This Week's Batman TV Almanac (10/9-15/05)

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OCTOBER 12, 1966

"The Clock King's Crazy Crimes" (prod. #9711-Pt. 1) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on ABC as the 45th episode of Batman.

Walter Slezak (The Clock King) was the father of One Life To Live star Erika Slezak. The Clock King debuted in World's Finest #111, August 1960. CK also existed in comics books as a Green Arrow villain.

There is also a Clock King, voiced by Alan Rachins, who has appeared in the 90's animated Batman series. He bears little resemblence to Walter Slezak and even less to the comic book Clock King.

The producers felt that the casting of European actor Walter Slezak as Clock King would appeal more to the show's European audience.


OCTOBER 13, 1966



"The Clock King Gets Crowned" (prod. #9711-Pt. 2) aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on ABC as the 46th episode of Batman.

Writer Bill Finger was co-creator of Batman with cartoonist Bob Kane, and wrote Batman's first appearance in Detective Comics #27, "The Case Of The Chemical Syndicate" (May 1939). This was the only instance of Batman comic writer Bill Finger penning the script of a Batman TV episode.

At the end of this episode Bruce Wayne/Batman celebrates his birthday.



OCTOBER 12, 1967


"A Horse Of Another Color" (prod. #1703-Pt. 2) aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on ABC as the 99th episode of Batman.

During the actual horse race, watch out for a stuntman dressed as Batgirl mounted on Waynebeau!