Was 'Batman' Inspired by Vintage Pic of a Bearded, Masked Man Named Bill Smith?

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Was 'Batman' Inspired by Vintage Pic of a Bearded, Masked Man Named Bill Smith?
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According to one story, the man was a butcher named Bill Smith and the photo was taken in New York City in 1892.

obituary of Kane, he was inspired by"a 1920s movie called"The Mark of Zorro," a radio show called"The Shadow" and a 1930 movie called"The Bat Whispers." That movie featured a criminal with a cape who shines his bat insignia on the wall just before he is about to kill his victims, and who, in at least one scene, stands on the roof of a building and spreads his cape out.

"Blog | Foto Marvellini: i nonni dei supereroi e la seduzione di una bugia." Il Fatto Quotidiano, 28 Feb. 2014, http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2014/02/28/foto-marvellini-i-nonni-dei-supereroi-e-la-seduzione-di-una-bugia/896077/. Accessed 24 May 2023. Evon, Dan."Snopes Tips: A Guide To Performing Reverse Image Searches." Snopes, 22 Mar. 2022, https://www.snopes.com/articles/400681/how-to-perform-reverse-image-searches/. Accessed 23 May 2023.

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