Obituary: Adam West, 88 "Goodbye Old Chum"

It has been reported that Adam West, the Batman for a generation, passed away Friday aged 88 after a short battle with leukaemia.

For many, Adam West’s Batman was their first introduction to the character and regardless of the colourful zany villains, Adam West was the quintessential straight man, playing every line, every beat inÂ an earnest and serious manner.Â Horribly typecast as the caped crusader once the show was cancelled, Adam took every opportunity to add to the legend of Batman with animated appearances in the 70’s;Â the 90’s as The Grey Ghost and later in The Batman as Mayor Grange before starring in the recent animated movie “Return of the Caped Crusaders”.

Colloquially known as “The Bright Knight”, his passing leaves Gotham City a darker place.

Everyone at Comic Crusaders and the Undercover Podcast NetworkÂ shares their thoughts and condolences with the family of Mr West at this difficult time.

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Johnny "The Machine" Hughes

I am a long time comic book fan, being first introduced to Batman in the mid to late 70's. This led to a appreciation of classic artists like Neal Adams and Jim Aparo. Moving through the decades that followed, I have a working knowledge of a huge raft of characters with a fondness for old school characters like JSA and The Shadow

Currently reading a slew of Bat Books, enjoying a mini Marvel revival, and the host of The Definative Crusade and Outside the Panels whilst also appearing on No-Prize Podcast on the Undercover Capes Podcast Network