Robin (Burt Ward), left, and Batman (Adam West) in front of one of the phony rear-projection location backgrounds in the campy 1960s TV series "Batman." The show debuted on TV on this day in 1966 | ...

Let it be stated up front: William Dozier's 1966 TV series "Batman" is not just the finest iteration of Bob Kane's and Bill Finger's superhero character, but it may be one of the best TV shows of all ...

Roger is passionate about movies and TV shows, as well as the drive-in theater. Aside from hosting and producing three podcasts and a monthly live show, he also collects comic books, records, VHS ...

The internal outlook for the 1966 Batman series was remarkably grim following early screenings conducted by ABC. Test audiences reportedly provided some of the lowest scores in the history of the ...

In 1966, DC Comics fans were introduced to the soon-to-be iconic live-action TV series Batman. Adam West starred as the legendary Caped Crusader, with the show capturing a more colorful, campy, and ...

Egghead, the supervillain played by Vincent Price in the 1966 Batman TV series, will be one of the characters available as an action figure from the forthcoming line of Mattel toys.The line, along ...

The classic Batman television series, which premiered on January 12, 1966, starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo, is something of a point of contention for longtime fans of DC’s Dark ...

In 2018, the original Batman television show starring Adam West as Gotham City's Caped Crusader and Burt Ward as Robin the Boy Wonder celebrated its 50th anniversary (the series ran for three seasons ...

“ABC Hoping To Set New Trend With ‘Batman.” That was the headline on this story from our Jan. 12, 1966, edition of the Orlando Sentinel. Sandra Hinson’s story previews the debut of what would become ...

Batman is a pretty fashionable crimefighter, and if you're looking to celebrate his grooviest era, you can now make space for a cowl straight out of the 1966 TV series that starred Adam West as the ...

Back in 1966, the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder escaped from the realm of DC Comics and made it onto the small screen. The Batman TV series aired from 1966 to 1968 and featured a more lighthearted ...