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 ...

1950s and '60s "Batman" comic books produced some of the most amusingly ridiculous storylines in the Dark Knight's history. At a time when science fiction was all the rage, the comics had transformed ...

Yes, Colin Farrell is Irish and, at 48 years old, still beloved by people around the United States who unwittingly assumed he was from here. Those more interested in his acting than his looks will ...

LOS ANGELES — Adam West, whose straight-faced portrayal of Batman in a campy 1960s TV series lifted the tight-clad Caped Crusader into the national consciousness, has died at age 88, his publicist ...

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

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