West played one of the most unique portrayals of the Caped Crusader in history West gifted audiences one of his most iconic moments as Batman straight from the get-go. In the pilot episode, the ...
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Jan. 12, 1966, “Batman,” starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin and Cesar Romero as the Joker, debuted on ...
In his infamous 1954 screed Seduction of the Innocent, Fredric Wertham, diabolical doctor of moral righteousness, wrote about the evils of comic books. (He was thinking about the children, allegedly.) ...
In 1966, Batman wasn’t just a movie — it was an explosion of pop culture that forever changed the landscape of superhero media. The iconic movie, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, epitomized the campy ...