and, it seems, more prone to critical attack. Backus, however, felt that "Island" beat "Batman" to the punch in every respect, however. He said: "'Gilligan's Island' was way ahead of 'Batman.' ...

Adam West has a breakout role as Batman in the iconic 1960s' TV series, and on Saturday, his former Batman costars took time to remember the late actor Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE.

Punch!-started his career ... Burt said at the time: “There was only one real Batman, that is and always will be Adam West. He was truly the Bright Knight.” So can Burt bring himself to ...

Adam West, the actor known for playing the title role in the 1960s television series Batman, died Friday after a short battle with leukemia Lanford Beard is the former Senior TV Editor at PEOPLE.