34 Quotes by Bob Kane

Much is written about the Batman because he is publicly exposed in print. Very little is known personally about his creator, because I haven't given out that many interviews.

I didn't have the time to literally write and draw the strip at the same time.

When I first drew him I had eyes in there and it didn't look right.

There are certain characters Bill Finger created, aside from my main characters' and many other characters that I created, including the Batmobile.

To me, it's not work. When I draw and I write, I find it relaxing. It's not like 9-to-5, where a man goes to a job and he isn't really interested in the job. Luckily, I get paid for doing what I'd do for nothing.

Remember Killer Moth, the most ingenuous rogue ever to defy the dynamic duo, Batman and Robin ?Perhaps you recall how the weird beam from the Moth Signal summoned the Gangland Guardian to the aid of desperate criminals ?And who can forget the eerie Moth Cave where new and startling implements of crime were produced by this evil genius !

I created the title, masthead, the format and concept, as well as the Batman figure and costume. Robin, the boy wonder, was also my idea.

I feel that my original style was much more unique and individual and was much more the real me. It had much more zing and schmaltz.

This was a very difficult determination in an extremely close race. Both men will make far better Virginia chief executives than their critics would lead you to believe.