On Jan. 12, 1966, “Batman,” starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin and Cesar Romero as ... to its half-hour format. Batman, the comic book superhero, was created in 1939 by artist ...

When the joyous "Batman" TV series starring Adam West and Burt Ward hit airwaves in 1966, Batman comic books had only ... and co-creator of the Joker and Robin, testified in 2009 that he thought ...