TEN YEARS.
Ten years ago today, Batman co-creator Bill Finger’s life changed—41 years after he died.
DC Comics added his name to the Batman credit line—76 years after the character debuted.
And nine years after I began nudging, then pushing, for that.
Despite what industry experts, trusted friends, and online randos had long said, Bill’s granddaughter Athena, her sister Alethia, and I believed this change was possible.
My beacon was perspective.
Training a penguin to clean your house? Impossible.
Opening a Chico’s on Jupiter? Impossible.
Going back in time and auditioning for Back to the Future? Impossible.
Convincing a company [even a massive company] to correct an unjust omission? Doable.
Not that it was easy. Or quick.
But aside from my family, it was the most exhilarating effort I’ve undertaken.
At a time when it can feel like the better angels of our natures have left the building, I find it even more powerful to look to superhero stories.
They spotlight people who put others first…not for pay or praise, but because people matter most.