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| | NPR : Batman, Present at the Creation |
 | | But in this version, most of the darkness was drained out of the scenario, as Batman and Robin, the boy wonder, battled a preening cadre of super-villains bent on taking over the world. |
 | | Batman still didn't have any superpowers, but the show featured his array of gadgets, from his ever-present utility belt to the Batarang and the rocket-fueled Batmobile. |
 | | The TV show (still featured nightly on cable), along with the 1966 movie, may have been all bright colors, tight costumes and choreographed fights with the words "POW!" and "BAM!" exploding onto the screen every time the heroes landed a punch, but it couldn't repress Batman's essential darkness forever. |
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