ANIMATION
WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 3.9 - December 1998
In Passing...
Bob Kane, Batman Creator Passes Away. Last Tuesday was a dark day for the comic book world when legendary writer/artist Bob Kane, best known for creating DC Comics' Batman, passed away as a result of natural causes at his Los Angeles, California home. Kane, 83, created the dark hero along with many other famous supporting characters including Robin, the Boy Wonder and Cat Woman. His creations have resulted in a continuously published comic book for fifty years, a live-action TV series, four live-action feature films, two direct-to-video animated films, at least five animated Batman television series, and merchandising beyond words. Animation fans may also recognize his cartoon creations from the 1960's - Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, and Cool McCool. He is survived by his wife, actress Elizabeth Sanders Kane, his daughter Deborah Majeski, his grandson Matthew Alderman, and his sister Doris Atlas. In lieu of flowers, his family asks that donations be made to agencies providing service to hungry, homeless, abused, or abandoned children, such as Feed the Children (http://www.feedthechildren.org), the Make A Wish Foundation (http://www.wish.org), the Westside Children's Center in Santa Monica, California, or the Bay Area Youth Center in Hayward, California.
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