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Publication date July 2013 – February 2016 Similar Gotham Academy, Batman Eternal, Batman Beyond, The New 52: Futures End, Batman and Robin | ||
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Batman '66 is a comic book series published by DC Comics featuring Batman as a continuation of the 1966–68 television series starring Adam West and Burt Ward as Batman and Robin. The series was written by Jeff Parker, with cover art by Mike Allred.
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Publication history
In 2013, DC began publication of Batman '66, which tells all-new stories set in the world of the 1966–68 TV series. It was written by Jeff Parker, and featured cover art by Mike Allred while interior art done by different artists each issue. Characters from the television series such as the Bookworm, the Minstrel, Sandman, Olga Queen of the Cossacks, Zelda The Great, Shame, and Marsha Queen of Diamonds all made their first comic-book appearance in the series. Penguin, Joker, Riddler, Catwoman and Mr. Freeze also appear in the series. Characters who were not featured in the television series (some of them created after the series ended) also appeared in Batman '66 with the Red Hood and Dr. Quinn appearing in issue #3, Poison Ivy in issue #26, Bane in issue #27, and Scarecrow and Killer Croc appearing in issue #28. Also, new characters and vehicles were created for the series such as the Bat-Jet, used to follow False-Face to Mount Rushmore, as well as a new villainess named Cleopatra.
The series was cancelled with issue #30, cover-dated February 2016.
In April 2014, the first five issues were compiled into the Batman '66 Vol. 1 trade paperback. Additional volumes collecting further issues have since been released. In June 2014, Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman's six-issue Batman and Green Hornet crossover mini-series, Batman '66 meets The Green Hornet, began publication. There are also three other crossovers with fellow 1960s and 1970s TV shows; "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." with Batman '66 Meets the Man From U.N.C.L.E., TV's "The Avengers" with Batman '66 Meets Steed and Mrs. Peel, and "Wonder Woman", as played by Lynda Carter, in Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77.
It is unknown whether Batman '66 is represented in one of the current New 52 DC Multiverse alternate Earths.
Reception
Response to the series was positive. Benjamin Bailey of IGN gave the first issue a 9.8 out of 10 calling it "nothing short of brilliant" saying that "even if you aren't a fan of the classic TV show, you'll have a good time here. It's a blast from start to finish." Meanwhile, Den of Geek gave the first issue a 8 out of 10 saying that "Batman '66 looks like it might just fit right in with the spirit of the show's better episodes." The A.V. Club's OliverSava, in reviewing the second issue, called it "a delightfully silly look at a bygone era of Batman, (and) also one of the year’s finest superhero comics."