First appearing in Detective Comics #27 in 1939, Batman has evolved as the ultimate messiah of Gotham City. Since he does not possess any superpower, he is the epitome of high intelligence and technology. Well, he is the Tony Stark of DC comics and is a multi-billionaire playboy. After all, he is the owner of Wayne Enterprises. The masterminds of the character, Bob Kane, and Bill Finger worked so deeply to bring out the character. We simply live by a concept by looking at his costume, that he is a bat-influenced character, well, then you might not know that he is a fusion of different characters. Yes! You heard us. Check out five characters that inspired Batman.
Flash Gordon
The Lone Ranger
The Bat
Superman
Zorro
During the process of developing Batman, Kane and Finger were fascinated by the dual identity of Zorro, which was created in 1919. The black cape and a black mask who trained himself to fight the evil reminds me of how Bruce Wayne emerged as the ultimate savior of Gotham City.
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