Updated: January 14, 2026

1966s Batman TV series has had an incalculable influence on my life. I discovered the series and Batman comics at the impressionable age of 5 and the mean streets of Gotham City became my playground. That fandom turned into a love of art and a deep appreciation of the delicate high wire act the show created between adventure and farce. As it was with most kids ( Of all ages ), the villains ripped from the comics pages were my absolute favorite. Oh, sure, I liked a lot of the “invented” villains of Batman ’66, but for a comics nerd like me, there’s nothing like the real thing, baby.

Hollywood Museum, 2018

Like a lot of fans, I often wonder about what might have been with the series. What if there had been a fourth season? What if the ratings and popularity stayed at first-season levels for at least another few years? What if William Dozier stayed closer to the comics as a resource?