In the US, ABC was home to both Batman and The Avengers, but the twain would never meet, with Avengers having been imported from England.
Still, in February 1967, the producers of The Avengers decided to tweak Batman with "The Winged Avenger", in which a comic book character is brought to life as a serial killer. British artist Frank Bellamy was the actual artist whose illustrations appear in the episode.
This was one of the first episodes I'd seen when we first got cable in the early 70's. Looking back at the fight scene on the ceiling between Emma (Diana Rigg) and the Winged Avenger, it was just weird seeing this the first time around, despite knowing the series was on the same network as Batman.
50 years later, DC published a miniseries that brought Emma Peel & John Steed together with Batman & Robin. No mention of this oddball adventure.
In memory of musical director Laurie Johnson, 96, who passed away over the weekend. No rating out of respect.
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