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