Batman for Beginners

About a month ago, after seeing the new Batman film, I linked to a Bob Kane interview on NPR. That short post inspired (enraged is probably closer to the truth) Steve Ely to write a very informative post about Bob Kane's atrocities and the slighting of Bill Finger. I was ignorant of this, and figure that most of you are, too, so here's the link to Steve's excellent short history of the creation of Batman and those involved. I stand corrected of my uninformed assumptions and defer to Steve's expert presentation of the facts.