Egads, Batman! Holy Superheroes!

NILES — They came in masks, capes, spandex and tights.

A steady stream of costume-clad people filed into the Eastwood Expo Center Saturday for the Screaming Tiki Comic and Pop Culture Convention.

Troy Maynus of Cincinnati dressed as False Face from the “Batman” series. Will Reeb of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, donned the costume of the “caped crusader” and Chris Chaisson of Long Island, N.Y., portrayed the Mad Hatter.

What brought them all this way?

“Adam, Julie, Lee,” Reeb said, pointing over his shoulder to where the superhero celebrities were signing autographs.

Adam is Adam West, or “Batman” from the original television series. Julie is Julie Newmar, or Catwoman from the same show and Lee is Lee Meriwether, who portrayed the feline villain in the 1966 “Batman” movie.

For the full story on the two-day convention, see Sunday's Vindicator or Vindy.com.