The Riddler is one of Batman's most popular enemies. The Riddler started appearing in Batman comics in the 1940's. At first, the Riddler didn't appear very often and wasn't very iconic. However, that quickly changed, because of the Riddler's prominent role in the 1960's Batman TV series. Since then, Riddler's become of Batman's most iconic enemies.

Frank Gorshin played the Riddler in 1966's Batman TV series and movie, as well as 1979's Legends of the Superheroes TV special.

Fun facts: Frank Gorshin did a Riddler song when he was on talk show. Frank Gorshin later went on to make guest appearances...

The Penguin is one of Batman's most iconic enemies. Ever since the 1940's, Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot has been causing lots of trouble for Batman. Over the years, Penguin has been adapted in several different ways.

Burgess Meredith played the Penguin in the 1966 Batman TV show and movie.

Fun facts: Along with Cesar Romero's Joker, Burgess Meredith's Penguin was one of the top 2 most frequently shown villains on the show. Burgess Meredith narrated a couple of songs about the Penguin getting caught and escaping. Burgess Meredith's Penguin had a cameo appearance in an episode of The Monkees....

Marvel's first big film franchise was the X-Men franchise. Before 2000's X-Men film came out, superhero films weren't as common or as popular as they are now. Superman and Batman were already successful film stars, but other superheroes struggled to have success on the big screen. The popularity of the X-Men film franchise led to several other superheroes being adapted into theatrical stars. As time has gone on, there have been several X-Men films. Fox's X-Men film franchise started in 2000 and didn't end until 2020, which makes it one of the longest superhero film franchises of all time.

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When it comes to different portrayals, Batman might be the superhero with the most variety. Over the years, he has been played by several different actors that brought their own unique take to Bruce Wayne.

Lewis Wilson became the very first person to play Batman in 1943's Batman movie serial.

Robert Lowery played Batman in 1949's Batman and Robin movie serial.

Adam West played Batman in 1966's Batman television series, as well as 1966's Batman: The Movie. He returned to play Batman in 1979's Legends of the Superheroes TV special. He played a fictionalized version of his time working on the Batman...