You might prefer your Dark Knight to be grim, gritty, and brooding. But if it wasn't for the campy '60s TV show, Batman might not even be the worldwide icon he is today. The post How the ’60s TV ...

Mr. Freeze, one of Batman's most famous villains, has the 1960s TV show to thank for a name change that was a big improvement from his original comics name.

Cesar Romero played the Joker on the '60s show. But between 1966 and 1968, long before any of those versions of the DC Comics hero, Batman came to the screen in a much lighter, and brighter, ABC ...

Burt Ward is reflecting on his days in uniform — as iconic super-sidekick Robin, that is!

Beloved ‘60s ‘Batman’ TV show finally drops on video By . Lou Lumenick. Published Nov. 10, 2014, 2:05 p.m. ET. Adam West (left) and Burt Ward starred in the 1960s "Batman" series.

(Image credit: 20th Television) Cesar Romero. Cesar Romero may be best known by a few generations of Batman fans only as The Joker on the '60s Batman series, but "The Latin from Manhattan," as he ...

Producer Bill Dozier didn’t read ‘Batman’ comics until the series was pitched In the 60s, Bill Dozier was a producer for 20th Century Fox. And while he knew of the Batman comic books , he ...

Television. Holy Smokes 'Batman,' The '60s Series Is Out On DVD. Various rights issues kept the original Batman from home-video release until now.

Holy Smokes 'Batman,' The '60s Series Is Out On DVD Various rights issues kept the original Batman from home-video release until now. Young viewers may be surprised by its pop-art sensibility ...

Various rights issues kept the original Batman from home-video release until now. ... Television. Holy Smokes 'Batman,' The '60s Series Is Out On DVD.