One of the most fascinating stories about Yvonne Craig and her iconic purple Batgirl costume from the classic Batman series involves the disappearance of the original suit and a protest for equal rights. When the series was canceled in 1968, Yvonne asked 20th Century Fox if she could keep one of the costumes as a memento, but the studio ignored her request. Years later, in 1972, she was invited to reprise her role as Batgirl for a U.S. government commercial about equal pay for women. Yvonne set a condition: she would only do the commercial if they could locate her original costume. The studio claimed that all the outfits had either gone missing or been destroyed. Suddenly, Burt Ward—the actor who played Robin—mysteriously appeared with the only remaining Batgirl costume, perfectly intact, claiming he had "borrowed it from a friend." He kept a close watch on the suit throughout the entire shoot and took it away immediately afterward. Yvonne suspected that Burt Ward himself had kept—or secretly purchased—the costume after the series ended as a form of silent protest, given that he was paid significantly less than the other lead actors. #batman #batgirl #DC #HollywoodStories #facebooklifestyle