BRAND-NEW BATMAN TOY: Mattel's DC SUPER FRIENDS Action Figure MOC

This year, very soon, Mattel will be releasing a new product line called DC SUPER FRIENDS where there will be action figures of favorite DC Comic Book Characters that look sort of like little kids. Here at the BAT-BLOG we're really excited about these because they look really cool! This photo is the 1st to show what the original packaging will look like.We can't wait till these hit the stores & we'll let everybody know about it when they do. They also made a Batmobile that I think will be the coolest toy of the year, yeah!

BATMAN BEVERAGES: 1966 Drink Mix Packets & 1989 Batman-Cola Soda Pop

Here are two very weird & extremely cool pieces of Bat-Nostalgia! The 1st photo is of some BATMAN PUNCH-O DRINK MIX Packages that were made by the IDEAL FOODS DIVISION in 1966. I can't begin to explain how super RARE these are but in 20+ years of serious collecting I have NEVER seen these!! They are sort of like Kool-Aid drink mix I guess. Here are Grape, Fruit Punch, & Lemonade. The next item is pretty RARE also! Here are some BATMAN-COLA products that were made for the Australian market. During the 1st Batman movie in 1989, in Australia, you could buy Batman-Cola in a can or soda pop bottle! Also shown is the original store display sign used to promote these babies in stores....sweet!

Video: BATMAN OPERA Theme Song Music Parody

Just some crazy weirdness....enjoy!!

VINTAGE TOY AD: Official Batman Bat & Ball Set by TPI

If you ran a "mom & pop toy store" in the 1960's then you would have received an ad like this advertising the OFFICIAL BATMAN BAT & BALL SET that was made by Toy Promotions International in 1966. This Vintage 60's Toy is so incredibly RARE that we don't even have an actual picture of it, ha ha! I've seen the bat before a few times on eBay. The ball is always gone but this ad also shows us what the great display card of the product looked like, awesome vintage graphics....we really love this!! We also like how it's called BAT-BAT & BAT-BALL...funny.

Cool Vintage 1960's Japanese BATMAN TOYS From Japan!

The BAT-BLOG is ALL about the love of Vintage Batman Toys so when we noticed we had some cool Japanese toys to share, we were psyched! Here's a nice assortment of 1960's Batman Memorabilia from Japan. The 1st photo is a RARE Vintage 60's Tin Toy Car Batmobile. The graphics on this baby are sooo beautiful it almost makes you cry, ha ha. We love the "Radar" on the hood that shows Batman where the Joker & Penguin are hiding. This is one of those friction-driven vehicles....nice! The 2nd picture is of a set of 2 plastic Batman & Robin Lunch Boxes with the original cardboard box it came in. You know just by looking at them that they are Super-RARE! Again, the graphics are extremely cool. We love seeing the Batman Logo in Japanese lettering! The last photo is a cool piece of Bat-Nostalgia even if it is bootleg! This is a Store Display filled with packages of Japan 1966 Batman Sunglasses/Goggles. I would love to have just one package of those but a whole display full...OMG!

THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie Wallpaper THE BATPOD!

We have all seen this photo of the new Bat-Bike, called the BATPOD, for the soon-to-be-released THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie but this hi-res picture is so super high-resolution that it makes great desktop background wallpaper!! This would look really cool in a MySpace layout too!! Just click on the photo above for the larger version, it's awesome!! Also, Be sure to check out the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for a ton of other FREE Batman Wallpapers. We also have a special BATMAN WALLPAPERS PAGE you can access with a link button on the right-side of the bat-blog!

THE DARK KNIGHT Movie BATMAN Mattel Action Figure Photo

Here's a picture of the Batman action figure prototype made by Mattel for THE DARK KNIGHT movie. This was presented at the recent 2007 NYC Licensing Show where Mattel announced they will be the "official toy maker" for THE DARK KNIGHT movie, the sequel to Batman Begins. There will be TDK figures of Christian Bale's Batman ( shown here ), Heath Ledger's Joker, etc...even the BAT-POD Bat-Bike Motorcycle we have all been seeing lately. They will also make the BAT-POD into a special R/C Remote Control toy. That sounds cool!

BATMAN TATTOO PHOTO: Jim Lee's Batman & Superman

Recently, while cruising through MySpace, I came across this really cool picture of a Batman & Superman Tattoo. I'm not exactly sure of the comic book art work it was inspired from but I think the comic book artist was Jim Lee. ( If any body knows where the actual art work is then please send it ). It features a modern day Batman with the gray suit, simple black bat-logo on the chest, & the "army pouches" bat-belt. This Batman & Superman tattoo work was done by DAVE WAUGH TATTOOS & we think he did a great job on it! I mean, check out the photo...it's ART! The tattoo artist's website URL is shown on the photo so be sure to check out his site sometime & maybe get some work done, this guy is gooood!

BATMAN Desktop Background Wallpapers

As you all know we post 2 Batman Desktop Background Wallpapers every Wednesday because that day is always "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" at the BAT-BLOG!! The 1st Batman Desktop Wallpaper is an awesome graphic for a MySpace page layout because it's centered & has a lot of color. The 2nd one looks great as a Desktop Wallpaper & is from the Official DC Comics website. It too would be great as a background for a MySpace layout because the graphics are so great! See you tomorrow.

BATMAN & ROBIN Funny Dogs in Costume Humor Photo

I opened my e-mail this morning & was pleasantly surprised by this BATMAN & ROBIN Humor Photo sent in by a BAT-BLOG reader named Adam. HA HA HA HA, Thanks Adam! This extremely funny picture made my day!

Video: BATMAN & JOKER Mods in Grand Theft Auto Vice City!!

In the gaming world there are super computer-nerds who create what are called "mods". I mean PC-Nerd in a good way :) Anyway, they create what is called a "MOD" & basically it's some code that changes the look of a character in a PC video game. In this video it shows GRAND THEFT AUTO - VICE CITY where they have replaced some characters with Batman & Joker. They even made a mod for one of the cars that is the Batmobile. Now this GTA video is just an example. Please don't e-mail me wanting to know where these mods are because I don't know.

1960's SEARS Department Store Catalog Pics of Vintage 60's Batman Toys!

As a vintage toy collector one of the best references for old vintage toys are older department store catalogs. Sears, JC Penneys, & Montgomery Wards are all great choices, especially the "Christmas Issues". Those are usually jam-packed with tons of cool vintage toys. Here's 2 examples right here. The color photo shows a cool Batman Vintage Halloween Costume & another costume set that was put out by Ideal in 1966. The Ideal set has a cape, cowl, & the very-sought-after RARE Batbelt with a lot of accessories! The black & white photo shows a page that featured the 1966 BATPHONE & the 1966 BATMAN PUPPET THEATER which had hand puppets of Batman, Robin, & The Joker! This play set was a Sears Exclusive & the ONLY way to get the now super-RARE Joker Hand Puppet!

Vintage BATMAN Magazine Covers, Part 2

Awhile back we published a small story about some vintage magazines that featured Batman & Robin on the cover & it turned out to be pretty popular so here's another series of Batman Magazine photos to enjoy! The 1st one is a British magazine titled BEM that featured a graphic of Catwoman with Batman all domesticated. I like the "post-modern look" of the magazine, very retro 80's new-wave punk. The 2nd photo is a magazine called ENCORE & it features a pretty funny political cartoon about the gas crisis. I guess gas prices are so high that Batman had to replace the Batmobile with a VW bug ( it's "Herbie The Love Bug" from the Disney movies ) . The last one is a classic Mad Magazine cover showing the Batman Returns Movie parody showing Micheal Keaton getting a haircut from Alfred E. Neuman.

BATMAN BIRTHDAY CAKE PHOTO: The Animated Series

We seriously like getting e-mails from BAT-BLOG readers & one of the things we ask for sometimes are photos of their personal Batman Birthday Cakes! I know it's kind of weird but we think they have a lot of humor plus they are very cool if you think about the artistry that goes in to making them. We have been extremely impressed with all the variations we have received over the last year. Also, the main ingredient is LOVE. We wanna thank Jim for the great photo & if anybody else has a picture to share then please send it to us!!

Yvonne Craig-Style Batgirl Artwork Rendered in 3D

A friend of ours at one of the Batman Message Boards was kind enough to allow us to share this picture he had made of Batgirl. He is studying how to do 3-D graphics on the computer & chose this as a subject. This is the classic 1966 TV Series version of Batgirl that was played by Yvonne Craig. He might even animate it later in an animation class, who knows. We just knew our readers would appreciate the awesome artwork. So, here she is! We think she looks great & he did a very good job on it, don't ya think?! Be sure to click on the small graphic up above for a much larger, more detailed, photo!

Video: BATPOD From THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie

Cool Batman Comic Book Cover, Issue #168

Here's a Classic Silver Age Batman Comic Book Cover of Batman #168. Just looking at the photo I think it was done by Carmine Infantino, a favorite artist here at the BAT-BLOG!

Humor : Strange Wacky Funny Batman Arts & Crafts!

Here at the BAT-BLOG we love it when people get creative. It's cool when artists create art or objects while inspired by Batman but some of these are kinda weird! The 1st bat-item is a Set of Russian Nesting Dolls. Actually I like the crude artwork, sort of a primative style. The art they stole is from Batman The Animated Series so that's cool. The next photo is some Batman Thong Panties somebody made with cloth material...meow! The last picture is actually kind of neat. This is a custom Batman Costume somebody made for an American Girl™ Doll.

THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie THE JOKER Wallpaper

Here's a recent photo showing the filming of The Dark Knight ( Batman Begins 2 ) Sequel Movie. The shot shows Christopher Nolan directing Heath Ledger as the Joker. I know this picture has been around but this one is special because it's large enough to be wallpaper & very high resolution. Be sure to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for many more Batman Wallpapers & we even have a Batman Wallpaper page. The link to that is on the right-side of the BAT-BLOG!

THE DARK KNIGHT Photos From Chicago Showing The Filming of The Sequel to The Batman Begins Movie

Here's some VERY very recent photos taken by a photographer known as Yunerz™ in Chicago of the filming of THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Begins Sequel Movie. They show Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel. Remember, you saw them at the BAT-BLOG first!!

NEW BATMAN TOY : DC Direct's UNI-FORMZ Action Figure

As toy collectors most of us know about the new trend of "Urban Designer" Art Toys. These are toys & action figures that are designed by famous underground artists like Frank Kozik, Shepard Farley, Shag, & Ron English. The kind of artists you usually see featured in Juxtapoz Magazine. Anyway, I guess DC Direct is trying to compete with that, or maybe it's an homage, so they are gonna be releasing some cool "Designer-Style" Action Figures of their classic comic book characters called UNI-FORMZ. Here's the 1st one of Batman. I think he looks extremely cool but I'm not sure if I can afford the $49.99 price tag...ouch!

NEW BATMAN FAST FOOD TOY at Hardees & Carl's Jr, June 2007

A friend recently told me about a new Batman Fast Food Toy that is available at Hardees & Carl's Jrs Restaurants. He's one of the JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED characters in the promotion for the release of the new JLU Season Two DVD. It looks pretty cool & I just might have to try & track one down!

VINTAGE BATMAN TOY MASKS 1940's to the 60's

I thought these Vintage Batman Masks would be kind of fun for BAT-BLOG readers to see. The first one is actually considered one of the very 1st Batman items made. This 1940's paper mask was a premium given away free inside the Philadelphia Record Newspaper. It was made to publicize the new Batman & Robin Comic Strip. The 2nd mask is a photo I have used here before as a promo picture but I didn't give it an explanation. These 2 masks are actually ONE mask. This piece of Bat-Memorabilia had the faces of Batman & Robin printed on both sides of the mask & they shared the eye holes. Robin's collar is actually Batman's ears on the other side. You could be Batman & then flip it around to be Robin, pretty cool. It was a premium by General Electric in 1966. The 3rd mask is a Vintage Halloween Mask from Japan. It might be "bootleg" but it has a weird strange quality that I like....very beautiful. The Japanese stuff from the 60's is some of my favorite pieces of Bat-Nostalgia.

Video: BURT WARD INTERVIEW June 2007

New Batman DARK KNIGHT "Filming in Chicago" Photos

A website named "Hollywood Chicago" just released a photo showing a stunt man, dressed in a mock-up Bat-Suit, blocking for camera shots in Chicago where they are filming the NEW Dark Knight Batman movie. The photographer was Sarah Piper Brown & she captured the image with her cell phone. For more info be sure to check out this link: http://www.hollywoodchicago.com

Photo of The BATPOD BAT-CYCLE From The New DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie Sequel.

The Los Angeles L.A. Times unveils the first official photo of The Bat Cycle from THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie that's due out 2008. Yes, in the sequel to Batman Begins, Batman gets a new vehicle called the BAT-POD. This BatPod is a futuristic Bat-Cycle with grappling hooks, machines guns ( why does it have guns? ), & huge tires just like the Tumbler Batmobile. Also, as an extra bonus we're throwing in a new high-resolution photo of the BAT-SUIT costume to be worn by Christian Bale. This is the same photo that was featured in Entertainment Weekly but better! So...What's everybody think about the BATPOD BAT-CYCLE?!! We love it!!

Cutest Batgirl Costume....Ever!!

While cruising through MySpace the other day I came across a family's site where they are all into wearing superhero costumes, how cool is that! I mean the Dad is Batman, the Mom is Batwoman, & they even dress their little kid as Batgirl. Now all three costumes are really great, extremely well made. They all go to Comic Book Conventions & stuff like that. But, when I saw the daughter dressed as Batgirl I knew it had to be posted here, ha ha. She's so extremely precious, her costume is super-great, & the expression on her face is priceless....she looks so happy, beaming with joy & that's very cool! I knew BAT-BLOG readers would just love this little kid so here she is. She's so cute!

BRUCE TIMM - Original Batman Adventures Comic Book Art

Here's the original comic book art for the cover to Batman Adventures Annual #2 by Bruce Timm. Now, the weird thing is, I was looking at the original art & the actual comic book cover & they are kind of different. I mean, check out the position of Batman's legs, weird huh?! ( Click the picture above for a larger photo ). As all Bat-Fans already know Bruce Timm was seriously involved in the classic TV Cartoon BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES & that's why he's a favorite artist. We love his clean simple lines & art deco style....great stuff!

Vintage 60's Batman Toys and Collectibles...Oh Yeah!

We get e-mails almost every time we post some Vintage Batman Memorabilia. People really enjoy seeing items they had as a kid & almost always tell us about that. I guess there's a lot of nostalgia there & that's great! So, check these out. The 1st photo is probably one of the rarest of all 1960's Bat-Items! It's the 1966 BATMAN CAVE TUNNEL. This looks like hours if fun, doesn't it? It's a cloth-covered wire spring about 10 Ft long & 2 Ft wide. It was made for kid's to crawl thru...very exciting, looks like a fire hazard to me! Actually I love the vintage graphics that are all over this thing & it's almost impossible to find. The next item is a precious find from the UK. A Set of Vintage 60's Batman & Robin Marionette Puppets. They're kind of weird looking but I think that's what gives them a lot of charm. They're almost like beautiful works of ART if you think about it! The next photo is really great! We saved the best for last. This is a Large HUGE Plastic Injection-Molded 1966 Batmobile with some really cool Batman & Robin figures inside. This piece is really HUGE & great for display! I can't tell you how RARE this thing is & when I received this photo attached to an e-mail the other day I almost cried. Thanx Neal for the great pics & the torture too, ha ha! If any other BAT-BLOG Readers have any cool photos to share then please send them today.

From The Editor : Letter To BAT-BLOG Fans.

This post is a shout out to all the people who have been reading this blog for almost a year & also to those of you who have just discovered it yesterday. In fact, this August, marks the one year anniversary of the BAT-BLOG! Currently there are almost 600 posts to enjoy & if you dig through the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES you can see them all. This will give you an idea what we're really about. Basically we really love the Batman character, movies, cartoons, TV Series, comic books, plus new & vintage toys. What I wanna say very quickly is THANK YOU for all of your readership & contributions. Doing this blog has been a really great experience & I have made a lot of new friends. The reason for this post is to ask ALL readers what I can do to make this blog even better. Any ideas will be seriously thought about & appreciated. Are there any Bat-Characters you feel we're neglecting? Are there any Batman cartoons or movies you would like to see more information about? What is your favorite thing about the BAT-BLOG? Please send me all of your tips & ideas. We want to improve the BAT-BLOG even more!

Official THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Begins 2 Movie WALLPAPER

Here's the recently released Batman DARK KNIGHT Movie Desktop Wallpaper from Warner Brothers showing the NEW Costume Bat-Suit worn by Christan Bale in the upcoming 2008 THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie. Since this is the sequel movie after "Batman Begins" some people call it "Batman Begins 2", which I think is kinda funny! The new batsuit is high-tech & very cool! Please feel free to use our wallpapers in your MySpace layout or just to brighten your desktop. We have an extensive BATMAN WALLPAPERS web page you can access on the right-side of this blog or go thru our archives because we post cool Batman wallpapers every Wednesday! We just posted this one today because it came out like 1 hour ago, ha ha!

MIKE ZECK - Original Batman #420 Comic Book Art

Here's the incredible original comic book art work shown next to the 420th issue of Batman. The cover was done by Mike Zeck, a personal favorite. Click the photo for a larger, more detailed, version...enjoy!

New 2007 Hot Wheels Car of 1966 Batmobile from Japan!

Here's a photo of the new 1966 Batmobile by Hot Wheels ©2007. Notice anything different? This version is the one released in Japan, notice the Japanese writing on it? Sweet! They placed it on the "Short Card" & I love the foreign languages. The car is exactly the same but I like it because of the RARE card.

THE DARK KNIGHT Movie News BATMAN'S NEW SUIT

Here's a photo of the NEW Batman Bat-Suit Costume. This will be the NEW Bat-Suit worn by Christian Bale in the Batman Begins 2 Movie THE DARK KNIGHT. So, what do you guys think about it? I like the cowl, cape, & belt...pretty cool! Be sure 2 click on the picture for a much larger photo. The photo is from Entertainment Weekly & sent in by a Bat-Blog reader. Later, another reader, said that this story was featured at a site called "Superhero Hype" so be sure to check them out too.

Vintage 1960's Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal Box with Batman Offer

I really love this photo of the Vintage 1960's Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal Box with the1966 Batman Printing Set Offer, it's a Classic! The special offer was for a Mail-Away Premium of the BATMAN PRINTING KIT you could get for 25¢. Yes, you read that right, twenty five cents!! I seriously LOVE the vintage graphics of both Tony The Tiger & the old 60's Batman Logo. This box is shown flat & unused, what cereal box collectors call "Factory Flat". This usually means they were boxes that were unused & left over at the factory. These are really difficult to find this MINT. Some Kellogg's employee in the 1960's must have brought this home because his kids liked Batman! Be sure to click the small picture up above for a larger, more detailed, photo!

Vintage Magazine Covers with Batman & Robin

One of the quirky things to collect if you're a Batman Fan are some of the vintage magazines that feature Batman on the cover. Here's a few examples. The 1st one is the 28th issue of the KYA BEAT from Feb 5th, 1966. This was tabloid newspaper in San Francisco. I love the cover photo of Adam West. It almost looks like an Andy Warhol portrait or something, very cool. The 2nd magazine is FILMFAX # 16 from Aug 1989. Put out during the Tim Burton Batman Movie Craze this cover featured the Batman & Robin from the 1940's serials. This publication is not "as vintage" as the others but still pretty cool. The last cover is really great. It features a "Behind The Scenes" look of filming the 1966 Batman TV Series. You can see Burt Ward as Robin & Adam West as Batman but I really love seeing all the film crew & camera equipment, a neat photo from a cool angle. This is the June 1966 issue of AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER. We hope some of these have brought back some fond memories. If any BAT-BLOG readers have some cool covers they would like to send & share then please do!

Batman's Wacky Wallpapers Wednesday!

It's Wednesday & that's when we post 2 free Batman Graphics Desktop Wallpapers you can use to brighten your desktop or use in a MySpace layout! The 1st one features beautiful artwork by the classic comic book artist Paul Gulacy. I think it looks pretty cool, like Batman is a God or something, ha ha! The 2nd one is a funny parody of an Apple iPod advertisement....enjoy! Remember, we have many more Batman Wallpapers through out this blog & we even have a special BATMAN WALLPAPERS web page, the link for that is on the right-side of this blog.

Join The BAT-BLOG Batman Fan Message Board!!

Regular readers of the BAT-BLOG know they can always come here & get news about their favorite characters, new toys, desktop wallpapers, vintage toys, etc. But now you can join the BAT-BLOG MESSAGE BOARD and it's FREE!! This is a great place to get current news about new toys/comics, talk with like-minded people who love Batman, & just meet some really fun/cool people! Here's a link to check it out...JOIN NOW!!

WHILCE PORTACIO - Batman Comic Book Convention Sketch!

Just a quick post. Here's a very cool convention sketch done recently by WHILCE PORTACIO in 2007. I really like this guy's style, the angular lines...nice! Comicons are a great source for original comic art! You can see a lot more details if you click on the picture above. Also, be sure to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for many more posts about original Batman Comic Book Art & Convention Sketches...enjoy!

Brand New Batman Character Figures in Argentina!

OK, Here's a recent report from our friend in Argentina named Ramiro. He says there is a chocolate company in Argentina that is releasing some new Batman Premiums, small figures that are prizes with candy. The photo he sent us shows what the box looks like & an example of the Batman-related characters. You get a small chocolate bar, a sticker sheet, & a figure. Actually there are almost 30 of these figures & the weird thing is that most of them are Marvel characters. ( We're just showing the Batman ones here ). I would love to have one of these boxes!!! I think the graphics are cool. I would also like to have some of the Batman figures but no one is selling them on eBay. Actually there is one guy trying to sell them for $20, each! I think that's too much to pay, what do you think? Ha Ha. Oh yeah, on a side note: Ramiro has started his own blog page that's all about Batgirl & Toy Collecting. I've been pretty impressed with how good it's looking. Here's a link to check it out ( it's in Spanish but the graphics are cool ). http://labatichica-milotik.blogspot.com/

MEN OF TOMORROW Geeks, Gangsters, & The Birth of The Comic Book

Today I took a small break from my working routine & finished reading MEN OF TOMORROW: GEEKS, GANGSTERS, & THE BIRTH OF THE COMIC BOOK by Gerard Jones. This is a hardback written in ©2004. I love to read but never have the time. But while recently on vacation I made a special attempt at reading this book. IT'S INCREDIBLE! Now many of you are probably thinking, "Hey, This isn't Batman!". No, wait, Yes it is!! This book is the true story of the history/creation of the comic book in America & it features a few stories about how Batman was created, Bob Kane, Bob Finger, Jerry Robinson, Neal Adams, the 1966 TV Series, etc...The stories about Bob Kane are actually sort of shocking! The main focus of the book though are all the facts concerning the creation of Superman by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster and how they got screwed over. He starts the focus on Superman because he was the very 1st superhero & the comic book that created the entire comics industry. From there they follow all the other characters created plus all the other publishers, an amazing read! These include: Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Spiderman, Jim Lee, Jack Kirby, Fantastic Four, Marvel Comics, Will Eisner, Frank Miller, The Spirit, Dell Comics, Mad Magazine, EC Comics, etc...This book was a total joy to read & ANY comic book fan would love it for the history, humor, & amazing stories presented within. I was already slightly familuar with some of the legendary tales but this book pieces them all together in a very special way. Mr. Jones has a writing style that is factual while being kinda funny in certain areas & serious in others. He makes every person seem so real you would think you were in the same room with them. I highly recommend this book for all comic book fans & even people who only like Batman!

Vintage JOKER TOYS from the 1970's and 80's

With Heath Ledger playing the Joker in the next Batman Movie, THE DARK KNIGHT, I thought I would post a few cool vintage Joker items. Here's a nice assortment of toys from the 1970's & 80's. The 1st piece of Joker Memorabilia is a PEZ CANDY DISPENSER that came out in 1976. The unusual thing about this PEZ was that Joker's head was made out of soft rubber & they are usually hard plastic. This baby is pretty RARE & also very cool! The 2nd item is a set of Converse Tennis Shoes that were made during the 1st Batman Movie in 1989. At the time Jack Nicholson had a pretty sweet deal to get a huge royality from the sale of ALL Joker Memorabilia....nice! The 3rd item, & probably the rarest, is a MEGO ACTION FIGURE 8" DOLL of The Joker that is on a special "Grand Toys Card" ©1979. I's shown here in MINT unopened shape. It should torture all the Mego Fans out there, ha ha ha!

Batman # 171 - First Silver-Age Appearance of The Riddler

OK, every now & then we post a classic Batman Comic Book Cover because the art work is cool but here's one where it marks a very historical moment in Bat-History! This comic book, Batman # 171, was the very FIRST SILVER-AGE APPEARANCE of THE RIDDLER as a character! Plus, the silver-age artwork by Carmine Infantino is pretty great too! Be sure to click on the picture above for a larger, more detailed, photo. Plus, remember to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for many many more classic Batman comic book covers & art!

GEORGE CLOONEY BATMAN GLOVES - Original Movie Props From Batman & Robin

Here's a great photo of the original BATMAN COSTUME GLOVES worn by George Clooney in the Batman & Robin movie. Be sure to click on the picture above for a larger, more detailed, photo. It's kind of neat seeing a piece of Bat-History even though I feel this was my least favorite of ALL the Batman movies. I don't mean to offend any fans of that movie but always feel I need to be honest. Recently I saw a TV interview with Clooney & it really renewed my respect for him as a person. He openly admitted that he hated his performance as Batman & admitted to just "walking thru the movie". He also said there were other problems. He was sort of being very honest about himself & that's refreshing.

MIKE MARTS - Batman Comic Books Get a New Editor

Warner Bros & DC Comics reported on their DC-NATION website that Mike Marts will be the new Senior Editor of the entire line of Batman comic books. Let's all wish him the best of luck & hope he does a great job because Batman is the greatest character of all!

Heath Ledger as Joker Wallpapers for a MySpace Layout

Here's the current publicity photo of Heath Ledger as THE JOKER in the New THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie. He looks pretty scary to me!! A BAT-BLOG reader wrote me & asked me to make a few Joker wallpapers he could use for a MySpace layout so I made these out of the ONLY available graphics from Warner Bros, a cool photo...enjoy Steve!

Wacky Vintage 60's Batman, Robin, & Riddler Halloween Masks

I sort of like some of the wacky bootleg items that are made to rip-off Batman & Robin, ha ha. Here's a great example of an item made to catch on to the 1966 Batman TV Series craze! Here are some Vintage Halloween Masks that are suppose to be Batman, Robin, & Riddler. These are so bad that they're cool!! I don't know why, but the Riddler is my favorite, ha ha!

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Giant Batman Annual # 7 Classic Comic Book Cover

Here's what the front & back cover of the Giant Batman Annual # 7 looked like. I have always loved that "Family Portrait" on the back, what a classic image! As always you can click on the photo for a larger graphic. Also, be sure to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for many more examples of great Batman Art! The ARCHIVES are located on the right-side of the blog, near the middle & there's way over 500 posts to enjoy!

Batman Custom Garage Resin Model Kits

While surfing the net the other day I came across a very nice webpage simply titled GARAGE KITS that was totally dedicated to custom resin model kits. Anyone who has checked out some of these knows they're very expensive but many of the sculptors are really great artists. Here's some examples: The 1st picture is a resin kit made by a company called BROTHERS IN RESIN. This is almost a statue. It shows a battle between Batman & Superman. Can you imagine what this would look like when painted & done? They did an incredible job on this. ( Be sure to click the photos above for larger, more detailed, pictures! ) The 2nd one is a BUST OF BATMAN done by FIGURALIA. The details are extremely well-done, very realistic ...ya gotta love this one! The 3rd example is a resin model kit ( shown finished & painted ) of a full figure Batman Statue made by SPYDA CREATIONS. It kind of reminds me of a 1970's Neal Adams version of Batman with the classic blue/grey suit with yellow logo. I also love that belt with the yellow capsules, my favorite version of Batman!! You can visit the GARAGE KITS website for more eye candy & possibly order some of these, if they're not sold out! http://www.garagekits.us/

1966 Batman TV Commercial with Alfred for Fact Toothpaste

Here's a cool Vintage 60's TV Commercial featuring Alfred from the 1966 Batman TV Series. Alfred is played by the actual actor, Alan Napier! It was for FACT TOOTHPASTE with a special Batman & Robin Poster Offer. Both the posters & the toothpaste box with Batman graphics are extremely RARE & it's really a treat to see old Alfred again!

TWO FREE BATMAN DESKTOP WALLPAPERS

Every Wednesday is "Wacky Wallpapers Wednesday" at the BAT-BLOG & I was so excited about posting these 2 that I posted them about an hour & a half before Wed, ha ha! The 1st one is an incredible graphic by one of my all-time favorite Batman comic book artists, Dick Sprang. This guy is a golden-age classic icon & a true star of the comic art world! I love his "cartoon" style art & bold primary colors. I also appreciate the way he draws such sharp clean lines. Speaking of clean lines, the next wallpaper features a graphic by a more current Batman artist, Kevin Nowlan. His stuff is really good too. This was a convention sketch in pencil & looks really cool as wallpaper....check 'em out! Remember, if you're looking for Batman wallpapers for a MySpace layout or just to brighten your desktop be sure to check out our "Bat-Blog Batman Wallpapers" web page ( link on the top-right side ).

Batman 1966 Give-a-Show Projector MINT IN BOX

A friend on the message boards gave me the heads-up about this item being on eBay awhile back. In my 20+ years obsessively collecting Batman I have NEVER seen this before! ( Not to sound arrogant, because I am not, but that is for me a sign that a Bat-Toy is pretty RARE because I am the super-crazy Batman Collector, ha ha! ). I seriously LOVE the vintage-style graphics on the box. Be sure to click on the picture for a larger photo, it's sweet! They flash a lot of messages about it being a TV Series on ABC, that's kind of cool too. This is now on my list of "Top-Wanted Bat-Items"...Drool, Drool. I love doing the BAT-BLOG. I meet a lot of great people :)

RARE Vintage Batman Watches & Jewelry

DC Comics has marketed Batman into every product you can imagine. One of my favorite catagories are the watches & jewelry mainly because they are sort of RARE & obscure. Here's some classic examples of Bat-Jewelry Memorabilia. The 1st picture really isn't a watch but it kind of is. It's a 1966 Batman Flashlight Watch! It's shown here with the original ad that you could have used to order it & it also came with a small pocket flashlight. These babies are extremely RARE & very hard-to-find! The 2nd example is a classic! This Vintage Batman Wrist-Watch was made by DABS & COMPANY in the 1970's. It's shown here with it's original display box. They also made a Shazam, Superman, & Wonder Woman watch too but who cares, ha ha. They also made a RARE Joker Watch but I didn't have a pic of it at the moment ( not shown ). The 3rd item is something that I would love to find because it's super RARE, almost a museum piece. This is a Batman Pocket-Watch made by the Ingraham Watch Company. Not sure of the exact date but the graphics are really retro-looking. I'm guessing it's from the 1970's or early 80's. The next piece of jewelry is a really fun item. This is a "Flicker Ring" that was made for the Canadian market. It has a 3-D picture that bounces back & forth from Robin to Batman ( Burt Ward & Adam West ). This is really cool! The last picture shows a few examples of Vintage 1966 Batman Jewelry items: Pins, Brooches, & Key Rings.These are shown on their original display cards & are pretty hard-to-find in MINT shape....enjoy! Be sure to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for many more examples of RARE Batman items & toys. We have over 500 posts to drool over. See you tommorrow!

BATMAN # 32 Vintage 1940's Golden Age Comic Book Cover

Golden Age Comic Book Cover to Batman #32, Classic.

BAT-PLANES: Different Vintage Batman Airplanes

With the BAT-BLOG I always strive for variety & there seems to be so many different angles on the many aspects of the character that I can do that. One thing I do is collect pictures for awhile until I see a pattern. Here's an example: Tonight, out of the blue, I noticed I had a lot of pics of many different Vintage Batman BAT-PLANE TOYS. So, here's some examples of Bat-Plane Toys made thru the years. The 1st one is probably the rarest of them all & was made in 1966. It's a beautiful Bat-Plane that looks more like a military cargo plane than a plane he would actually have. The 2nd piece of Bat-Memorabilia is this 1970's Bat-Plane that is really cute. Yes it is, it's the cutest little plane ever, yes it is. This was contributed by a friend at the BAT-BLOG Message Board. I personally don't have this item in my collection & wish I did, it's cool. The 3rd bit of Bat-Nostalgia is a Bat-Plane from Canada, called the BAT-GLIDER. It's actually a Vintage "bootleg" Batman toy put out during the 60's to rip-off the TV Series, kind of funny! The last photo is the extremely hard-to-find Bat-Plane that was an accessory in the Batman Justice League of America Play Set made by Ideal ©1966.