 1939. Over 50 years later, just before the release of the film "Batman Returns," starring Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne, Bob talked with Brad Lemack about his surprise over just how enormously popular Batman has grown to be, in this clip from a 1992 interview now playing on RerunIt.com. Three compete interview segments can be viewed on-demand at RerunIt.com, a Web site celebrating American pop culture. Some things are worth repeating.
This Family Channel special aired in 1990.
The Comic Book Greats with Bob Kane. hosted by Stan 'The Man' Lee Part 1
A lengthy interview with Bob Kane, co-creator (with Bill Finger) of Batman! You'll hear Kane's version of the story, and even see him DRAW Batman, live on-camera! Watch it, reader, then judge for yourself. For more information, visit www.dialbforblog.com and go to issue #414 -- "THE TESTIMONY OF ROBERT KANE!"
Bob Kane created the legendary comic book superhero The Batman in 1939. Over 50 years later, just before the release of the film "Batman Returns," starring Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne, Bob talked with Brad Lemack about his surprise over just how enormously popular Batman has grown to be, in this clip from a 1992 interview now playing on RerunIt.com. Three compete interview segments can be viewed on-demand at RerunIt.com, a Web site celebrating American pop culture. Some things are worth repeating.
See the full interview at http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/adam-west
A segment that I believe came from the show "PM Magazine" focusing on the production of the film. The main focus here is an interview with Batman creator Bob Kane relaying his feelings on the film.
The Comic Book Greats is a 1992 show featuring Stan Lee and some of the greatest comic book artists.
Batman themed story on E.T. around the time 'Batman Returns' was released. Interviews with Bob Kane, Adam West, Lee Meriwether, and John Duncan, who played Robin in the 1949 Columbia Serial.
The Comic Book Greats with Bob Kane and hosted by Stan 'The Man' Lee Part 2
Staring down the walls, with your empty hands
Never forced you to feel anything
Stealing back the time and all the innocence of everything
Has finally made you see:it's finally made you believe
We seem fortunate for pain
And stale goodnights
I've been sitting here thinking for days
So fortunate for change
Wrapped around the nights, with all your emptiness
You'll see the face you believe in anyway
Giving back the time and all the innocence of everything
Has finally made you see...it's finally made you believe
That we're fortunate for pain
With the stale goodnights
I've been sitting here thinking for days
We're fortunate for pain
Stale goodnights
Fortunate for change
You're always bringing me down
You're bringing me down
Ending all the pain of never being here
Has finally forced you to feel for a change
Giving back the walls with your empty hands