Batman franchise media the television show singing in-character were released in 1966: Burgess Meredith as the Penguin in "The Capture" and "The Escape", Frank Gorshin as the Riddler in "The Riddler", and Adam West as Batman in "Miranda". In 1976 West performed a pair of novelty songs, "The Story of Batman" and "Batman and Robin", for Target Records. All six of these recordings (sans the b-sides to Gorshin and West's singles) were later included on the 1997 compilation, "Batmania: Songs Inspired by Batman TV Series". In 1966, Burt Ward also recorded a limited "disc jokey only" release with Frank Zappa called "Boy Wonder,
Batman: Shadow of the Bat Batman: Shadow of the Bat Batman: Shadow of the Bat was a comic book series featuring Batman, published by DC Comics. The series ran for 96 issues, from 1992 to 2000. The stories took place in Batman's then-current continuity along with "Detective Comics" and "Batman", in contrast to "", which focused on Batman's early years. "Batman: Shadow of the Bat" looked into the psyche of the various cast members of the "Batman" comics. It was also notable for introducing the villain Victor Zsasz into the Batman Mythos. "Batman: Shadow of the Bat" was started with the four-part storyline, "," which