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Kane, Bob

LC control no.n 89105909
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingKane, Bob
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Variant(s)Kane, Robert, 1916-1998
Birth date1916-10-24
Death date1998-11-03
Place of birthNew York (N.Y.)
Place of deathLos Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activityComic books, strips, etc.
Profession or occupationIllustrators
Found inStarlin, J. Batman, the cult, c1988- : bk. 1, t.p. (Bob Kane)
LC data base, 01-11-1990 (hdg.: Kane, Bob)
Washington Post, Nov. 7, 1998: obit. (Bob Kane, 83, died Nov. 3, 1998, Los Angeles, Calif.; invented Batman cartoon character for DC Comics, first issued 1939; born and raised in New York City)
World encycl. of comics, 1998: p. 434 (Kane, Robert; American comic book and comic strip artist, b. Oct. 24, 1916 in New York City; developed "Batman")
Associated languageeng