Obscure? It was a staple of 80s re-runs after school and the DVD release (finally after years of legal maneuvering amongst multiple rights holders) was such a big deal it was a NYT story!

Quick, Robin, to the Blu-ray Box! ‘Batman,’ the 1960s TV Series, Returns in a Collection
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/movies/homevideo/batman-the-1960s-tv-series-returns-in-a-collection.html?_r=0

Having said that, if someone who has only seen the recent movies watched the 60s show without already expecting it to be corny, they would be seriously disappointed! But that's part of the charm!

Yeah, I'd be all over that! Hell, even if they went with (the sadly fictional) Batman '72 I'd be getting one way before a pin based on the newer movies (though I liked most of them too)!

The Funky, Retro Stylings of Francesco Francavilla's Batman 1972
http://boingboing.net/2014/11/11/the-funky-retro-stylings-of-f.html

Check out the gritty art "that's more reflective of the 70s than the actual Batman books they published in the 70s"

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