Oct 8, 2026

This time we begin a look at the first draft script for "The Minstrel’s Shakedown” from season 2. We discovered a hidden cameo in this episode — no, not Phyllis Diller, but we also see how her scene was originally written when it wasn’t a celebrity cameo. Also, we discover who was second choice to play the...

Aug 13, 2026

Blankman is a 1994 movie about two brothers who grow up loving BATMAN ’66. We know the feeling. When they grow up, circumstances lead the nerdier brother to style himself as a superhero. It’s a comedy — sometimes. The tone of the movie veers too dark in spots to keep it feeling comedic. Is it a terrible movie? Is...

Apr 9, 2026

Eric Elliot’s labor-of-love project to convert the 1960s treatment for the unmade film Batman Meets Godzilla into a comic has finally been completed! Eric scripts and a squad of 10 artists handle the artwork. So how does it look? On the latest Bat Bits, we review issue 3.

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Feb 26, 2026

This time, we conclude our discussion of the draft script for the show’s second Riddler story, “A Riddle A Day Keeps the Riddler Away”, featuring a VERY different, and surprisingly lethal, climactic scene at the Queen of Freedom Monument! We also see an instance of writer Fred DeGorter not quite getting Batman....

Jan 29, 2026

This time, we continue our discussion of the draft script for the show’s second Riddler story, “A Riddle A Day Keeps the Riddler Away”! We touch on how Fred DeGorter wrote the Riddler vs how the lines were re-written, Robin inadvertently insulting Batman, and more, including a certain establishing shot that we...