Adam West, the actor that defined the *POW* *BAM* Batman of the 1960s passed away on June 9 at the age of 88 after a brief battle with leukemia.
The West family is encouraging fans to make a donation to either the Adam West Memorial Fund for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Camp Rainbow Gold.
Last night, the bat signal was activated to shine over Los Angeles in honour of the late actor.
Throughout the week, the comic industry paid tribute over social media:
R.I.P. #AdamWest pic.twitter.com/LXsy7d6Viq
— Bill Sienkiewicz (@sinKEVitch) June 10, 2017
"Some days you can't get rid of a bomb."
So long, Adam West, you will live forever on the screens and in our collective memory. pic.twitter.com/L02tUSZNTh— FrancescoFrancavilla (@f_francavilla) June 10, 2017
Jack Kirby and Adam West at the 1989 Inkpot awards Photo by @estradalash pic.twitter.com/7UC5KZigfC
— Chris Arrant (@chrisarrant) June 10, 2017
RIP Adam West. He was my first Batman. Before the comic books. It was an honor to draw a version of him in BATMAN '66 comics. (fuck cancer) pic.twitter.com/uqwej643Dn
— Dean Haspiel (@deanhaspiel) June 10, 2017
Holy crap. RIP Adam West. RIP Batman pic.twitter.com/R1HpzLcUZ4
— Ron Salas (@ronsalas) June 10, 2017
So long, Adam West. You'll always be the most fun Batman — pic.twitter.com/8ZgWBggxbx
— Matthew Dow Smith (@matthewdowsmith) June 10, 2017