The Bat-Signal shines bright over Los Angeles as the city pays tribute to the original Batman, Adam West. | ITV News

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On June 9, 2017, Adam West, who portrayed Bruce Wayne’s Batman within the late 1960s ‘Batman’ live action franchise, passed away at the age of 88. On June 15, 2017, I joined many Batman fans to honor the Bright Knight with a lighting of the Bat-signal on Los Angeles City Hall. We miss you, @Batman. #Batman #Batman66 #AdamWest #DC #OTD ✌🏽💛🦇 | History of The Batman

#TBT: Adam West and Burt Ward’s screen tests for television’s “Batman”, 1965. The beginning of the Silver Age of Comics - 1950s and early 1960s - saw a decline of Batman comic book sales due to the new installment of the Comics Code Authority in 1954, censoring story lines and characters in DC Comics and other publications. It wasn't until 1963 that the new editor of Batman comics, Julius Schwartz, decided to revamp the Caped Crusader with a "New Look", including the now famous yellow oval chest