On Jan. 12, 1966, the television series 'Batman,' based on the popular DC Comics, premiered on the ABC network and featured Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as his sidekick Robin. Take a look ...

Batman is DC’s most popular character, and one of the most well-known characters in pop culture, period. Since his debut in ...

On Jan. 12, 1966 ... to its half-hour format. Batman, the comic book superhero, was created in 1939 by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. Though its TV run on ABC only lasted a few ...

But producer William Dozier wisely brought Batman to television as a live comic book and ABC probably has its biggest hit in many seasons. The twice-weekly series (Wednesday and Thursdays at 7:30 ...

The Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder fight crime in Gotham City in this campy version of Bob Kane's comic strip that first appeared in 1939. The series aired twice a week and quickly achieved ...