Sixty years ago, "Batman" crashed onto TV screens, unleashing Batmania, a rogue’s gallery of villains, and a pop-culture phenomenon that still resonates.

While the 1960s Batman series is celebrated as a DC success, the initial reception of the show was controversial.

"Campy" or "superheroic"? On Jan. 12, 1966, the dynamic duo came alive.

On TVs everywhere, a white hot beam of light pierces the midnight sky, sending its urgent message into the inky black night over Gotham, striking terror into rotten hearts of evil-doers.

In 1966, DC Comics fans were introduced to the soon-to-be iconic live-action TV series Batman. Adam West starred as the legendary Caped Crusader, with the show capturing a more colorful, campy, and ...

The 1960s Batman and '70s Wonder Woman TV series are a solid foundation of pop culture. In fact, it'd be reasonable to say the two adaptations are two of the most important pieces of fiction in ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Jan. 12, 1966, “Batman,” starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin and Cesar Romero as the Joker, debuted on ...

Robin (Burt Ward), left, and Batman (Adam West) in front of one of the phony rear-projection location backgrounds in the campy 1960s TV series "Batman." The show debuted on TV on this day in 1966 | ...