The Batman TV series was in full swing when the movie debuted in 1966. Modern audiences sometimes fail to understand that this Batman movie was always meant to be a comedy.

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 ...

I was just the right age to give my life over to Batman. It was 1989 and Michael Keaton loomed large on cinema screens. It's hard to appreciate what a big deal the Batman film was that year, with ...