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A Summary of Batman Action Figure History - Posted on 02-09-2006 23:22
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A Summary of Batman Action Figure History


The action figure has been evolving for the last 40 years. In 1964 Hasbro released G.I. Joe and the modern action figure was born. In the 1970's MEGO Corporation ruled the action figure world with their World’s Greatest Super Heroes collection of figures as well as figures from Star Trek and many other franchises. MEGO faded away in the early 1980's and it would be Kenner who had success with Star Wars figures who would introduce Batman action figures in a smaller scale plastic that would become the standard for most action figures to follow. Here is a brief summary of the evolution of the Batman action figure over the last twenty five plus years.

The Super Powers Collection (Kenner 1984 to 1986)

This expansive line of various DC Comics characters, among the most ever released, ran for two years and ushered in the smaller plastic Batman action figure that we know today. Each figure had and "action feature" (i.e. punch, kick) making them truly action figures. To this day the line is among the most respected and treasured.



BATMAN / DC Comics Super Heroes / Batman (Toy Biz, 1989)

Toy Biz got the Batman license at the same time the movie Batman came out. Toy Biz had a Batman line and a DC Comics Super Heroes line in 1989 and 1990 at the same time on similar gold card backs. While Batman and Bob The Goon were more or less movie accurate, Joker was a more traditional comic book look Joker. The rest, Robin, Riddler, Penguin and Two Face were basically reused Super Powers figures.



The Dark Knight Collection (Kenner 1990 to1991)

Kenner gets the Batman license back in 1990 after the first movie and Batman The Dark Knight Collection is born. Still one of the best collections to this day, The Dark Knight Collection was based on the Batman figure in the previous Super Powers Collection with a new sculpt and no action feature. The line included new sculpts and new figures although some vehicles (like the Batcopter) were from the same molds as Kenner's DC Super Powers. Kenner chose to drop most "actions" on the figure and produced accessories and weapons that could be attached to the figures instead.



The series of figures also saw the introduction of the Batman Variant, a Batman figure painted in non-traditional Batman colors that would become a staple of all Batman figure collections to follow. Tec-Shield Batman was the "First Variant" (non traditional Batman colors) figure. It was Gold while the other figures in the series were either all Black or the more traditional comic book Blue and Gray. Since then, Batman figures and their Technicolor Batsuits have been nearly every color imaginable except Pink.



Batman Returns (Kenner 1992 to 1994)

These figures were mostly reused The Dark Knight Collection figures painted in different colors and given new names. However, some retained the same figure name and colors from the previous series. Robin was originally intended as a character for the film Batman Returns, but was scrubbed early in production. That's why there is a Robin action figure in that line of figures. In addition Robin is in the "new" Tim Drake Robin costume that DC Comics also debuted (Batman # 457, December 1990) a couple years earlier.



Firebolt BATMAN and Rocket Blast BATMAN are the first two Deluxe Electronic Batman figures released and Toy?s R Us has three boxed exclusive figures Bola Strike BATMAN, Claw Climber BATMAN and Polar Blast BATMAN all of which were repaints of The Dark Knight Collection Deluxe Crime Master Edition boxed figures.



The Batman Batcave Command Center Playset made its debut. This versatile folding three-part playset would become a standard for many Batman figure series to come. It was renamed and repainted at least six more times. The Gotham City DARKSTORM edition of the Batcave in 2002 even came with an Alfred figure that was previously only available in a Toys R Us four pack of figures.



The Batman Returns series ran long after the movie was released, as late as 1994 with the Camo Attack Batmobile that came with a reused Air Attack BATMAN figure being the last vehicle. There were also three (of a planned five) Batman Returns Series II figures, Hydro Charge BATMAN, Jungle Tracker BATMAN and Night Climber BATMAN were the last figures released.

Batman: The Animated Series (Kenner 1992 to 1994)



The Adventures Of Batman and Robin (Kenner 1996 to 1997)



The New Batman Adventures (Kenner, Hasbro 1998 to 2001)



Clearly this series of figures was the dominant series of Batman figures for many years (1992 to 2002). It encompassed sub series of figures including BATMAN Mask of the Phantasm and BATMAN: Crime Squad before evolving into The Adventures of BATMAN and Robin and later The New Batman Adventures series of figures with sub sets of D.U.O. Force and Mission Masters figures. It came to an end with Batman: Spectrum of the Bat a KB Toys exclusive line of figures in 2002.



The Robin Dragster is the most rare piece from the Batman: The Animated Series collection. It was first seen in all black as the Gotham City Dragster in a Kenner Action Catalog for The Dark Knight Collection, but was never released. It was subsequently painted in Robin’s red, green and yellow colors and released as the Robin Dragster. Originally it was not hard to find as it did see distribution in several parts of the country. However, a factory fire destroyed the molds and the rest of the run was lost. What was on the shelves was all there was and collectors and scalpers quickly grabbed up what was left sending the Robin Dragster to outrageous prices on the secondary market.

Batman Forever (Kenner 1995 to 1996)

A new actor as Batman meant all new sculpts for the figures and the second largest collection of movie figures ever released. The figures were slightly posed and came with an abundance of accessories. The all-new three-tiered Batcave playset is the largest playset released for figures this scale. Over three feet long and two feet high it was loaded with play feature like a zipline, elevator, Batcomputer and turntable for the Batmobile.



Legends Of Batman (Kenner 1994 to 1997)



Legends Of The Dark Knight (Kenner, Hasbro 1996 to 1998)



Batman (Warner Bros. Store) (Kenner 1995 to 1997)

While previous versions of action figures were standing straight up at attention, this new line of figures was super sculpted and hyper styled with muscular arms and legs bent in dynamic action poses. Legends Of Batman became the lager scale Legends Of The Dark Knight and many of the figures sported DC’s Elseworlds logo on the card back. Elseworlds is DC’s series of fantasy stories putting their most popular characters in different worlds and times.

A ToyFare Magazine contest in 1997 had repaints of Bat Attack BATMAN, Glacier Shield BATMAN, Laughing Gas Joker and Panther Prowl Catwoman. Limited to 25 sets of 4 these are among the rarest Batman figures ever produced. While the ToyFare sets had ToyFare logos on them, there were some figures (I have one) released without the logos.

Batman and Robin (Kenner 1997 to 1998)

Another new actor as Batman meant new head and body sculpts. The actor for Robin stayed the same, so only new bodies need to be tooled for his figures. The Batgirl figures in this series have a cowl because that was the original design for the film. However, Alicia Silverstone hated the cowl and only appears with it on in a couple short scenes in the movie. Design of the figures was done too far in advance to have a movie accurate figure done of her without the cowl.



Batman Knight Force Ninjas (Kenner, Hasbro 1998 to 1999)

A small limited run line of figures with a Martial Arts theme and action features like Karate chops and kicks. It is only series of Batman figures to only have one repainted variant, Hyper Crush Robin. All the other figures were originals and never used more than once.

Hasbro acquired Kenner during the Legends Of The Dark Knight, Batman The New Batman Adventures and Batman Knight Force Ninjas series of figures that Kenner had started



Batman Beyond (Hasbro 1999 to 2000)

Based on the TV show, these were Hasbro’s first series of all new Batman figures of there own design. BATMAN Beyond Batlink was a small subset of computer themed figures. These figures were brightly colored and partly translucent to let light show through them and even included a Robin (who was not in Batman Beyond). BATMAN Beyond Return Of The Joker was another small subset of repainted figures in support if the TV Movie of the same name. However, only one of the four Batman figures in this series was actually a Batman Beyond figure. The other three were based on TNBA figures. The whole series only ran a couple of years and disappeared after five more Batman Beyond figures were released in 2000 in the Mission Masters 3 Deluxe series under the more generic Batman banner of figures. Oddly enough several key Batman Beyond characters were never made into figures including Bruce Wayne, Dana Tan, Max Gibson and Commissioner Barbara Gordon



Batman figures in India

While today most figures are on Tri-Lingual Cards it was Funskool (MRF Ltd & Hasbro) who released 25 known figures. Most of the figures were slightly different versions of their Batman The Animated Series North American counterparts with only minor differences in figure colors, decos and Card Backs. There were however, three figures on newer generic “Batman” Card Backs that were repaints of Legends of the Dark Knight figures, Bat Attack BATMAN, Glacier Shield BATMAN and Underwater Assault BATMAN.

Batman (Hasbro 2000 to 2003)

Let loose the repaints as Hasbro used old Kenner molds over and over for Mission Masters 3, Mission Masters 4 and a variety of mostly store exclusive sets of figures. Toys R Us, Kay Bee Toys, Wal-Mart and even K-Mart had store exclusive sets. A new version of Batgirl and Poison Ivy as well as all-new sculpts of Talia and Ventriloquist with Scarface were the only new figures produced and they were released only in sets. This marked the end of the line for Hasbro as they lost the Batman franchise to Mattel.



Batman (Mattel 2003 to 2006)

When Mattel got the Batman license in 2003 they released two different scales and styles of Batman figures. They released an Animated series based on TNBA design and a Comic Book based series based on a design by The Four Horsemen.



The Animated series picked up were Hasbro left off with six different two packs of figures with Batman and either a hero (Batgirl, Robin or Nightwing) or villain (Catwoman, Joker or Two-Face). They looked nearly identical to Hasbro's versions except they had "shoulders" sewn into the capes so that the cape draped across and under the front of the cowl. They were widely available everywhere except the Stealth Suit Batman and Batgirl two pack. For some reason that two pack saw limited release and is the hardest to find of the original figures. After the initial run, the Animated style figures became the occasional Toys R Us exclusive in the form four packs with one new figure and three repainted figures as well as Kay Bee exclusive singles.



The Comic Book style figures are better known. Zipline Batman, Battle Board Robin and Quick Fire Joker were first released in the direct market (Comic and specialty stores) but later found their way to retail. Larger, better articulation and style made these an instant hit.

Sadly, Mattel was using the old Kenner/Hasbro Playbook and each wave of new figures had only one new villain and a handful of Batman Variants. So much so that by the time the third wave had hit the pegs, retailers had enough of the Peg Warmer Variants and the last three waves of figures were only released overseas making them very hard to get for the collectors in the U.S.

Batman Begins (Mattel 2005)

After seven years, Batman was back up on the big screen and in a big way. Batman Begins restarted the film franchise and put Batman back in the spotlight. The figures in support of the movie were pretty good, they had better than average articulation and good detail. The line also signaled a subtle change. After 15 years of brightly colored Batman Variants in the various Batman series of figure, they were relatively scarce in this line. The bright colors were limited mainly to the six Batman Begins Power Tek deluxe figures, the core line of figures saw Batman in his more traditional colors.



The Batman (Mattel 2004 to 2008)

Batman was back on Saturday morning TV too. This time The Batman would tell of his early years and show new concepts of some old characters. The same holds true for the figures. Each wave of figures had a significant increase in the villains and while the Batman Variant figures are in full force too, this is a kids line of figures and that?s OK.



The Batman EXP series added 3” and 7.5” scale figures to the standard 51/2” figures already out. Electronic and Magnetlok versions debuted, but the magnet ones were recalled due to safety concerns of kids who might swallow them. Mattel would reuse EXP figures again in the ShadowTek series of figures as the line was winding down. The TV show introduced the beginning of the Justice League and Green Lantern, Hawkman, Martian Manhunter, Superman and The Flash were among the last ShadowTek figures produced.



DC Direct (2003 to present)

Oddly enough when DC Comics founded DC Direct in 1998 they did not have the rights to produce Batman figures. Kenner/Hasbro held that license until 2002. So they started with Wonder Woman and other DC characters, after all they had most of the rest of the DC Universe available to them. It was not until 2003 that DC Direct could produce Batman figures and in the last three years they have certainly made up for lost time producing a huge assortment of Batman and his various other characters.

DC SuperHeroes (Mattel 2005 to 2007)

This current line of figures picked up where the Comic style figures left off. The first wave was a Batman assortment with repainted or reissued figures that were originally released overseas. The second wave was a Superman assortment with all new figures and the third wave was back to Batman wave with all new figures and a repaint or two. Batman and Superman were to alternate, but three consecutive waves of Superman figures started to kill the line. It wrapped up with one last wave of Batman.



DC Universe Classics (Mattel 2007 to present)

Picking up where DC SuperHeroes left off, Mattel now had the rights to almost all of the DC Universe of characters. With the Four Horseman designing these 6” figures, Mattel launched an epic line of some of the greatest action figures ever. In addition the main figures, there are Collect and Connect pieces in each single figure package of another figure that can be built when you have all the pieces.

DC Universe Infinite Heroes (Mattel 2007 to present)

An Army Of Heroes Within Your Grasp! Mattel decides to enter the 3 ¾” scale like G.I. Joe and Star Wars and now Marvel. Not just scaled down versions of the bigger brothers and sisters, this line has new sculpting articulation. It is based loosely upon the Crisis In Infinite Earths story line. Sadly it also suffers the same distribution problems at retail.

Quality Control and distribution issues have plagued the line after the first wave of figures. Mattel has gotten better in subsequent waves, but are still a ways off from always having these at retail.

DC Universe Fighting Figures (Mattel 2008)

These small pre-posed figures on bases were for use in a battling game that never really took off. The first wave was mostly Batman related and the second and third waves were never released.

DC Super Friends (Mattel 2007 to present)

This was the perfect way to introduce preschoolers to DC characters. Based on the kid lines Rescue Heroes, and the smaller scale ImagiNext line. Mattel brought cute and cuddly versions of the Batman and other DC characters to life.





The Dark Knight (Mattel 2008 to 2009)

Based on the second Christopher Nolan Batman film, the figures were mostly all new due to a new Batsuit, however some of the previous Batman Begins figures were used as well. The basic 5 ½” figures were pretty common, but the larger 6” Movie Masters figures were outstanding. The Joker was the hard figure to get early on due to the likeness of Heath Ledger, although the retail market was later flooded with them. The Movie Masters Bat-Pod is exceptional, too bad there was not a Movie Masters Batmobile to go with it. There were also some Target exclusive two packs of 3 ¾” figures. They were scaled down versions of their 5 1/2 “ cousins. Mattel also released Target exclusives, two small The Dark Knight X-Pandables Playset for this scale and a Tumbler and Batmobile for them too. Toys R Us got the larger playset for this scale. These figures fit in well with DCU Infinite Heroes

In 2009 as The Dark Knight figures started to fade Mattel renamed the rest of the series BATMAN. It was 5 ½” deluxe figures and some redecorated vehicles for the most part, but a Toys R Us exclusive 12” The Joker with a new head sculpt is the most notable piece so far. It has yet to be seen if this new BATMAN line will continue on with new non The Dark Knight related figures and vehicles.



Batman Brave and the Bold

A new animated TV show that pays homage to the original 1960’s Batman TV show as well as Gold and Silver Age Comics hot the airwaves and the figures hit the toy aisles. Clearly aimed at kids a new version of a classic icon is still quite original in many ways. The figures have gimmicky holes in the arms and legs to put the accessories in, which is a cool play feature but collectors hate them.

High End Figures

While Mattel covers mass retail and DC Direct the Comic and specialty store there are sill other companies that produce some very high-end premium collectibles. Hot Toys and the Tonner Doll Company are two of the most notable.



Milestone Figures

While not entirely accurate regarding the count, there were two milestone figures released celebrating all the Batman figures released up to that point. In 1996, Kenner released Limited 100th Edition BATMAN it was considered a Legends Of Batman figure and more of a statue than action figure with no articulation and mounted on a base. It was used again in 1997 as part of Kenner’s Hong Kong celebration series of figures (which had a few Star Wars figures too). On the back of the box was a listing of the previous 99 Batman figures. In 2000, Hasbro released the 200th Edition BATMAN: Justice Flight BATMAN. It was a Batman Beyond figure mounted on a round base. Pressing a button on the base caused the figure to rise up a bit. On the box back was a listing of the previous 199 Batman action figures released.

The list of 200 figures was not entirely correct, as Bola Strike BATMAN, Claw Climber BATMAN and Polar Blast BATMAN all of which were BATMAN Returns Deluxe Toys R Us Limited Edition are not on the list. The two ToyFare giveaway figures Bat Attack BATMAN, Glacier Shield BATMAN are not on the list either, but the normal version counterparts are. Also not on the list are Mail Away Premiums, Battle Helmet BATMAN, Fuji Film BATMAN and ?Total Justice? BATMAN which was a repaint Cyber-Link BATMAN which was a Superman: Man Of Steel Figure with two different version of its own and neither of them is on the list either. In addition there were at least 12 redecoed “Legends” and one "Total Justice" figures that were Warner Brothers Store exclusives as well as three Batman Movie Collection series of redecoed figures and Multi-Blast Batman from the Batman Knight Force Ninjas series not on the list. These figures alone would make the 200th Batman actually number 227.

Nobody, not Hasbro and not Mattel ever released a 300th, 400th or even 500th Batman figure even though there certainly have been that many Batman action figures released since 1984.

Batman in Other Figure Series

While Batman has had plenty of his own series of figures he certainly has been a part of many more including the current Justice League / Justice League Unlimited and past JLA: Justice League of America, Total Justice, Superman: Man Of Steel series of figures among others.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Batman has been around since 1939 and has always remained a part popular culture. The many Batman action figures and toys are no different. From Barbie to Lego and everything in between, Batman has almost certainly been a part of it.



Edited by FlaBat on 21-07-2009 16:35
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RE: A Summary of Batman Action Figure History - Posted on 04-09-2006 00:23
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Nicely written, FlaBat. I was tempted to add in a little piece of info here and there, but since it is a summary, its very fitting as is. Somehow, you always seem to share a new little piece of information that I never knew, like the incorrections with the 200th Edition figure listing. I've been gradually writing pieces like this for all the individual sections of Action Figures & Dolls, but I think we may find a place for this in the AF&D section as well.



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RE: A Summary of Batman Action Figure History - Posted on 04-09-2006 08:47
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Thank You.

I found this again recently as an unfinished post in my files on my PC, so I updated it and cleaned it up a bit and posted it here so anybody new to collecting would have a summary that brings them up to speed as it were. As our other resident Action Figure Specialist you should feel free to post any amendments or insights of your own. You catch the things I don?t like the first BTAS Robin body was the same one used for Robin in Batman Returns.

One day I?d like to figure out how many different molds there were of Batman figures by checking all the variants. I think it?s about 8, but not real sure. I do know that Batman Beyond Batlink had bodies from Mission Masters (easy to spot as the Bat Logo on the chest is oval) and a few other quirks here and there among the different lines.

To the MEGO collectors I?m sorry if it looks like I glossed over your contribution to the action figure world. MEGO was a powerhouse for many years and it?s sad it faded away like it did. I meant no disrespect, MEGO figures were larger 9? and 12? with cloth costumes, and so I considered them different from the smaller all plastic action figures.

Looking over my database, I see that there was also a repainted Total Justice Fractal Armor Batman that was the last of the Warner Bros. Store exclusives not on the 200 list so that would make it 227, so I updated my original post.


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RE: A Summary of Batman Action Figure History - Posted on 04-09-2006 21:41
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Very nice, FlaBat. It's nice to be able to read a concise report on the history of the figures, and it's a great jumping off point for newbies.
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RE: A Summary of Batman Action Figure History - Posted on 30-12-2007 19:21
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I don't think anyone's mentioned this?

I've posted details in the news section too, but given the interest in the subject by so many, it's worth chatting about in the forums.

BYTB is now carrying the adverts for DC's Comics Action Figure Archive (Hardcover), by Scott Beatty. At time of posting, it's on the left hand side in the advertisement sections. If you're going to get it you won't find cheaper than at Amazon. Please do so through BYTB's direct link.

I suspect a few notable BYTB'ers will wanna pick this up.......

Depending on where you look, the release dates are given as last Wednesday (27/12/07) and January 4th 2008.

Heres the blurb.............

For the legions that collect the immensely popular DC Comics action figures, we have good news: the official visual compendium of more than 1,400 characters has finally arrived. The DC Comics Action Figure Archive is the definitive reference for the serious enthusiast. Assembled by lead collector Scott Beatty and the experts at DC Comics, this sturdy hardcover features more than 600 full-color photographs and an easily navigable A-to-Z structure. Here, too, are previously impossible-to-find release dates, variants and "redecoes," as well as detailed information on action figure scales and articulation points. From Ace the Bat-Hound to Zauriel, with lots of Batman and Superman in-between, this collector's must-have guide doesn't miss a beat.

Scott Beatty (Author) is a former editor of Toyfare magazine and author of The Batman Handbook. He lives in Pennsylvania.





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RE: A Summary of Batman Action Figure History - Posted on 31-12-2007 01:28
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Actually, BYTB helped with the book. Flabat, Caleson and myself.. http://www.batmanytb.com/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=67&thread_id=1546





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RE: A Summary of Batman Action Figure History - Posted on 25-07-2008 20:17
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Awesome info!

I wanted to collect every bayman figure but I learned from trying to collecting every Optimus prime toy. its endless.


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RE: A Summary of Batman Action Figure History - Posted on 16-07-2009 23:37
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I updated my original post to include the newer items and included pictures from the BYTB database


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RE: A Summary of Batman Action Figure History - Posted on 21-07-2009 01:09
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Nice update. Real nice. Now that's a retropective of Batman figures from 1984 to so far in 2009.
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Flabat: Just a few things I noticed since just I re-read it, and most of it is in relation to The Dark Kngiht lines:

- In you're entry for The Dark Knight, you stated that the 5.5" line used pervious "Batman Returns" toys, but it should be "Batman Begins". I'll chalk it up as a typo error.

- Could of considered mentioning a 4" The Dark Knight line as well(Just briefly).

- 5.5" Deathstroke and Firefly are characters that are suppose to have been in The Dark Knight video game ( Which has never come out and most likely canceled ).

- You could of technically stated that in 2009, the 5.5" The Dark Knight line got changed/continued under a new name call "Batman", which was basically still The Dark Knight and some Batman Begins toys, but in a new style of packaging. Unforutnaly, the price of this "Batman" line is higher than "The Dark Knight" line due to the recession ( Just compare the price of "The Dark Knight" toys and figures with this "Batman" line. Same toys, but different prices, with "Batman" higher. Well, at least from what I've seen in Canada. Don't know about U.S. ).

- Something to consider once it's confermed: There is some 5.5" The Dark Knight 2 packs. Although no one to my knowledge has seen it yet, but the back packaging of the 2 pack Stealthwing Batman V.S. Firefly, it shows a Harvey Dent and Twoface 2 pack for the 5.5" line.

- Something to consider once it's confermed: The 6" Movie Masters line will supposely now be a Matty Collectors Club Exclusive now.

Really, these are the only missing info that I've noticed. Otherwise, it looks like you got everything. Hopefully, I didn't come off as a "Know it all" or a "Jerk", because that wasn't my intention. Just informing you is all. Don't have to update it now, but can do so the next time you ever do update it.
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A_Spidey_Fan wrote:
Flabat: Just a few things I noticed since just I re-read it, and most of it is in relation to The Dark Kngiht lines:

- In you're entry for The Dark Knight, you stated that the 5.5" line used pervious "Batman Returns" toys, but it should be "Batman Begins". I'll chalk it up as a typo error.


Probably more like a beer drinking error, but I fixed it

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- Could of considered mentioning a 4" The Dark Knight line as well(Just briefly).


It was such a small part of TDK that I guess I overlooked it. It was mostly a Target exclusive, but I’ll add it.

A_Spidey_Fan wrote:
- 5.5" Deathstroke and Firefly are characters that are suppose to have been in The Dark Knight video game ( Which has never come out and most likely canceled ).


I always wondered why those two figures were produced. Firefly was by far the hardest to find. I never heard very much about a video game for TDK, which I thought was odd considering they release games for other movies.

A_Spidey_Fan wrote:
- You could of technically stated that in 2009, the 5.5" The Dark Knight line got changed/continued under a new name call "Batman", which was basically still The Dark Knight and some Batman Begins toys, but in a new style of packaging. Unforutnaly, the price of this "Batman" line is higher than "The Dark Knight" line due to the recession ( Just compare the price of "The Dark Knight" toys and figures with this "Batman" line. Same toys, but different prices, with "Batman" higher. Well, at least from what I've seen in Canada. Don't know about U.S. ).


Is this BATMAN line going to continue? I’m not sure it will. I don’t recall any other Batman centric line between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. It only has a few figures so far and they are all TDK related so I think they just redesigned the package so retailers would buy it. As far as prices TDK may have been less expensive as they were older stock and retailers wanted to clear them out. Still it’s enough to warrant a note.

A_Spidey_Fan wrote:
- Something to consider once it's confermed: There is some 5.5" The Dark Knight 2 packs. Although no one to my knowledge has seen it yet, but the back packaging of the 2 pack Stealthwing Batman V.S. Firefly, it shows a Harvey Dent and Twoface 2 pack for the 5.5" line.


Yes it does. Coin Blast Two-Face was released as a single but I never heard anymore about this two pack either. Mattel is not big on action figures of guys in business suits so maybe that was part of it too.

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- Something to consider once it's confermed: The 6" Movie Masters line will supposely now be a Matty Collectors Club Exclusive now.


Yes Mattel has already confirmed that Movie Masters will be a MattyCollector exclusive. What they have not announced is when it will be Online to purchase. Maybe with SDCC we will get some more news.

A_Spidey_Fan wrote:
Really, these are the only missing info that I've noticed. Otherwise, it looks like you got everything. Hopefully, I didn't come off as a "Know it all" or a "Jerk", because that wasn't my intention. Just informing you is all. Don't have to update it now, but can do so the next time you ever do update it.


Not at all. A little constructive criticism is a good thing. I have updated my summary with some of your suggestions.

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I love all of the Batman Beyond figures even though I don't own any. The TAS and TNAS are great too. DC really needs to do a redone Burtonverse figures set.


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