![]() ![]() In 1977 these later three were replaced by Wonder Twins Zan and Jayna and their pet monkey Gleek. Aside Justice Leaguers Wonder Woman, Superman, Aquaman, the Dynamic Duo were joined by Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog. In 1973 the Caped Crusaders returned to television in the Saturday morning cartoon Super Friends. Five exclusive Bat books were published in this format and many others that featured Batman. They were published between 1972 to 1978. These 10″ x 14″ books tended to be thematic reprint books but were cooler than anything else imaginable back in the day. Along with these three favourites it was always a treat in the seventies to find a new issue of the over sized series Limited Collectors’ Edition waiting at the variety store. The Brave and The Bold was another team-up title but in this case Batman was joined by a revolving door of special guest heroes. When that novelty wore off DC included stories revolving around the sons of Superman and Batman. The World’s Finest teamed-up the Bat with Superman. ![]() The Batman Family featured reprints of stories that focused on secondary characters like Robin, Batgirl, Alfred, Commissioner Gordon and even Vicki Vale and Bat-Hound. I just found their Heroes With Hang-Ups too much for my young tastes.) My favourite titles were Batman Family, World’s Finest and The Brave and The Bold. (It wasn’t until much later that I’d find an appreciation for Marvel titles. I’d often end up with a mishmash of titles including Archie, Pep, Richie Rich but Batman and Superman were definite cornerstones of my literary diet. At some point early in my childhood my parents began buying me comic books from the local variety store. Along with Batman and Robin (who had humungous green oven mitt-sized gloves) Mego also produced the villains Joker, Penguin and Riddler. The eight inch Mego figures were first produced in 1972. When we weren’t pretending to be the Dynamic Duo or the Man of Steel we were playing with our Mego Action figures. Commander Tom alternated episodes of the George Reeves Adventures of Superman and the Adam West Batman. After school everyone I knew would run home to watch The Commander Tom Show out of Buffalo, New York. In those fifteen years the show would find a healthy afterlife in syndication. Though the ABC Batman series only lasted three seasons its impact would resonate culturally for a decade and a half. I showed particularly keen interest in Julie Newmar’s Catwoman and to a lesser degree, Yvonne Craig’s Batgirl – a character that had been created for the television show. Of course it wasn’t the Batman alone that proved memorable. I clearly remember playing the 45 of Neil Hefti’s ‘Batman Theme’ over and over again, twisting to it and jumping around the living room pretending to beat up henchmen and ne-er-do-wells.Īdam West’s Batman was so omnipresent in those mid to late 60s years it’s no surprise he made such an impression on me and other children of the era. ABC’s hit TV show Batman premiered January 12, 1966, so my earliest years were spent immersed in Batmania. (Golden Age Batman had always had a simple black Bat insignia on his chest but as of Detective Comics #327 his insignia was surrounded by a yellow oval, suggesting the Bat signal.) Some of my first memories are of the Caped Crusader. ![]() The same year that Batman went for a slightly new look.
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