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This site may contain ed material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the owner. Features adam west as batman, burt ward as robin, yvonne craig as batgirl, frank gorshin as the riddler, julie newmar. Batman 66 is a digital and hardcopy dc comic book series published from 20 to 2016, featuring new stories set in the continuity of the batman 1966 liveaction tv series from 1966. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Batman 66 is a comic book series published by dc comics featuring batman as a continuation. It stars adam west as batman and burt ward as robin two. Nov 10, 2014 in the stylish animated series the batman, one of the most complex and intriguing characters in comic book history swoops into actionpacked adventures. And as we still see today, batman never goes out of style.
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