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,
Ben Welden "Adventures of Superman" remember him well, as he appeared in eight episodes, always as a different character and yet really the "same" character, in a way. His best-known "Superman" episode might be "Flight to the North", in which he tries (and fails) to outwit a country-bumpkin type (played by Chuck Connors). In 1966, he acted in episodes 47 and 48 of "Batman" featuring Vincent Price as Special Guest Villain "Egghead". He also played a supporting role in the Three Stooges episode, "Three Dark Horses." (1952) He was a semi-regular in the 1954-1955 CBS TV legal drama "The Public Defender", starring