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Using high-frequency sound, Batman escapes Catwoman’s pet tiger and sets out to rescue Robin and infiltrate Catwoman’s secret lair. Still determined to pull off her heist, Catwoman double-crosses her own henchmen so she doesn’t have to split the spoils of crime with anyone, but she also leaves herself in a perilous position. Does she need Batman’s help too?

written by Stanley Ralph Ross and Lee Orgel
directed by James Sheldon
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Julie Newmar (Catwoman), Jock Mahoney (Leo), Ralph Manza (Felix), Alex Sharp (Henchman)

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When a masked villain tries to strike at Gotham’s high society at the city’s theater, Commissioner Gordon is stunned to learn that the crime is thwarted…by the Penguin. This scene is repeated at the Gotham Millionaires’ Club, when Batman and Robin burst in on an attempted kidnapping only to see the Penguin stop the crime. But Batman is certain that the Penguin is arranging the very crimes he seems to be stopping. When the Dynamic Duo tries to gather evidence, they find themselves framed for a jewel heist.

written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and John Cardwell
directed by Leslie H. Martinson
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin), Kathleen Crowley (Sophia Starr), Harvey Lembeck (Eagle-Eye), Al Checco (Dove), Hope Sansberry (Mrs. Van climber), Ed McCready (Crook), William Beckley (Reggie Rich), Douglas Banks (Lt. Copple)

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Framed for a robbery they didn’t commit, Batman and Robin have been captured by the Penguin and his minions and have been set up to take a fatal fall. The Dynamic Duo escapes, but Batman is unwilling to give up on clearing his name…and each time he tries puts him further outside the law, until there’s an APB out on the Batmobile and its occupants. How far will Batman go to prove his innocence…or has the Penguin really been reformed?

written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and John Cardwell
directed by Leslie H. Martinson
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin), Kathleen Crowley (Sophia Starr), Harvey Lembeck (Eagle-Eye), Al Checco (Dove), Bill Welch (Newsman George), Jim Drum (The Policeman)

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The Riddler crashes a ceremony to unveil wax statues of Batman and Robin. Following the Riddler’s cryptic clues to the Gotham City Library and then back to the wax museum, the Dynamic Duo repeatedly falls victim to traps set by their enemy. The Riddler is trying to learn about an ancient Incan treasure, and Batman and Robin, suspended over a vat of boiling wax, are almost out of chances to stop him.

written by Jack Paritz & Bob Rodgers
directed by James B. Clark
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Linda Scott (Moth), Joey Tata (Tallow), Michael Greene (Matches), Ann Ayars (Madame Soleil), Elizabeth Harrower (Miss Prentice), Al McGranary (The Mayor)

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So certain is the Riddler that he has rid himself of Batman and Robin that he calls Commissioner Gordon to report the Dynamic Duo’s death. They speed to the Gotham City Museum to prevent the Riddler from stealing the Incan artifacts, but only Robin can make it into the museum – and is promptly caught by the Riddler’s goons. Now it falls to Batman alone to bring the Riddler to justice.

written by Jack Paritz & Bob Rodgers
directed by James B. Clark
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Linda Scott (Moth), Joey Tata (Tallow), Michael Greene (Matches)

LogBook entry by Earl Green

The Joker crashes a gathering of Gotham City’s high society, but rather than furs or jewels, he simply relieves one woman of a hairpin before escaping. The Joker’s usual trail of cryptic clues lead Batman to suspect that he’ll try to rob a foreign dignitary as he plays at an exclusive Gotham country club. But the Joker isn’t just after that visiting dignitary’s bejewelled golf clubs – his goons kidnap the man himself, and then the Joker lures Batman and Robin to an abandoned factory with his next clue. But the kidnap victim isn’t there…only a trap for the Dynamic Duo.

written by Francis and Marian Cockrell
directed by Richard C. Sarafian
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Cesar Romero (The Joker), Dan Seymore (The Maharajah), Norm Alden (Henchman #1), Johnny Seven (Henchman #2), Tol Avery (Prescott Belmont), Angela Greene (Mrs. Belmont), Byron Keith (The Mayor), Jane Wald (Jill)

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Batman and Robin shimmy their way up a smokestack to avoid being gassed by the Joker, and then have to report to Commissioner Gordon and Chief O’Hara that the Joker has escaped once again. The Joker calls with a ransom demand for the kidnapped foreign dignitary – and it’s a demand that will cost Batman as much dignity as it will money. It’s only then that Batman realizes that there has been no kidnapping.

written by Francis and Marian Cockrell
directed by Richard C. Sarafian
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Cesar Romero (The Joker), Dan Seymore (The Maharajah), Norm Alden (Henchman #1), Johnny Seven (Henchman #2), Tol Avery (Prescott Belmont), Bebe Louie (Girl Clerk), Jane Wald (Jill)

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A golden sphinx statue suddenly turns up in the city park, with a message that Gotham will soon be ruled by King Tut himself – not the actual Egyptian king, of course, but an insane criminal who has adopted that identity. The Dynamic Duo, investigating the statue, nearly falls to a series of fiendish traps, but Batman doesn’t take the bait, which would lead them away from the Gotham City Museum, where Bruce Wayne is scheduled to unveil an ancient Egyptian mummy. The mummy then astonishes Bruce by coming to life…and kidnapping him. Commissioner Gordon then calls the Batcave for help, and is dismayed when he can only reach Robin.

written by Robert C. Dennis and Earl Barret
directed by Charles R. Rondeau
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Victor Buono (King Tut), Ziva Rodann (Nefertiti), Don Barry (The Grand Vizier), Emanuel Thomas (Reporter), Bill Quinn (Board Member)

Notes: Fortunately, Commissioner Gordon doesn’t notice the similarity in the voice on the other end of the phone when he calls Bruce Wayne and then Batman in rapid succession.

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In the wake of Bruce Wayne’s kidnapping, Batman appears on TV to report that he has “rescued” Wayne and will be taking a brief leave to conduct research. Enraged, King Tut orders his henchmen to kidnap Wayne again, this time mounting a raid on stately Wayne Manor…only this time, Batman is ready and waiting, “disguising” himself as Bruce Wayne so he can infiltrate Tut’s criminal operation. But Batman’s Trojan horse plan doesn’t go quite as he intended…

written by Robert C. Dennis and Earl Barret
directed by Charles R. Rondeau
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Victor Buono (King Tut), Ziva Rodann (Nefertiti), Don Barry (The Grand Vizier), Frank Christi (The Scrivener), Olan Soule (Newscaster), Bill Boyett (Policeman)

Notes: Victor Buono (1938–1982) would go on to appear in Beneath The Planet Of The Apes, Night Gallery, Supertrain, and a recurring role in Man From Atlantis, but he enjoyed his association with Batman, identifying himself years after the series as “the Fat Man from Batman”.

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As Bruce and Dick watch in horror, Commissioner Gordon is apparently murdered on live TV at the opening of Gotham City’s new suspension bridge…and Dick spots the Bookworm milling about in the crowd. Batman and Robin arrive at City Hall to begin gathering information on the heinous crime…and both they and Chief O’Hara are stunned when Commissioner Gordon walks into the room, unaware of what has transpired. An attempted bombing of the Batmobile confirms that the Bookworm has plans to write the end of Batman’s story.

written by Rik Vollaerts
directed by Larry Peerce
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Roddy McDowall (The Bookworm), Francine York (Lydia Limpet), John Crawford (Printer’s Devil), Tony Aiello (Pressman), Jan Peters (Typesetter), Byron Keith (The Mayor)

LogBook entry by Earl Green

With Robin tied to the clapper of the biggest bell in Gotham City, time is literally running out for Batman to free him. With Chief O’Hara’s help, the Boy Wonder is rescued, but before anyone can catch their breath, the Bookworm has set another trap in the form of a giant cookbook blocking a major street in Gotham City. Though it’s almost certainly a trap, the Dynamic Duo opens the cover, only to find that they’re on the menu.

written by Rik Vollaerts
directed by Larry Peerce
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Roddy McDowall (The Bookworm), Francine York (Lydia Limpet), John Crawford (Printer’s Devil), Tony Aiello (Pressman), Jan Peters (Typesetter), Jim O’Hara (Police Sergeant)

LogBook entry by Earl Green

The Riddler is at large across Gotham City, but this time he seems intent on a new avocation: causing a stir, waiting for Batman and Robin to arrive, and then filming them from a nearby hiding place. The Dynamic Duo keeps responding to sightings of the Riddler, only to arrive and find no one. When the Riddler grows tired of this game, he’s ready to leave the Dynamic Duo on the cutting room floor.

written by Dick Carr
directed by Charles R. Rondeau
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Sherry Jackson (Pauline), Francis X. Bushman (Mr. Van Jones), Richard Bakalayan (C.B.), Theo Marcuse (Van Bloheim), Burt Brandon (Wolf), Walter Woolf King (Theater Manager), Judy Pace (Theater Cashier)

LogBook entry by Earl Green

Robin is missing, kidnapped by the Riddler and his goons. When Batman follows the latest clues left by the Riddler, however, they don’t lead to the Boy Wonder. With his closest ally in the hands of the Riddler, Batman must take bigger risks than usual, such as bringing Commissioner Gordon to the Batcave, to reel the movie-making criminals in.

written by Dick Carr
directed by Charles R. Rondeau
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Sherry Jackson (Pauline), Francis X. Bushman (Mr. Van Jones), Richard Bakalayan (C.B.), Theo Marcuse (Van Bloheim), Burt Brandon (Wolf)

LogBook entry by Earl Green

Alfred visits a fish market in Gotham City to gather the ingredients for an upcoming award banquet held for the city’s exclusive club of multi-millionaires, including one Bruce Wayne, only to be ensnared by the Penguin. Penguin brainwashes Alfred, forcing him to gather information from inside Wayne Manor, unaware that Alfred also has access to the Batcave. Betman and Robin notice Alfred’s odd behavior immediately, and spot the telltale signs of Alfred’s captor. But when they set out to capture the Penguin, they fall into a breathtaking trap…

written by Sheldon Stark
directed by Tom Gries
music by Nelson Riddle / Batman theme by Neal Hefti

Cast: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Stafford Repp (Chief O’Hara), Madge Blake (Mrs. Cooper), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin), Victor Lundin (Octopus), Bill Williams (Multimillionaire), Dal Jenkins (Shark), Howard Wendell (Millionaire), Julie Gregg (Finella)

LogBook entry by Earl Green