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Batman is a 1960s American live action television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson/Robin – two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City from a variety of archvillains. In Batman\'s third and final season, the Dynamic Duo is joined by Yvonne Craig as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl. The series is known for its camp style, upbeat theme music, and its intentionally humorous, simplistic morality.The series focuses on Batman and Robin (later with Batgirl) as they defend Gotham City from its various criminals. Although the lives of their alter-egos, millionaire Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson are frequently shown, it is usually only briefly, in the context of their being called away on superhero business or in circumstances where they need to employ their public identities to assist in their crime-fighting. The \"Dynamic Duo\" typically comes to the aid of the Gotham City Police upon the latter being stumped by a supervillain. Throughout each episode, Batman, Robin, and Batgirl follow a series of seemingly improbable clues (also known as \"bat logic\") to discover the supervillain\'s plan, then figure out how to thwart that plan and capture the criminal. Ostensibly a crime series, the style of the show was in fact campy and tongue-in-cheek. It was a true situation comedy, in that situations were exaggerated and were generally played for laughs. This increased as the seasons progressed, with the addition of ever greater absurdity. However, the characters always took the absurd situations extremely seriously - which added to the comedy.This illustration depicts my choice of villains the Terrific Trio faces in this rouges\' gallery pinup:Each character is rendered to the likeness of the actor that played the villain in the batman Television show:Cesar Romero as The Joker:A clown-themed, prank-loving villain and Batman\'s archenemy, who leaves behind jokes as clues to his next crime.( Note the moustache remains!)Burgess Meredith as The Penguin:A penguin-themed gentleman thief who commits crimes using multipurpose umbrellas.Frank Gorshin as the Riddler:A criminal who leaves behind riddles as clues to his crimes.(Seasons 1 and 3 and the movie)Julie Newmar as Catwoman: (My all time favorite actress to play the Catwoman)A cat-themed jewel thief and cat burglar in a complicated love-hate relationship with Batman.And then I chose four of the wackiest villains I thought the series highlighted:Victor Buono as Professor William McElroy / King Tut:An Egyptologist who developed a split personality after being struck on the head during a student protest. Each time he is hit on the head, he switches between the personalities of a university professor and a reincarnated version of the pharaoh Tutankhamun.Vincent Price as Egghead:A smug, bald-headed genius whose crimes and speech patterns involve eggs. (Hey, this IS Vincent Price after all)Joan Collins as The Siren (Lorelei Circe):Whose melodic powerful voice can induce men to do whatever she commands.Roddy McDowell as the Bookworm:A debonair Villain that uses classic literature in all its forms to commit super crimes.These villains surround Batman, Robin, and Batgirl as the three run forward to face these powerful villains of Gotham City.This is an 11 x 17 pencilled illustration with many heroes and villains. Its a collectors piece, it\'s one for those who love classic DC comics characters, the classic Batmans shows, an age where comics were not so convoluted and where Batman was just plain fun . It would be a great addition for any art lover, comic collector, or Bat-Fan
