On Jan. 12, 1966, the television series 'Batman,' based on the popular DC Comics, premiered on the ABC network and featured Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as his sidekick Robin. Take a look ...

Though there was a Batman film serial in 1943, Adam West‘s Bruce Wayne was the first to capture the hearts of the viewing public. Some of that had to do with his way with a one-liner or his ...

Affleck (left) and Arnett (right) are among the most recent stars to portray Batman Ben Affleck and Will Arnett have joined fellow Batman star Val Kilmer in paying tribute to Adam West, who played ...

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 ...