Battle Board Robin
Batman Series 1: Mattel, 2003 SKU# B4980, C3752, C7034
Battle Board Robin is Batman?s longtime sidekick. Battle Board Robin was originally released in the direct market (Comic Book stores) along with Zipline Batman and Quick Fire The Joker prior to making their debut a couple of months later in the regular mass market line.
Battle Board Robin is sculpted by Mattel and not The Four Horsemen as Batman and Joker were. Battle Board Robin was originally released in the traditional Red and Green (B4980) ?Tim Drake? Robin costume. In Wave 2 he was repainted in an Olive Green and Gray costume (C3752).
SPECS:
The figure stands 5 7/8 inches tall and has 11 points of articulation (head, shoulders, gloves, hips, and knees) the Red version has stiff cloth black and yellow cloth cape. The green version has an all Black less thick cloth cape. Ball Joints in the shoulders are a welcome addition over the previous Robin figures and add new range of motion and poseability over previous versions. The figure comes with a Battle Board the figure can stand (it has pegs that the boots will snap on to) to ride on, which fires a Disc Missile projectile shaped like the Robin ?R?, but not the Battle Staff that Robin uses in the comics and has come with other Robin figures in the past.
PROS:
This is one of the best Robin figures ever released. While it does not have the articulation of a DC Direct figure it seems to have a bit more detail. It captures the comic look of Robin perfectly and is the perfect figure to put next to Zipline Batman
CONS:
My gripes are that it could have had articulation at the elbows and that it could have hand hands more like Zipline Batman to hold Bat Gadgets. His right hand is a closed fist (no hole) and his left is an open palm. Articulation at the waist would have been nice too.
OVERALL:
The figure has good playability and a really good value. Unfortunately, Robin was one of the harder figures to find at retail, as it was short packed the same way the villains are. The Green version was even harder to find than the Red one. eBay may be the only way to find the single figures at this point.
In addition to being released as a single in two different colors in the first three waves of figures, the figure is available as a part of Batman & Robin two pack (C7034) in the Red/Green costume with Zipline Batman sadly, the two pack is also short packed and hard to find at retail as well.
The traditional Red and Green Robin figure is a must have for any Batman or action figure collector and looks especially good next to Zipline Batman while the Green version may only interest ?Completeist Collectors? or collectors who want a rare variant figure.
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