Celebrating the beloved TV show’s 60TH ANNIVERSARY!
Our first official BATMAN ’66 WEEK was way back in 2014, two years before the 50th anniversary of the 1966 show starring Adam West. We’ve had a few since, but now we’re here again with one for the show’s 60th anniversary!
Batman debuted Jan. 12, 1966, launching Batmania and, with it, the fandoms and careers of countless kids across the country. To celebrate, we’ll be running daily tributes and features, leading up to Jan. 12 itself, when we’ll roll out a brand-new TOP 13 BATMAN ’66 EPISODE COUNTDOWN, voted upon by a panel of the most knowledgeable Bat-experts around.
So keep coming back to this post, because we’ll be updating it with links as we go on.
In fact, we’re already under way! And dig that new banner by Wallopin’ Walt Grogan!
Holy Diamond Jubilee!
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LINKS
— The TOP 13 BATMAN ’66 EPISODES — RANKED: A 60th ANNIVERSARY Poll. Click here.
— The TOP 13 BATMAN ’66 Countdown: THE BEST OF THE REST. Click here.
— MORRISON MONDAYS: The BATMAN ’66 Debut Episode You DIDN’T See. Click here.
— MORRISON MONDAYS: The Greatest Gallery of BATMAN ’66 Art You Will Ever See. Click here.
— BATMANIA IN 1966: A Day in the Life — With 13 Groovy COLLECTIBLES. Click here.
— THE CHEETAH CAPER: The Perfect Intersection of BATMAN ’66 and the Comics. Click here.
— SMASHING, MATE! The Rare BATMAN ’66 Stories You Could Only Find in the United Kingdom. Click here.
— The Ongoing BATMAN ’66 Animated Series We Want to See. Click here.
— ADAM WEST: In His Own Words. Click here.
— JULIE NEWMAR on ADAM WEST: He Was a ‘King to the End.’ Click here.
— PAUL KUPPERBERG: How ADAM WEST Made BATMAN Work. Click here.
— DESPOP TUESDAYS: As Ever, JULIE NEWMAR’s CATWOMAN Is a Work of Art. Click here.
— BURT WARD’s 13 Grooviest Moments as ROBIN. Click here.
— ALAN NAPIER’s ALFRED: His 13 Greatest BATMAN ’66 Adventures. Click here.
— BAT-HULK: The Most BATMAN ’66 Story of Them All Wasn’t Even on the TV Show, by KERRY CALLEN. Click here.
— The First Time the CAPED CRUSADER Hit the Airwaves — 21 Years Before BATMAN ’66. Click here.
— EPILOGUE: The Wait Is Over! BATMAN ’66 MEETS GODZILLA #3 Is Here! Click here.
January 5, 2026
Just read the first article and it’s some great stuff. I’ve been a fan of the 1966 Batman show since I can remember. Eagerly looking toward the rest.
January 5, 2026
I watched the premiere when I was five years old! My Mom was actually the one who wanted to watch it and we both became fans. Excuse me, we both became Bat-Fans!! I’ll be reading your features “Same Bat-time, Same Bat-Dot-Com!!”
January 5, 2026
Batman wears a costume, not a uniform.
January 5, 2026
I was gonna say something snarky about semantics but I don’t actually see either “costume” or “uniform” being mentioned. What am I missing?
January 5, 2026
For accuracy, I just repeated the word that Lorenzo Semple Jr. used in the script.
January 11, 2026
Holy Diamond Jubilee!!
January 17, 2026
Man you brought up some Great memories. I was born in ‘65, so started watching Batman reruns in earnest around ‘69-‘70. To walk down the street from where we lived in Leavenworth KS to the grocery store and see, on the low shelf of the toy section, that Batman helmet-actually, as my Mom corrected me-the “cowl”, and get to go home with it, is probably my favorite “toy moment”. From then on I also wore my cowl to watch both the live action and cartoon. Great memories.