You might prefer your Dark Knight to be grim, gritty, and brooding. But if it wasn't for the campy '60s TV show, Batman might ...
On Jan. 12, 1966, “Batman,” starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin and Cesar Romero as the Joker, debuted on ABC.
While the 1960s Batman series is celebrated as a DC success, the initial reception of the show was controversial.