Adam West had one heckuva ride in this Batmobile we call life. He was 88-years-old when he went out with a BANG, POW, and ZAP. West, most famous for his role as the Caped Crusader in the 1966 Batman TV series, enjoyed a second career as a voice actor, returning to Gotham City as The Gray Ghost in what’s possibly the greatest episode of Batman: the Animated Series ever. He also voiced Mayor Grange in The Batman, and reprised his role as the Dark Knight in 2016’s Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders.
And then there was that time he came to Memphis to thwart a plot by Penguin and Mr. Freeze and wound up face to face with Jerry Lawler in a Superman costume. The encounter is so Memphis it has to be seen to be believed, so here it is.
When Penguin & Mr. Freeze Came to Memphis: RIP Adam West
And here’s a photo of Lawler in his own personal Batmobile.