Before Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck donned Batman’s cape in a stream of Hollywood blockbusters, there was Adam West. Mr. West’s deadpan portrayal of the comic hero in a campy 1960s TV series brought the Caped Crusader into the national consciousness with a “bang!” The Dark Knight had been a brooding presence on the pages of comic books since 1939 and on the big screen in 1940s-era movie...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 10, 2017 16:57 UTC