Uncaped Crusaders

Remember how Clayton Moore was prohibited from wearing his mask when the movie “The Legend of the Lone Ranger” came out? Now Adam West and Burt Ward have been ordered to hang up their Batman and Robin TV costumes too. The Dynamic Duo sometimes slip into their capes and tights for fan conventions and promos for their old “Batman” TV series. Now Warner Bros., having spent a bundle to persuade moviegoers that Michael Keaton is Batman, has defrocked the erstwhile Crusaders.

In new promos for the old “Batman” series--currently getting a big syndicated sales push from Fox TV--West and Ward appear in regular clothes, rather than Batwear.

Airing locally on KTTV, Channel 11, the campy series--which has been running on Saturdays and Sundays--begins running daily this week. Look for it (POW! ZAP! CRASH!) Monday through Friday, at 5 p.m.