Our discussion of Lorenzo Semple’s 14-page “Batnotes” memo continues! This time: Why Batman doesn't carry a gun, how to write Bruce Wayne, and more! Join for $2 a month at www.patreon.com/deconcomics #Batman66

BAT BITS: Join our Patreon to hear more of Lorenzo Semple's advice to prospective Bat-writers! This time, some surprising takes on the villains and the GCPD! www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics #batman66

Remember that book we promised? It's still coming along! Right now I'm writing up differences between Max Hodge's early script for INSTANT FREEZE and the broadcast version. #batman66

There are several #batman66 books out there, but for our money, this is the best. High production values, color photos, and best of all, virtually no typos or factual errors! Holy bestseller! We totally recommend this book. "Batman: A Celebration of the Classic TV Show" by Bob Garcia & Joe Desris.

SILVER AGE BATMAN: Was there a Batman before Batman? How could Bruce have not aged for 10 years? We discuss "The First Batman" (Detective Comics 235). Support our Patreon for $4/month to hear out discussions of '50s Batman comics, as well as #Batman66 show "Bat Bits"! www.patreon.com/deconcomics

BAT BITS begins a look at the guidelines given to Bat-writers as #Batman66 was getting underway! PLUS, find out how you can help with our exploration on this topic! traffic.libsyn.com/tothebatpole...

SILVER AGE #BATMAN podcast #11 now live on Patreon! DETECTIVE 233 sees the introduction of the original #Batwoman, complete with super-feminized weapons and constant belittling of women's crime-fighting ability abound. Tim and Paul take a look. www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics

SILVER AGE BATMAN: Tim and Patrick discuss the debut of ACE, the BAT-HOUND! Join us on Patreon for $4 a month, or buy the episode! www.patreon.com/deconcomics #Batman

On the latest BAT BITS, we conclude our look at Sheldon Stark’s script for "Fine Finny Fiends"! What scene setting was changed due to the lack of a certain set? What was Finella originally to be wearing in the final scene? Join us on PATREON to hear our bat-discussion! www.patreon.com/deconcomics

On the latest BAT BITS, we begin an examination of the final script for "Fine Finny Fiends". Somewhat inexplicably, this arc’s theme is fish rather than birds. We find some additional fish references that got cut, and more. Support our Patreon for access! www.patreon.com/deconcomics #Batman66

Join our PATREON for $4/month to hear "Silver Age #Batman", our look at 1950s and '60s Batman comics. In the latest episode, Tim and Emmet discuss "The Batmen of All Nations" from Detective Comics 215 - precursor to, decades later, #BatmanInc.! www.patreon.com/deconcomics

Producer William Dozier corresponded with kung fu master Bruce Lee for some time before he found Lee a venue as Green Hornet's assistant Kato. In the new BAT BITS, Tim and Paul discuss. Subscribe to our Patreon to hear the conversation and read their letters! www.patreon.com/deconcomics #Batman66

I've never been much of a #Superman fan. Until today I hadn't watched any Superman movie or TV show since "Superman II"! But this is possibly the most FUN superhero movie I've ever watched. I actually feel like watching it again!

VICTOR LUNDIN appeared on #Batman66 twice: Penguin henchman Octopus in S1 and Chief Standing Pat in S3 - he was also the first ever Klingon on #StarTrek #TOS! Check out our complete (?) list of actors who appeared on both shows: tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/holy-casting...

THE 1000 DEATHS OF BATMAN (Detective 269) is featured on the latest "Silver Age Batman" podcast, NOW on our Patreon! #Batman & Robin bust a crook who... is running an honest theater business. Hmm. Also, Batman wears a gorilla suit. Join now for $4/month! www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics

BAT BITS #13 is now available on Patreon! "Why was fake Gordon fake-shot?" The question we all asked after watching the Bookworm arc is finally answered! Join us for $2/month, or $4/month to also get our SILVER AGE BATMAN podcast every four weeks! www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics #batman66

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BAT BITS #12 now LIVE on Patreon! We enter the 2nd half of the early draft of Rik Vollaerts’ “The Bookworm Turns”! After a puzzling death trap escape comes an odd theft target, more crime committed by the Duo, Batman abandoning civic responsibility, and more! www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics #batman66

Holy validation! Look what came in on Facebook Messenger! #batman66

BAT BITS: Join us on Patreon as we examine how NOT to write a #Batman66 deathtrap scene! Example from the first draft of the Bookworm arc. Trailer at tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/bat-bits-11-... Join for $2 a month at www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics

NOW ON PATREON: Bat Bits presents part one of our look at an early draft of Rik Vollaerts' BOOKWORM script! Quite different from the broadcast version, but some recognizable ideas occasionally appear. Support our Patreon for $2 a month to listen: www.patreon.com/deconcomics #batman66

Join our Patreon for $2 or more and hear our #Batman66 podcast BAT BITS! We answer questions like: Was Burt Ward hanging over REAL tigers? What happened at the Austin, TX, premiere of the BATMAN film? And more. Join our Patreon for FREE and hear the first two episodes! www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics

SUPPORT OUR PATREON to hear our monthly show SILVER AGE BATMAN! Tim -- with Paul, Kumar, Patrick, or Emmet -- is covering the #BATMAN IN THE FIFTIES collection issue by issue. 1st 2 eps are FREE if you follow our Patreon; other eps can be heard by pledging $4 a month. www.patreon.com/deconcomics

BAT BITS returns! Episode 9 now available on Patreon for pledges of at least $2 a month! In this episode, we discuss two fantastic YouTube comments we received from people with close connections to two Bat-regulars, Stafford Repp and Madge Blake! Join at www.patreon.com/deconcomics #Batman66

Our Patreon-only podcast BAT BITS is back! This time we discuss two AMAZING YouTube comments we received from people with close connections to #Batman66 regulars Stafford Repp and Madge Blake! Subscribe to BAT BITS by pledging at least $2 a month at www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics !

Here's a TO THE BATPOLES episode we did on Neil Hamilton's background, including appearing in silent movies, and his moving story of when he thought about ending it all. tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/206-neil-ham... #Batman66

Is it true that King Tut is the only #Batman66 villain better loved by adults than by kids? As a kid, I found him tiresome, but I enjoy his episodes now, including perhaps the two best Season Three episodes!

HOLY BAT-BABE! Many beautiful women appeared on #Batman66. Leslie Parrish is one of our favorites. She was Dawn Robbins in "The Penguin's a Jinx", and here she is as Glacia Glaze in "Ice Spy"/"The Duo Defy".

FIRE THAT CAPTION WRITER! (from the February 1994 "Batman Issue" of Cinefantastique magazine) #batman66 #adamwest #jillstjohn

A few years back, Scott Sebring at the 66 Batman message board did some research into the "bridge" background of the opening scene of the #Bookworm arc. He determined that the background is a matte painting overlaid on the shot footage! More at www.66batman.com/forums/viewt... #Batman66

BOOK UPDATE - well, it's happening, but slowly. This book will cover #batman66 season one, and most likely the movie as well. About half of season one is written up at this point. Just finished up writing about the Bookworm!

NEW EPISODE! We’re back for a look at the first two draft scripts for The Joker Trumps an Ace/Batman Sets the Pace. As usual, scripts bring to light connections that the filmed episode didn’t quite make, and much more. tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/221-the-joke... #batman66

Fun fact: Had Richard Nixon actually appeared on "77 Sunset Strip", he probably would have gone on to be a guest on "Batman" in 1966. (Where's Howie Horwitz in this picture??)

Later this month we're going to be recording an episode on early scripts for THE JOKER TRUMPS AN ACE. Take a look at them, and comment if you like, here: www.66batman.com/forums/viewt... #batman66

Our show is now on Spotify! open.spotify.com/show/04HQ0rh... (All along we thought it was, but it wasn't! Now it is! Please listen!)

Our book on #Batman66 season one is coming along... slowly. But yesterday I did do a decent amount of writing on "The Joker Trumps an Ace"/"Batman Sets the Pace". It's fun, of course, but a flawed arc in my opinion. This show is never realistic, but this one strays a bit too far from realism!

"If you can't trust Santa Claus, whom CAN you trust?" Have a great holiday season! #Christmas #Batman66

BATMAN '66 #12 is certainly not the greatest issue of that comics series, but its faults help us identify aspects of how the TV show works. NOW ON PATREON: https://buff.ly/41OxQ1J

Four years ago, we did a TO THE BATPOLES episode about the first known #Batman66 fan film, made by high school students in Minneapolis. Watch the film here, and then look up BATPOLES episodes 146 and 148!

Paul and I are about to record another episode of our Patreon-only show Bat Bits. This time we'll be talking about the 12th issue of the Batman '66 comic book, from 2014. To listen, support us on Patreon for two bat-bucks a month! https://buff.ly/3OZSSm2

SILVER AGE #BATMAN is our new podcast on Patreon! Once a month we discuss one issue from the book BATMAN IN THE FIFTIES. Join NOW for $4/month to hear our take on "The Batmobile of 1950!" #SilverAgeComics https://buff.ly/41OxQ1J

As mentioned in our most recent episode, Burt Ward appeared on #Seattle's "The Clown Show" in late 1976, promoting local appearances and the upcoming "New Adventures of Batman." Interesting that he says part of the show would be live action, which it wasn't! #batman66 www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Eb...

Here's an early episode of our show, where we discussed the Mad Hatter's first appearance! tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/011-oh-you-p... #batman66

Shout out to the all-seeing, all-knowing '66 Batman message board! www.66batman.com/forums/ We bow down like Ewoks to C3pO! youtu.be/rLcKq86dUtI?... #batman66 #starwars

We're currently only doing new episodes occasionally while we try to write a #Batman66 book. Support us at www.patreon.com/deconcomics for $2/month and hear our Bat Bits podcast, shorter discussions of the show, including: Was Burt Ward REALLY over a pit of tigers? The answer may surprise you!

We dig into some interesting bat-points in the script for THE PURR-FECT CRIME! tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/058-the-impu... #batman66

We love this Bat-tune from @noiselund.bsky.social ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fijg... #batman66

TO THE BATPOLES podcast: Tim and Paul are joined by BAT 77 podcast host J.B. Anderton to discuss 1977's The New Adventures of Batman! Tim asks the question: Were we wrong about Bat Mite all along?? buff.ly/4f8EdQe #batman66