Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet

Smith's Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet celebrates the glorious camp, cheese, and ridiculous fun that defined the 1960s TV series interpretation of Batman. In this volume, the Dynamic Duo find themselves in an unlikely team-up with the then-suspected criminals the Green Hornet and his (unnamed) masked accomplice, Kato. Only with their joint efforts (along with their wildly imaginative gadgetry and ostensible deductive skills) do they take down the Joker and General Gumm. Smith (The Bionic Man) captures the exaggerated theatricality in the dialogs and narratives peppered with just the right amount of retro to make one giggle or playfully roll one's eyes. There are puns, humorous turns of phrase, and many a "holy!" exclamation. Smith's writing is expertly coupled with Templeton's clean, well-proportioned art and Aviña's cartoonish coloring that creates the overall lighthearted feel of the story.