Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet

If you're a fan of the Batman TV series from 1966 to 1968 as I am, you'll love this trade paperback that brings together the Adam West Batman with the Green Hornet (of his own 1960s TV series),"Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet." In 1967, television history was made when two masked crime fighters met in a historic crossover. Now, fans of the show get to experience it again! The trade paperback brings together the individual issues #1-6 of this team up, and the artwork is incredible! The artists really draw the characters as the actors portrayed them in television. Highly recommended !!

Until the TV show finally gets it's DVD/Blu-Ray release this is what we're gonna have to use to remember Bruce Lee in one of his first TV rolls. So freaking nice in comic book form!

I had read each individual issue of Batman '66 meets the Green Hornet and really enjoyed it. When I saw that they were all collected in a trade I decided to buy it for my friend who is a big fan of the original Batman series. He has thanked me repeatedly and I think the other day he said he has read through it twice. The Ty Templeton's artwork is amazing and compliments Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman's story line.

It’s a comic book but remarkably well done and very loyal to the 60’s Batman.

Kevin Smith writes this story well. Perfect for readers who enjoy either (or both) classic series.

I only hope there are more in this series. The artwork with the way of speaking had me hearing it in Adam West's voice and Van Williams. Bruce Lee and Robin's traits were smoothly done and from a fan perspective it was simply fun. Now I want more in this series as soon as they are available.

Love this! All the fun of a Batman TV episode, with the added bonus of Green Hornet and Kato. Silent Bill and Frank did a great job getting the flavor of the shows. (Just kidding about the names, Ralph and Kev!)

A fun nod to two of the more unique and popular shows of the series! It captured the camp of the tv series perfectly but it also had a pretty good story woven into as well! I can only highly recommend it and hope the people at DC look to do Batman 66 versus Sharknado as a follow up!!

Great fun, faithfully written and beautifully drawn by a creative team that clearly know and love both characters and their shows. Real comics for real people.As a fanboy for both Dozier’s TV series and the more cheerful Batman of the ’50s and ’60s, I noticed and appreciated that an effort has been made to include everyone and everything, duplicated with pin-point precision I might add, and there are no false notes. Enjoying the rendition of the Joker, it suddenly occurred to me that I had never before seen the Joker I knew from Batman in an actual comic! And he’s beautifully drawn. I did find it curious (and a huge shame) that the artists seemed unable to use the physical appearance of Roger Carmel for Colonel Gumm. He’s been gone a long time, and doesn’t seem to have any surviving family. Other characters seem a cautious combination of their comic book personas and television selves. All in all, a fine achievement.

As the backcover says "Holy Crossover", indeed! Kevin Smith the filmmaker and comic book writer with Ty Templeton and Rapha Garman have given us the 2nd full blooded crossover between Batman and its sister series the Green Hornet. Previously GH and Kato did a wall climbing cameo (not sure but I think it was in The Spell of Tut episode ) and a full blooded 2 episode crossover story "A Piece of the Action/The Batman's satisfaction."It was an unusual mix because Batman obviously was very camp (I know Adam West hates the word camp being used to describe Batman but it was) and The Green Hornet while made by the same people was played more or less straight (*1).Batman was always the noble hero while the Hornet fought crime by pretending to be a criminal.This is very much a follow up to that earlier crossover. Batman still believes the Hornet and his assistant to be criminals and both Kato & the Hornet play up to that, meaning the 2 pairs of crime fighters are in conflict despite both wanting to fight villains; Colonel Gumm (from the original crossover episodes) and the Joker. A nice touch is the Joker bemoaning his earlier collaborations with other Batman series villains.It kicks off with a valuable fossil collection being attacked and spills over into more stamp based crimes (Gumm's trademark). Batman & Robin and The Green Hornet and Kato each make headway and frequently then cut the opposing crime fighting team out of it. There's even a new Kato/Robin fight. tThe story is well developed, a lot of thought clearly being given to cliffhangers and their resolutionWith setback after setback, it takes the capture of Robin & Kato to prompt the Hornet to suggest a temporary truce. the Hornet is taken right into Batman's world ending up in the batcave-read it yourself to see how that works.Nice touches include; Green Hornet joining a wall climb (watch for a cameo from a disgraced politician), Robin being allowed time off crime fighting for a date (naturally it goes pearshaped) and saluting GH creator George W Trendle with "Trendle Park".The world of the Batman TV series is faithfully recreated (with Dozier style narration) as in earlier volumes and from what I've seen of the series (a paltry 7-8 episodes cut into movies and released on video then DVD) so is the Green Hornet's. Generally characters follow the original actors liknesses except for Comissioner Gordon & Colonel Gumm. Gumm has been given a TwoFace-esque accident although with not nearly such a horrific look. I knocked a point off for that because it really adds nothing to the story. Very good artwork generally, especially capturing Bruce Lee-esque moves for Kato.This is one long story and not a collection of stand alone ones and works very well. If you've enjoyed earlier volumes, you will want this.(*1) in later years producer William Dozier attributed the Green Hornet not being as big as Batman to it not being camp enough

Having listened to the podcasts, I can hear all of the voices as I read this, which I think adds another depth to it.Good fun, kid friendly - unlike most Batman books, and really nicely illustrated. Loved it!

Fun book to read. I love the 60's Batman and this book is very much in the spirit.

Anything kevin smith does is 5star in my eyes, its a added bonus having ralph comedy alongside smiths in this great read.