A farkon 1939, nasarar Superman a Action Comics ya sa editoci a National Comics Publications (na gaba DC Comics) don neman karin jarumawa don sunayensu. A cikin martani, Bob Kane ya kirkiro "Bat-Man". Abokin hulɗa Bill Finger ya tuna cewa "Kane yana da ra'ayin wani hali da ake kira 'Batman,' kuma yana son in ga zane-zane. Na je Kane, kuma ya zana wani hali wanda ya yi kama da Superman tare da irin... ja tights, na yi imani, tare da takalma... babu safofin hannu, babu safofin hannu... tare da karamin abin rufe fuska, yana juyawa a kan igiya.
Anthony Wayne Mai Hauka