BATMAN and ROBIN

ELLSWORTH WHITNEY writer
JOE GIELLA, PEN/INK
BATMAN AND ROBIN [1967, daily], episode “BATGIRL” (May 1, 1967 to July 9, 1967) for Ledger Syndicate, Periodical Publications -

In 1966, National Periodical Publications teamed with the Ledger Syndicate to revive the BATMAN newspaper comic strip to take advantage of that year's BATMANIA Heavily promoted but ultimately disappointing, this incarnation was most definitely the camp TV version of the Caped Crusaders, right down to Chief O'Hara who had never really appeared in the comic books. Although most papers dropped it much sooner, the strip actually limped on until 1974 during which time it took some fascinating turns! Not the least of these was giving up Batman and Robin a year or so before the end but retaining Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson in support of a new hero called GALEXO! As this strip has never been reprinted save for a brief continuity in THE AMAZING WORLD OF DC (featuring Green Arrow), its very scarcity has made it intriguing to fans...
from: http://booksteveslibrary.blogspot.com/2009/06/galexo-and-batman.html