The character first appeared in ''Batman'' #16 (April 1943), by writer [[Donald Clough Cameron|Don Cameron]] and artist [[Bob Kane]]. Alfred was created by the writers of the [[Batman (serial)|1943 Batman serial]] but DC Comics asked Don Cameron to write the first Alfred story, which was published before the serial's release.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Daniels |first1=Les |title=Batman: The Complete History |url=https://archive.org/details/batmanlifetimeso0000dani |date=2004 |publisher=[[Chronicle Books]] |location=San Francisco, California|isbn=978-0811842327}}</ref> | The character first appeared in ''Batman'' #16 (April 1943), by writer [[Donald Clough Cameron|Don Cameron]] and artist [[Bob Kane]]. Alfred was created by the writers of the [[Batman (serial)|1943 Batman serial]] but DC Comics asked Don Cameron to write the first Alfred story, which was published before the serial's release.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Daniels |first1=Les |title=Batman: The Complete History |url=https://archive.org/details/batmanlifetimeso0000dani |date=2004 |publisher=[[Chronicle Books]] |location=San Francisco, California|isbn=978-0811842327}}</ref> |