Holy Anniversary Batman

Yes, citizen, on January 12, 1966, kids across the country thrilled to the debut of the Batman TV show, with Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, and as his first villain....Frank Gorshin as the Riddler!

The show would last 3 seasons and a movie, introducing many villains as well as Batgirl to the TV audience.

But, DC was finally nice enough in March, 2014 (with cover by Amanda Connor) Batman: The TV Stories, which featured the issues below, highlighting stories and villains from the series such as the Riddler, the Penguin, the Mad Hatter, Mr. Freeze (then called Mr. Zero in the comic) and the Joker, as well as later addition, Batgirl (and the LACK of a Catwoman story is a crime!).

Riddler - Detective Comics #140 (October, 1948) and Batman #171 (May, 1965)

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Joker  - Batman #53 (June-July, 1949) and #73 (October-November, 1952)

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Mad Hatter and Mr. Zero (Freeze) -  Detective Comics #230 (April, 1956) and Batman #121 (February, 1959)

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Penguin and Joker - Batman #169 (February, 1965) and Detective Comics #341 (July, 1965)

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A death trap and Batgirl - Detective Comics #346 (December, 1965) and #359 (January, 1967)

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For more information, check here on Adam West, and here for more on Batman's rogues!