 The impact of this hit TV show led to the "Batman" strip retaining the front cover of "Smash", in colour, for better than a year and a half, entitled "Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder".Initially, this syndicated newspaper strip adopted the camp style of the Adam West television series, with appearances by humorous guest stars such as American funnyman Jack Benny.In the later part of the run (which featured serious, rather than camp, stories) Batgirl, too, appeared in the strip, a response to her addition to the TV show in its 3rd season