On TVs everywhere, a white hot beam of light pierces the midnight sky, sending its urgent message into the inky black night over Gotham, striking terror into rotten hearts of evil-doers.

Sixty years ago, "Batman" crashed onto TV screens, unleashing Batmania, a rogue’s gallery of villains, and a pop-culture phenomenon that still resonates.

When Batman: The Animated Series' creators introduced Bane only under duress. They thought the character's comic book story ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The classic Batman television series, which premiered on January 12, 1966, starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo, is ...