TV's original Batman has passed away at the age of 88 after a short fight with leukemia. I was 8 years old when the Batman series started on January 12, 1966 which was my birthday. It was supposed to start in September but the studio decided it wanted the series to premiere in January. Since it was supposed to be an hour long show but ABC only had 2 open spots, both being 30 min time slots they decided to split each episode in half. This created the same bat time, same bat channel episode ender for the first half. This show was a big part of my childhood and Adam West became a childhood hero. So today I lost another part of my childhood. My one regret is not being able to go to Motor City Comic Con the year both Adam West and Burt Ward appeared together. R.I.P. Adam West, may your memory live on in those who enjoyed the years of entertainment you gave us.