While it isn’t often talked about today, Batman’s big-screen legacy actually began in 1943, when the iconic hero was first ...

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Who was the first actor to play Batman? The answer is Lewis G Wilson, who played the character in a 1943 movie serial only ...

While we know some people adore the Adam West Batman television show and especially love that version of the Batmobile, ...

When Batman Begins first hit theaters in 2005, it was immediately obvious that Christopher Nolan was ready to take the Caped Crusader into the 21st Century. Long gone were the days of a campy Batman ...

"RIP Adam West," wrote Will Arnett on Twitter. "You will always be Batman". Arnett voiced the Caped Crusader in 2014's The Lego Movie and this year's The Lego Batman Movie. Kilmer, who played ...

The twice-weekly series (Wednesday and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.) premiered this week with Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. They are flattering reproductions of cartoonist Bob Kane’s ...

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 ...

Wilson has the distinction of being the first actor to play Batman, starring in the 1943 series. Though he had the comics as a reference point, Wilson was still at a disadvantage being the first ...