Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robin (Burt Ward), left, and Batman (Adam West) in front of one of the phony rear-projection location backgrounds in the campy ...

In the world of pop culture, the 1960s birthed a lot of “manias,” but there’s no question that the biggest were Beatlemania in music, Bondmania on the big screen and Batmania on the small, which Adam ...

Adam West, who donned a cape, cowl and tights to became an overnight sensation in 1966 as the star of the campy "Batman" TV series, has died, his family said. He was 88. West, who later lamented being ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Thousands of people lined Congress Avenue in Austin on a hot day in July 1966 to watch a parade featuring the stars of one of the most popular TV shows on the air at the time. The ...

(Reuters) - Adam West, who earned a place in American pop culture history with his campy portrayal of the title character in the classic 1960s TV series "Batman," has died at age 88, his family said ...

There have been dozens of iterations of Batman across comics, movies, and more since Adam West’s iconic, albeit campy, portrayal of the Dark Knight. Yet, nearly six decades after the end of the 1960s ...