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Ward, who played Robin in the 1966 Batman TV series, discusses the show's broad three-demographic appeal (children, college campers, and nostalgic adults), recounts dangerous on-set stunts including near-maulings by Bengal tigers and third-degree burns from a pyrotechnic accident, and reveals he was offered the lead in The Graduate but blocked by Fox. He describes the typecasting that has followed him since the series ended, shares the famous anecdote about the Catholic Legion of Decency objecting to the fit of his tights, and argues that he and Adam West should be cast in any new Batman film, citing the precedent of the Star Trek films.

DAK frames the issue as a significant document of comics history, explaining that gathering primary-source accounts of Batman's origins — inherently contradictory but collectively illuminating — alongside interviews with Frank Miller and Burt Ward creates a perspective spanning nearly five decades of the character.

Reader letters responding to the Batman issue; readers debate whether Adam West and Burt Ward should appear in the upcoming Batman film and suggest future interview subjects (Kirby, Ditko, Gene Colan).

Craig looks back on her role as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in the 1960s Batman television series, discussing how she was cast, what it meant to play one of TV's first prominent female crime-fighters, and her memories of working alongside Adam West and Burt Ward. She reflects on the show's campy legacy and the convention circuit enthusiasm that has followed her for decades.

Strick discusses his path from film criticism to screenwriting and his work adapting Batman Returns, explaining how he developed the Penguin and Catwoman characters and balanced their storylines with Batman's. He describes the collaborative process with director Tim Burton and the tonal shift from the first Batman film toward a darker, more grotesque aesthetic.