Although I have no special attachment to or admiration for the TV series Batman, I recognize the fact that it is a legendary and iconoclastic example of television programming. So it was in that spirit that I chose to purchase the lovely color shot of Robin seen at left, and then pay $30 to have Burt Ward autograph it during the October 2005 Hollywood Collectors Show. Although I already owned a nice signed photo of Batman himself – aka Adam West – I originally was still going to purchase a photo that included Batman too – for the purpose of future signing. But then Bob reminded me that West would charge an outrageous fee to add his signature, so I opted for the solo shot.
Although Burt Ward was a chubby and not-so-friendly remnant of his former self, he was nowhere near as unfriendly and idiotic as his former-counterpart, who appeared alongside of him at the February 2007 Hollywood Collectors Show. At least Robin was nice enough to allow me to be photographed with him and managed to summon a nice smile.
Celebs and autographs of the October 2005 HCS will continue…
For what it’s worth, I met both Burt Ward and Adam West at an East Coast HCS in the mid-90’s sometime. At that time, they refused to sit near each other, and both were willing to sign the same photo for $20 a piece which seemed like a fortune in those days.
Peter
August 12th, 2007