Bob Kane created Batman, and Bill Finger came up with a lot of the character's look. But without Jerry Robinson, who died today at age 89, the Batman universe would be way less exciting.
Jerry Robinson not only created everybody's favorite psychopath, the Joker, but he had to win over Kane, who didn't want Batman to have a larger-than-life antagonist. Robinson explained the genesis of the Joker a while back in an interview with Rocket Llama:
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RIP you great creator!
Jerry Robinson not only created everybody's favorite psychopath, the Joker, but he had to win over Kane, who didn't want Batman to have a larger-than-life antagonist. Robinson explained the genesis of the Joker a while back in an interview with Rocket Llama:
more here
RIP you great creator!