‘The Riddler Changed My Life’: How Frank Gorshin Became Batman’s Most Iconic Villain

When director Robert Butler and producer William Dozier began casting the first major villain for the 1966 debut of Batman ...
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60 Years Ago, DC Launched a TV Show With an Awful Audience Test (But It Became a Success)

The internal outlook for the 1966 Batman series was remarkably grim following early screenings conducted by ABC. Test audiences reportedly provided some of the lowest scores in the history of the ...

One Incredible Batman Collectible Set a Guinness World Record That Will Never Be Beaten

The Batman franchise truly is just that: a franchise. The DC comic series birthed an entire line of live-action TV and movie ...
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Boat in 1966’s ‘Batman’ Was Made in Texas, Work Was Done in Exchange of Hosting Premiere in Austin

Holy flip-script! The 1966 Batman movie hit theaters between the first and second seasons of the campy TV sensation — but it was originally intended to premiere before the series debuted on ABC, ...