With the recent passing of Adam West, and with the anniversaries of two Bat-movies upon us (Michael Keaton‘s "Batman Returns" turns 25 on June 19, and George Clooney‘s "Batman & Robin" turns 20 on June 20), we’re reminded that, no matter which actor wears the cowl, a Batman story is only as good as its villains. Here they are, those larger-than-life bad guys and gals, some depicted more than once by various actors, ranked in order of badassery (Bat-assery?).