Oh, so? Not in these issues, he didn't.
On the art side, Sheldon Moldoff did almost as many stories in this run, spelled only on the pencils of stories 131/2 and 133/1, by Dick Sprang, and on the cover of 135 by Dick Dillin.
Batman 131-140 Writer
May/60 | 131 | The Dog That Betrayed Batman | Bill Finger |
The Case of the Deadly Gems | Finger | ||
The Second Batman and Robin Team | Finger | ||
June/ | 132 | The Martian from Gotham City | Finger |
The Three Faces of Batman | Finger | ||
The Lair of the Sea-Fox | Finger | ||
Aug/ | 133 | Crimes of the Kite-Man | Finger |
The Voyage of the S.S. Batman | Finger | ||
Batwoman's Publicity Agent | Finger | ||
Sept/ | 134 | The Rainbow Creature | Finger |
Batman's Secret Enemy | Finger | ||
The Deadly Dummy | Finger | ||
Nov/ | 135 | Crimes of the Wheel | Finger |
The Return of the Second Batman and Robin Team | Finger | ||
Menace of the Sky Creature | Finger | ||
Dec/ | 136 | The Case of the Crazy Crimes | Finger |
The Town That Hated Batman | Finger | ||
The Challenge of the Joker | Finger | ||
Feb/61 | 137 | Robin's New Boss | Finger |
The Bandit with 1,000 Brands | Finger | ||
Teacher from the Stars | Finger | ||
Mar/ | 138 | Batman's Master | Finger |
The Simple Crimes of Simple Simon | Finger | ||
The Secret of the Sea Beast | Finger | ||
May/ | 139 | The Blue Bowman | Finger |
Island of 1,000 Traps | Finger | ||
Bat-Girl | Finger | ||
June/ | 140 | The Ghost of the Joker | Finger |
The Charmed Life of Batman | Finger | ||
The Eighth Wonder of Space | Finger |
The "Finger couldn't meet deadlines" mantra was probably floated to try to explain away the fact that he was "fired" from writing Batman after he came out at the New York Comiccon and claimed to have co-created the character- which put Kane into an absolute fury.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that sounds about right. Historically, it's a common practice for DC editors and staffers to slander freelancers.
ReplyDeleteWhoswhoz and Tony, I'm sure his joining those asking the job creators for free stuff like medical a little later didn't endear him.
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