The League is sorry to announce the passing of actor Frank Gorshin.
Gorshin played the Riddler in the Adam West-starring Batman TV series.
Gorshin's Riddler was a manic, frantic portrayal befitting the series, and wound up dictating the portrayal of the Riddler in the comics for years to come. Jim Carrey's Riddler never really matched Gorshin's performance for The League, and we'd liek to think if Supervillains roamed the earth, they'd be a lot like Frank.
I last saw him in the TV movie "Back to the Batcave" in which he played himself, having gone mad and believing he was the Riddler.
Of all the villains who were not Julie Newmar in a Catwoman suit, Gorshin is still my favorite from the movie and TV series.
Godspeed, Frank.
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