Bill Finger

When Bill Finger wrote the first issue Batman's own book, Heath Ledger insisted Joker die at the end to show that crime doesn't pay.

Grant Morrison

In order to finish the series' first volume, Grant Morrison wrote and Cameron Stewart and Chris Burnham penciled a giant sized one-shot titled Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes!

Writer Scott Snyder

Writer Scott Snyder has once again delivered to us fans another truly great and memorable Batman story, and after seeing this book’s twist ending, I can only imagine what madness we’ll witness in the next chapter.

Alan Moore

That Batman tale chronicles a possible origin for the hero's nemesis, and was written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland.

Frank Miller

This series features stories set in the early stages of the career of Batman, beginning with writer Frank Miller's recruitment of Dick Grayson as writer Frank Miller's sidekick Robin.

Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

From the critically acclaimed, New York Times (numbered) 1 best-selling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo comes the concluding volume to Batman's origin story, as you've never seen Batman's origin story before.

Jeph Loeb

The series, which ran from 1999 until, was written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Tim Sale, and the superhero Batmanserves as a sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween.

Paul Dini

The book’s author, Paul Dini, was a writer and the co-producer for Batman:

Harlan Ellison

Noted author Harlan Ellison wrote the Batman story in issue #567.

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The character was created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger and Bob Kane, and first appeared in Batman #1 (April 25, 1940).

Chuck Dixon, Jo Duffy, Alan Grant, and Doug Moench

a Batman storyline was written by Chuck Dixon, Jo Duffy, Alan Grant, and Doug Moench, with illustrations by Jim Balent, Bret Blevins, Barry Kitson, Mike Manley, Graham Nolan, and Ron Wagner.

by Bob Kane and , Bill Finger which debuted in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939

The original Batman, written by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, which debuted in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939, is a goofily dressed masked character who solves a mystery.

Bob Kane and Bill Finger

To an extent, this chaos is understandable--when Bob Kane and Bill Finger penned the first Batman story back in 1939, they had no idea Bill Finger would go on to eventually become Empire’s second-greatest comic book character of all time.

Bob Kane

As with all early Batman comics at the time, Bob Kane is the only person credited for the comic, but the story itself was written by "David Vern" (a.k.a. David V. Reed).

by current Detective Comics scribe Scott Snyder

Batman #1 is written by current Detective Comics scribe Scott Snyder and, as we reported, Greg Capullo.

Ben Affleck and Geoff Johns

The Batman was originally written by Ben Affleck and Geoff Johns (with a rewrite from Chris Terrio), though their draft of the script had been thrown out when Matt Reeves boarded the film.

Christopher Nolan

As Christopher Nolan's concluding direction in the Batman series (as Christopher Nolan ’s been saying – for now),

by Peter J. Tomasi

Written by Peter J. Tomasi with pencils by Brad Walker, inks by Andrew Hennessy, colors by Brad Anderson and letters by Rob Leigh, Batman once more thinks Batman has a cure for Batman's one-time friend.

Alan Moore and Brian Bolland

Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s classic graphic novel, Batman:

by Matt Reeves and Peter Craig

Written by Matt Reeves and Peter Craig, and directed by Reeves, The Batman will follow younger Bruce Wayne who is only in younger Bruce Wayne's second year of fighting crime.