The Movie: Batman (1966)
What Is It?: Forget
your mumbly, grumbly, brooding, twenty-first century Dark Knights. The real
Batman would prefer that you drink your milk, help old ladies cross the street,
and pack plenty of shark repellent spray whenever you go swimming. The
feature-length spin off of Bill Dozier’s pop-art spoof TV series is like a
glorious four-part episode with four times the usual villainy. Joker! Penguin!
Riddler! Catwoman! Too bad Julie Newmar couldn’t make the party, since she’s
the most purrfect Catwoman and Bat-villain, but Lee Meriwether does do a
smashing job in the cat suit.
Why Today?: D.C.
Comics declared today Batman Day.
