lead Kane on to develop Batman. Batman's original mask was inspired by the film "The Mask of Zorro", but when Kane showed his drawings to Bill Finger, they decided upon adding the distinctive points on the character's cowl to make him look more like a bat. Finger also found the original wings to be too gangly and recommended more elegant and simple scowled cape for the hero. It was also Finger's suggestion to have the hero's eyes while wearing the costume be simple white spots, which would remind the empty eyes of a bat. Finger later acknowledged that the idea had come from another superhero, the Phantom, who also wore a black mask with no visible eyes. II The Story of the Hero The fictional American Gotham City based
managed. I kept my eyes down on the reading list the teacher had given me. It was fairly basic: Bronte, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Faulkner. I'd already read everything. That was comforting... and boring. I wondered if my mom would send me my folder of old essays, or if she would think that was cheating. I went through different arguments with her in my head while the teacher droned on. When the bell rang, a nasal buzzing sound, a gangly boy with skin problems and hair black as an oil slick leaned across the aisle to talk to me. "You're Isabella Swan, aren't you?" He looked like the overly helpful, chess club type. "Bella," I corrected. Everyone within a three-seat radius turned to look at me. "Where's your next class?" he asked. I had to check in my bag. "Um, Government, with Jefferson, in building six." There was nowhere to look without meeting curious eyes. "I'm headed toward building four, I could show you the way..