Established in 1897, the Governors (school mascot) have produced a number of notable alumni.
Specific to the comic book world, Stan Lee (class of 1939- Spiderman, X-Men, Fantastic Four, father of Marvel Comics), Will Eisner (class of 1936- The Spirit, father of the modern graphic novel format) and Bill Finger and Bob Kane (class of 1933- creators of Batman) all graduated from Dewitt Clinton.
