[wally_bert]

I’ve been watching the campy 60s Batman lately.

Now I appreciate the satire. As a kid seeing reruns I hated it.

[SMGFan]

Issue #1000 of Detective comics will be issued later this month

[eclecticEel]

Bruce must be a centenarian then.

[Joe 6-pack]

IMHO, Christian Bale has been the best Batman. Adam West was the best Bruce Wayne. I love Michael Caine, but Sean Pertwee in the “Gotham” TV series is the best Alfred.

[Bratch]

The first big-screen Batman - Lewis Wilson in 1943, with Douglas Croft as Robin

 

 

[foreverfree]

Batbump

[BenLurkin]

[mdittmar]

1960s Batman Television Series Intro - Season 3

[Vaquero]

By the time I started reading comic books in the late 50s, the comic code had been issued and the teeth had been removed from them. A 5 year older cousin had some of the older ones and man they we very intense.

He was annoyed at what was done to them. I still read the comics and spent much of my allowance on them. I like Superman the most. Batman was always next, but I really loved Blackhawk and his international group of Jet Plane flying, fighting good guys. (I’ve seen early examples of Blackhawk where they flew propeller planes). Marvel became popular after I started college in 66. It was ‘camp’ in college in the late 60s to read them.

I don’t read them anymore in the beginning of my 8th decade. I do watch the current DC and Marvel based movies. Though some are a bit much for this old kid.

[Publius]

“Gotham” is a lot more interesting than the movies.

[Biggirl]

I remember when I first went to see the first Batman done by Tim Burton. Edgy. Plus the campy tv series.

[TBP]

Happy birthday and a hearty Nananananananana.

[TBP]

The actor who played Alfred in the TV series was named Alan Napier. Oddly, the Joker is Jack Napier.

But my favorite villain — other than every guy’s crush on Catwoman (Selena Kyle) — was Oswald Cobblebottom, AKA The Penguin. For one thing, I enjoyed Burgess Meredith’s portrayal of him,and for another thing, I think Penguin is smarter than the other villains (again, with the possible exception of Catwoman), and therefore more of a challenge for The Dynamic Duo.

Note that in the 1960s movie based on the TV series, where Joker, Riddler, Panguin,and Catwoman are all out and working together, Penguin functions as the head of the group.

[Rummyfan]

Alfred is slowing dying of "MacGregor's Disease", though quite what this is is never made clear — possibly a desire to get back to good character roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

LOL! Steyn is always fantastic.