Batman '66 - Follows in the footsteps of it's originating show with it's fluctuating cast

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And "Batman: Brave and the Bold" which in many ways based a lot of it'

From the preview at TV Guide here


The main story involves the return of a one-time villain from the series; Dr Somnambula, better known as "The Sandman" (as played by Michael Rennie in the original....

Here is Michael Allred's alternative cover...



But the backup has an appearance from Batgirl



No I love Julie Newmar, and I love Lee Merriweather too, but if any actress was born to play Catwoman, it was the woman with the sexiest purr of a voice in history.... Yup, though they did feature the Julie Newmar Catwoman in the first issue, here she is in her Eartha Kitt incarnation (and I hope they just ignore the difference completely, the show did, after all.

Comments

[kd_the_movie]

aside from the yellow cape that batgirl costume on the second cover looks somewhat functional...reminds me of Stephs costume.

[sir_razorback]

Even when she was doing voice-work for the Kuzko series as Emperess Yzma, she still had that voice going on. I head her talking in a commercial and knew right off who it was.

[randyripoff]

Personally, outside of Halle Berry and Michelle Pfeiffer, I would deem Eartha KItt to be the worst of the various actors who have played Catwoman. Not that she couldn't have been good, but all of the sexual tension between her and Batman disappeared, most likely because of the interracial aspect.

I will happily take Julie Newmar hands down.

At the same time, Colleen Coover. Yay!

[salamangkiero]

I find that while Eartha Kitt was naturally sexy/sensual... there was no spark/tension between her Catwoman and West's Batman.

A charitable way of saying it would probably be that there was a disconnect.

[superfangirl1]

I wish barbara would wear this version of the batgirl costume.

[big_daddy_d]

Has Killer Croc showed up in this series yet? Want to see what he looks like.

[junipepper]

You know, that really doesn't look much like Eartha Kitt to me. And, at least in the posted pages, she doesn't have any good purrrring dialog. I'm disappointed.