Often overlooked nowadays, after the various blockbuster films and popular animated series made of the Caped Crusader, is the 1960s TV series featuring Batman and his youthful ward Robin ...

The most significant Batman characters created specifically in TV and film, from the campy days of the 1966 series to The Dark Knight Rises.

Batman 1966 Saved The Dark Knight, Making Him The Top Superhero Let's take a look back at the birth of "Batmania" with the 1966 Batman TV series, which debuted on this day 57 years ago on ABC.

If Batman was ever in danger, sometimes Alfred would don the Batman costume to ward off villains. Burt Ward and Adam West are seen here using a Batphone inside of the Batmobile in the 1966 film.

The 1966 'Batman' TV show isn't campy because of its age. The series was written with a corny tone for good reason.

For instance, in the 1966 movie that accompanied the series, the Penguin, the Joker, the Riddler and Catwoman join forces to hold the world to ransom and the brains behind the operation seems to ...