The original Batmobile

The iconic Batmobile from the 1960s television show is going up for auction early next year. The midnight-black and fluorescent-red-pinstriped car that Adam West’s Batman used to battle villains in Gotham will be up for grabs Jan. 19 at Barrett-Jackson, the Scottsdale, Ariz., rare and classic auto auction house. Full story

Character impersonators Allison Carroll, left, and Amber Vanderzee pose for pictures beside George Barris’ Batmobile.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)