Batman (vol. 1) #1 (Spring 1940):
“The Legend of the Batman--Who He Is and How He Came to Be!”
by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff

Batman (vol. 1) #1

Title: “The Legend of the Batman--Who He Is and How He Came to Be!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Spring 1940

Publisher:
Written by: Bill Finger
Art by: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff

4 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Batman (Bruce Wayne) (lead character)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist	Batman family; Quinntets...  Super Friends; The Justice League; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders (leader)		11,112
Owlman (Thomas Wayne Jr.)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed)	Crime Society of America; Crime Syndicate of America		54
Martha Wayne	Catholic	[mother of Batman]		59
Joe Chill (details)  unnamed		[mugger who murdered parents of Bruce Wayne (Batman)]		116

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