I will begin this appreciation of the actor Adam West, who died Friday at ... and Andy Warhol took comic-strip images and blew them up on canvas. “Batman,” which premiered on ABC in 1966 ...

1966 and 1989—when Tim Burton’s caped-crusader movies came on the scene—Batman was Adam West, and Adam West was Batman. Along with Burt Ward as Robin and a slew of showbiz notables (Frank ...

West as “Batman” in 1966.Getty Images “In my eyes there was only one real Batman — and that is and always will be Adam West,” Burt Ward, who played the hero’s trusty sidekick ...

As the original Batman in the 1960s TV series, Adam West became synonymous ... the all-wheel drive. See All 6 Photos The purchase was a conscious effort on West's part, a vote of confidence ...

Nearly six decades after the end of the 1960s Batman TV show, it seems the Dark Knight still can’t escape the shadow that ...

Former Batman Adam West has sadly passed away aged 88 ... which ran for two years. Bettmann//Getty Images The show was notable for its rather flamboyant version of the hero, which contrasts ...

Adam West, as Batman, and Burt Ward, as Robin, c. 1966.Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images After Batman left the air, West turned down the role of James Bond in Diamonds Are Forever, saying he ...

Adam West, the actor who returned Batman to its iconic status in the 1960s ... Photographs of them in a costume and the photos are falling apart." Although West embraced his Batman persona ...

Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) were heroic, yes, but they were also unbearably square, drinking milk, going birdwatching, and supporting their local police to an unhealthy degree.

(Joshua Blanchard / Getty Images for Jam City ... a few TV cartoon versions of “Batman” over the years and more recently provided the voice for Mayor Adam West in the animated comedy TV ...