The Imaginative Mr. Dozier
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Barbara Nichols, 1954
Barbara Nichols (December 10, 1928 – October 5, 1976) was in two episodes of Batman; “Shoot a Crooked Arrow” (episode 35) & “Walk the Straight and Narrow” (episode 36) as Maid Marilyn.
The Bat’s Cave
Lobby poster for the The Bat’s Cave, chapter 2 of the 1943 Batman serial
Batman: The Movie, 1966
Lobby card for the 1966 film Batman
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Burt Ward
Burt Ward, Brown Belt in Karate at the time of auditioning for the role of Robin, later achieved a Black Belt under the instruction of All Korean champion, Young Ik Suh. In October 2015, Burt was inducted into the International Karate and Kickboxing Hall of Fame.
Lewis Wilson is… The Batman
Promotional shot of Lewis Wilson from the 1943 Batman serial.
First Cover Appearance
First appearance of the Batmobile on the cover of Batman’s Comic. Dec/Jan issue, 1943
The Showman’s Review of Batman
The Showman’s Review of Batman, published in the July 31, 1943 issue of Showmen’s Trade Review
The Terrific Trio: Pow! Zap! Zowie!
Batman (Adam West), Batgirl (Yvonne Craig) and Robin (Burt Ward) on the cover of TV Channels magazine 1968
Remembering Werner Klemperer
Werner Klemperer (March 22, 1920 – December 6, 2000) is best known for his role as the bumbling Colonel Wilhelm Klink, a role he only agreed to take on with the condition that none of Klink’s schemes would ever succeed and that he would always wind up looking foolish. Klemperer, son of conductor Otto Klemperer, was born in Cologne, Germany in 1920. In 1935, while he was a teenager, he and his family emigrated from Germany and settled in Los Angeles. He later served in the U.S. Army from 1942-45. He has 95 acting credits to his name, including an uncredited cameo appearance the Batman episode called “It’s How You Play the Game.” (below)