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Yvonne Craig, Best Known As 'Batgirl,' Dies At 78

Yvonne Craig portrays the crime-fighting Batgirl in the 1960s television hit Batman. Craig died Monday, in her Los Angeles home from complications from breast cancer. She was 78. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc via AP hide caption

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Yvonne Craig, Best Known As 'Batgirl,' Dies At 78

She played opposite some of Hollywood's biggest names, including Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley. Her breakout role was in the 1960s Batman TV series starring Adam West.

Affleck: 'Gone Girl' Was Freeing, And 'Batman' Will Be No 'Daredevil'

In Gone Girl, Ben Affleck stars as a husband under scrutiny following his wife's disappearance. Merrick Morton/Twentieth Century Fox hide caption

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Affleck: 'Gone Girl' Was Freeing, And 'Batman' Will Be No 'Daredevil'

Ben Affleck says playing a character shrouded in suspicion was liberating, because "likability was sort of thrown out of the window." He also looks back on where his career began: Voyage of the Mimi.

Affleck: 'Gone Girl' Was Freeing, And 'Batman' Will Be No 'Daredevil'

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At 75, Batman Still Seeks Justice, Not Revenge

"What Batman provides, what all superheroes provide is this notion that good will triumph over evil," says author Glen Weldon. "That evil will have its day, but there will be somebody up there who will keep trying, who will keep looking out for us. ... He's catharsis in a cape." Above, Adam West, as Batman, makes a road safety film with child actors in Kensington, London in the late 1960s. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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At 75, Batman Still Seeks Justice, Not Revenge

Batman keeps avenging the death of his parents, but "it's not a vendetta, it's a crusade," says author Glen Weldon. "He represents the idea of: 'This thing that happened to me? Never again.' "

At 75, Batman Still Seeks Justice, Not Revenge

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Holy Empathy! Batkid Lives Superhero Dream In San Francisco

Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, talks strategy with Batman before saving a woman from peril in San Francisco on Friday. The Make-A-Wish Foundation turned San Francisco into Gotham City for Miles, creating a daylong event to grant the leukemia survivor's wish to be a superhero. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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Holy Empathy! Batkid Lives Superhero Dream In San Francisco

Friday was a busy day in the crime-fighting world. As a superhero might say, you never know when a dastardly plot will emerge. And sometimes you're outnumbered. But not in Gotham, and not today — because an entire city seemed to stand with a 5-year-old boy whose wish to be a superhero has been granted.

Book News: Gaiman's 'Neverwhere' Banned At New Mexico School

Neil Gaiman is also the author of Coraline, American Gods, Anansi Boys,Stardust and M Is for Magic. He was born in Hampshire, England, and now lives near Minneapolis. Darryl James/Getty Images hide caption

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Book News: Gaiman's 'Neverwhere' Banned At New Mexico School

Also: Authors celebrate Alice Munro's Nobel win; McDonald's will give out books instead of toys in new Happy Meals; the new Bridget Jones book comes with a Bridget Jones-style error.