tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62604728686783306962024-03-13T08:47:40.302-07:00Under the Giant PennyBrian Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137963120822568278noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-66053013787023642402022-05-02T07:04:00.003-07:002022-05-02T07:04:50.705-07:00The Museum Visit: Part 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCRC0zomnrjWmtwqyg_YOFiZzE0PH5TUsFTbEulR3GjqbzK0n-MyOw69hh4jY9K1khDO47XSLXdt5SM-1QK_rGZmGJgcFLEyK7ziC9F3PiCZbz2M0dTahYLJYuOFgIvSK0iXjxh1p3CCumkERcQGHNC7bstDXRhn_BEoYQvqDZeng6SWa6o_-yqtC/s4032/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCRC0zomnrjWmtwqyg_YOFiZzE0PH5TUsFTbEulR3GjqbzK0n-MyOw69hh4jY9K1khDO47XSLXdt5SM-1QK_rGZmGJgcFLEyK7ziC9F3PiCZbz2M0dTahYLJYuOFgIvSK0iXjxh1p3CCumkERcQGHNC7bstDXRhn_BEoYQvqDZeng6SWa6o_-yqtC/s320/1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dinosaurs were as anxious to get to the children's museum and see the Batman collection as we were.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEgeMXoYwLQ4kg8SlzMSG9Sz5XaH2EBA3lX9uWXbPi9p7fjkIimKeyimC0W_usJGweIUeiie_aWpkAWT74QZZWFAO8YgUGzrGpq_VHhNjmbDhDOFQcIfK4GdeYImUBNJYHlZh5hTdlVx5un68CT7bmyMuZZN76-8C33AELU3_LlHWD0fBC7dGmrUw/s4032/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEgeMXoYwLQ4kg8SlzMSG9Sz5XaH2EBA3lX9uWXbPi9p7fjkIimKeyimC0W_usJGweIUeiie_aWpkAWT74QZZWFAO8YgUGzrGpq_VHhNjmbDhDOFQcIfK4GdeYImUBNJYHlZh5hTdlVx5un68CT7bmyMuZZN76-8C33AELU3_LlHWD0fBC7dGmrUw/s320/2.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We saw some dinosaurs first.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAO1DMq5spKJU8BmTMhiWlKE9WFZkhb2MGZr_ZvVqKk0qohCUqmFfFqEzPD8GPvTUs2HjPB3U0eVsN-CqcRg-HSqQZoSyp9w7XHvNfxJ6Zlj8Wulg68I_ZtVEZgzNeqVeskBA2kFE9QXi3kH_c-L-v6sTipd8bbm9ZXhffvUudONellpGjavwN7i2/s4032/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAO1DMq5spKJU8BmTMhiWlKE9WFZkhb2MGZr_ZvVqKk0qohCUqmFfFqEzPD8GPvTUs2HjPB3U0eVsN-CqcRg-HSqQZoSyp9w7XHvNfxJ6Zlj8Wulg68I_ZtVEZgzNeqVeskBA2kFE9QXi3kH_c-L-v6sTipd8bbm9ZXhffvUudONellpGjavwN7i2/s320/3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDJ1T06qi1REhSh0DoxWYZf-BGMjSDCBpUjLcvGmNfKXeG8lVGg-9UxDXnkkLvRxLcU9E-VDuD_o0Rbx3-NkEHX6x9JMvcP8f_RoA2hIsAuiwp98ZZtPrOCIOtuSGqqVi_8I5YCb7ge_mHJ8MuMjTNtAvHZJvbwmMvlQSogZbs_2MeInnwT_EkWML/s4032/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDJ1T06qi1REhSh0DoxWYZf-BGMjSDCBpUjLcvGmNfKXeG8lVGg-9UxDXnkkLvRxLcU9E-VDuD_o0Rbx3-NkEHX6x9JMvcP8f_RoA2hIsAuiwp98ZZtPrOCIOtuSGqqVi_8I5YCb7ge_mHJ8MuMjTNtAvHZJvbwmMvlQSogZbs_2MeInnwT_EkWML/s320/4.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I even had a wax one made as a souvenir. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwO3xdUYxmk0xFj01Khnq2xKRzUd5_icM5-B1tUvk9YxTQXVJjQUD1IbkpLx1T63Kso7ROBQYA9GKafdKK2Tw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brian showed off his super strength. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2PSYYe0P-MwuGl49s_iSJ8EmltTCIBNFZg_6nA3GRJeI8DsyYarLqZJ-GufgFaODk7-qceGszZ_8Dv8oFY4qQx6HGEdMuI1IRnCFOyR3GQBZ33XGGuApzQ_o8jehmYmgmy8OJjzJFF1okH1KCR1Aidj873LA6w8tzy9arczMGuA1CJFjXUW5rPkw/s4032/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2PSYYe0P-MwuGl49s_iSJ8EmltTCIBNFZg_6nA3GRJeI8DsyYarLqZJ-GufgFaODk7-qceGszZ_8Dv8oFY4qQx6HGEdMuI1IRnCFOyR3GQBZ33XGGuApzQ_o8jehmYmgmy8OJjzJFF1okH1KCR1Aidj873LA6w8tzy9arczMGuA1CJFjXUW5rPkw/s320/9.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Photos were taken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TkpbFuF8kXYoJYkQBXxAMcXXnJQ7WhUFWopBOkTvROu2t8VMyR_UZwA3MMeP1JeVeK6ygMKVGIZyd8kKUz26NK94oqFkohMdf53nutUSFEasMgYi53oiZQAFjgVZOpSXTCIZ7_oyWnw3Xn_lyz5C89EVw5t_HSxiIRlhpCralI0by0xy75EhbWqm/s640/10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TkpbFuF8kXYoJYkQBXxAMcXXnJQ7WhUFWopBOkTvROu2t8VMyR_UZwA3MMeP1JeVeK6ygMKVGIZyd8kKUz26NK94oqFkohMdf53nutUSFEasMgYi53oiZQAFjgVZOpSXTCIZ7_oyWnw3Xn_lyz5C89EVw5t_HSxiIRlhpCralI0by0xy75EhbWqm/s320/10.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We played with some of the interactive displays.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGEYTiUzQTx7amXf-A8pHBYniQwyjTO3FpCoVfrhAes4_D0x_XxKwAip8_NDN6oNudyk6aOVanvEWkO4nvZT1S7Wq9UDvQGBgda3kEI21bBSCL-HicUnMfTWjXa1TsUoOPh8wNEfMQ2NxRjcZVudT_rMu1JVV2dl5Vg_bfdHManFuipHTMs2VAC5d/s4032/11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGEYTiUzQTx7amXf-A8pHBYniQwyjTO3FpCoVfrhAes4_D0x_XxKwAip8_NDN6oNudyk6aOVanvEWkO4nvZT1S7Wq9UDvQGBgda3kEI21bBSCL-HicUnMfTWjXa1TsUoOPh8wNEfMQ2NxRjcZVudT_rMu1JVV2dl5Vg_bfdHManFuipHTMs2VAC5d/s320/11.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charles found some Star Wars figures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That's something I guess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2aThCRs7FAuM_fFH9YBmbxWCyReUR-xJOrZ1q1OJvVWK-EY8HdT1wflNF64w8x8dvpPsjBqgo1ELSY1FuzgiD3yxp-cEJJFv0Ml-eyVpNTDPjdL2Wf9H27-uQJdRsnWtYTaIBENyjpPRmSavAkL70atHSQZb98qjdu-mNY2D3XaKxVmiazcWuNxg/s640/22.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2aThCRs7FAuM_fFH9YBmbxWCyReUR-xJOrZ1q1OJvVWK-EY8HdT1wflNF64w8x8dvpPsjBqgo1ELSY1FuzgiD3yxp-cEJJFv0Ml-eyVpNTDPjdL2Wf9H27-uQJdRsnWtYTaIBENyjpPRmSavAkL70atHSQZb98qjdu-mNY2D3XaKxVmiazcWuNxg/s320/22.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We discussed it a minute and thought "It is what it is" and got on to the business at hand...</div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfs1crdJ_AFkNQCd6NPF-dUhjLQPD7T104lllEk4IzxAZqTufTbSbaLXvMXqE15yYEBQvX9_m3JWk8aUiufCcfC98WylsRXakZJ4wKtUZ2QjCEA8w3wZZZx1nGxDeG-cegCe-5PMmkV0a2XLq4xeyp4ffCsdX9MnZFjGxJCf2T-oqkR-1EWHagUgW2/s1080/16.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfs1crdJ_AFkNQCd6NPF-dUhjLQPD7T104lllEk4IzxAZqTufTbSbaLXvMXqE15yYEBQvX9_m3JWk8aUiufCcfC98WylsRXakZJ4wKtUZ2QjCEA8w3wZZZx1nGxDeG-cegCe-5PMmkV0a2XLq4xeyp4ffCsdX9MnZFjGxJCf2T-oqkR-1EWHagUgW2/s320/16.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Selfies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOxg5gBZJ6DNT41324nAA57rzNzYVAwBTN3C7WUrpGB_ZKAC1xmfdDlBdtdgBlwFt67AaGIFs__T0qXBzX43nkDq3YGmcUxMIfiwV-N6VATlqxWVu4HJsd6CvdAfxxjdHMO05oBEEET0uWhkmy6mhDwbZN6FQE28evcwBHCblEwBoUiyNlK06VGf8/s2576/17.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOxg5gBZJ6DNT41324nAA57rzNzYVAwBTN3C7WUrpGB_ZKAC1xmfdDlBdtdgBlwFt67AaGIFs__T0qXBzX43nkDq3YGmcUxMIfiwV-N6VATlqxWVu4HJsd6CvdAfxxjdHMO05oBEEET0uWhkmy6mhDwbZN6FQE28evcwBHCblEwBoUiyNlK06VGf8/s320/17.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then photo documenting it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3pme7zvQ4MOKKcjTtMMfAh6SQZr0aXnulvwJKc310RzJK4vikb4_G2dXL0Fk0JEDN9wzUX2yc5fBw7gNn8MxOCQMpYkMNyALoACFTSScFy9-dOI3F4ABFPo3-REzvPzXr30EevIKheeen91Xt-sg2dOwUBvURoIj6Y1WYXG-xI4BWRnC_X2AhiGM/s4032/18.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3pme7zvQ4MOKKcjTtMMfAh6SQZr0aXnulvwJKc310RzJK4vikb4_G2dXL0Fk0JEDN9wzUX2yc5fBw7gNn8MxOCQMpYkMNyALoACFTSScFy9-dOI3F4ABFPo3-REzvPzXr30EevIKheeen91Xt-sg2dOwUBvURoIj6Y1WYXG-xI4BWRnC_X2AhiGM/s320/18.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPqEUBN6ARjZPRV_0g2kwvUDLjaosuLPhIYVc1639K5r-uRWi_gquayN9V4DxprMdikMbU6F2cTqIlltzFU7xWzLaRe3NEvVMc-3JkqneKzdemG6rMob-oRyMImEGyjeEEbvWFLC82db9q0UG5Y-I78QAfP39bBWk_0kMkKylXd-TibE-7FKhYOzl/s4032/19.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPqEUBN6ARjZPRV_0g2kwvUDLjaosuLPhIYVc1639K5r-uRWi_gquayN9V4DxprMdikMbU6F2cTqIlltzFU7xWzLaRe3NEvVMc-3JkqneKzdemG6rMob-oRyMImEGyjeEEbvWFLC82db9q0UG5Y-I78QAfP39bBWk_0kMkKylXd-TibE-7FKhYOzl/s320/19.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a little bit of "Got it. Got it. Need it. Got it" that was said.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuAuRJ_9mgM5NNgELbU3icIY26EsH3jDx1n1W-79o6OHKWLl-5uXRMaO-MlMUprJQU3Aoq38sF6I1a5nH6LimEHtBtsyqBKIAi2_GGfKHlQa9QdEhMddZUv5Z5hHdmeuWUVHA0vDv8oLz07yy-bcjJqrnLK59qRsjcGdiyw14sMWlsbaIeQnsPkXz/s4032/20.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuAuRJ_9mgM5NNgELbU3icIY26EsH3jDx1n1W-79o6OHKWLl-5uXRMaO-MlMUprJQU3Aoq38sF6I1a5nH6LimEHtBtsyqBKIAi2_GGfKHlQa9QdEhMddZUv5Z5hHdmeuWUVHA0vDv8oLz07yy-bcjJqrnLK59qRsjcGdiyw14sMWlsbaIeQnsPkXz/s320/20.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XkVXHf_xeZTr6Xe1A8Q5_GQsJP2fxUJv9BTgEs-TPUN2agZQxCd_9bIR9QG8lKMOMpmOlcLcdTxW96xlyDjEQgwXI0JekXGx49yyND9oTk7rLvSx6ItOXe-3Q98CqXT0PRf30uexAHWIvqwbmfzDACHs4atE_cbIi0XnPtxTZ1LbdCZHJKv3_cVe/s4032/21.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XkVXHf_xeZTr6Xe1A8Q5_GQsJP2fxUJv9BTgEs-TPUN2agZQxCd_9bIR9QG8lKMOMpmOlcLcdTxW96xlyDjEQgwXI0JekXGx49yyND9oTk7rLvSx6ItOXe-3Q98CqXT0PRf30uexAHWIvqwbmfzDACHs4atE_cbIi0XnPtxTZ1LbdCZHJKv3_cVe/s320/21.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNaVNFDM7zMjlzjYrY73bEyQ5_Zm0tV_b3exsDii8e2QliJOJFEKMJb5O9HV_Vd6jegDBNOkNzePVmd_-4lBzuD6SgACN2B4--REldCxuV0Tm40_tqgZeLIzd9xkLDBDsCu5GjoEIXx6mwuuckoZzZJV6tVG27Xg1IKt4iMBa3h9_SaIQNAUtDG55/s4032/23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNaVNFDM7zMjlzjYrY73bEyQ5_Zm0tV_b3exsDii8e2QliJOJFEKMJb5O9HV_Vd6jegDBNOkNzePVmd_-4lBzuD6SgACN2B4--REldCxuV0Tm40_tqgZeLIzd9xkLDBDsCu5GjoEIXx6mwuuckoZzZJV6tVG27Xg1IKt4iMBa3h9_SaIQNAUtDG55/s320/23.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spiderman was jealous of all the attention the small display got.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To be continued.</div><br /> <p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-57248969082937819382022-04-29T10:52:00.003-07:002022-04-29T10:52:59.399-07:00A Hoosier, Montanan and a Texan wrote a blog<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVwh1Rfi1CBfUDg4cTDEM6RnlBStEverV9xT5gqVwKSNWBZZuxrOHlWUuc5guiHC13MYpUyoUhtmzHiat0gEqbNAfX6RVWfcwpuRppABwmV5qiKBwFSx1ETSstFCf3-bfNxZrge8B8PnTiBFVB_VM5cAiqsfyltPHPdBLGqqverqM7EDDSq6Mc5BM/s800/IMG_4111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVwh1Rfi1CBfUDg4cTDEM6RnlBStEverV9xT5gqVwKSNWBZZuxrOHlWUuc5guiHC13MYpUyoUhtmzHiat0gEqbNAfX6RVWfcwpuRppABwmV5qiKBwFSx1ETSstFCf3-bfNxZrge8B8PnTiBFVB_VM5cAiqsfyltPHPdBLGqqverqM7EDDSq6Mc5BM/s320/IMG_4111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"><p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></p>Under the Giant Penny Started in July 2009 by two grown men who had fond memories of their childhood and used Batman as a sort of talisman to transport them back to those memories. They added a third to the group in 2013.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"> </span><p></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">So a Hoosier, Montanan and a Texan wrote a blog and grew friendships. We had never met in person. Only emails and phone calls but Batman drove us forward.</p><p class="gmail-p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I group emailed Brian and Charles earlier this week about a new Batman toy that was out and said I missed our blog and hearing from them regularly. Google wouldn’t let me into any of my blogs and Brian A. said he had the same troubles but Charles could still get in!<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>A few emails later and we all had our access back!</p><p class="gmail-p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Now what to post?</p><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">There is a new Batman movie out with merchandise that I am sure we all a piece of plus I want to hear their thoughts on the new movie but that just doesn’t feel right for this post that wakes the blog up again.</p><p class="gmail-p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Then getting ready for work I saw these stickers.</p><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5XU7qBgboKovnfMP4gGmndTzvMrwdXKw5plq7xXgIJMbJ7hB8YNrI_915AvVSghWr6fyLTPl89GreteqRQPQ3VKCIE8lKTQgebcco9-HGHxVM1bU7ma98Je1jWOMidj1i1akbJFkMvTw4rpu7fMBRATngPfQaz3TPqJOUu9-Zs1rn1CIj0FgJlR9/s4032/IMG_6757.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5XU7qBgboKovnfMP4gGmndTzvMrwdXKw5plq7xXgIJMbJ7hB8YNrI_915AvVSghWr6fyLTPl89GreteqRQPQ3VKCIE8lKTQgebcco9-HGHxVM1bU7ma98Je1jWOMidj1i1akbJFkMvTw4rpu7fMBRATngPfQaz3TPqJOUu9-Zs1rn1CIj0FgJlR9/s320/IMG_6757.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="gmail-p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Bat-weekend 2017!</p><p class="gmail-p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2017 had a Bat-related news event. Fellow Hoosier Kevin Silva sold his Guinness Book of World records Batman collection to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. This collection had a whopping 3,252-pieces and the museum said that they would display it!</p><p class="gmail-p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">So emails were sent and phone calls placed and before we knew it a weekend adventure was planned! Labor Day weekend was picked and I would host what would be called “Batman-Weekend”.</p><p class="gmail-p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">My wife was very kind and allowed me to host my guests but that meant we had to have a new living room. (Bargains must be made when opportunity arises) So goodbye garage and hello construction. That meant I had to enlist my kids for help and they rallied to our cause.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1leb8wcnToRZNGsCOKCCy1o1JnDTu5dhJDGwCGdZgpbkaN1PEnolUQ7yFoI1kKX5_hK7oIt755ghRSULXtCAZRwQwLnggusqE02TrPcsOTWEiJEUYCEZpkmVZc7wo9x8q6t4hGLg1ys-IfDBtGBRjSEKyBpMZ5lJwCBtbjLlpPesODxbYgTpWuzyC/s1113/IMG_3371.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1077" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1leb8wcnToRZNGsCOKCCy1o1JnDTu5dhJDGwCGdZgpbkaN1PEnolUQ7yFoI1kKX5_hK7oIt755ghRSULXtCAZRwQwLnggusqE02TrPcsOTWEiJEUYCEZpkmVZc7wo9x8q6t4hGLg1ys-IfDBtGBRjSEKyBpMZ5lJwCBtbjLlpPesODxbYgTpWuzyC/s320/IMG_3371.PNG" width="310" /></a></div><br /><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; 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My fear of doing that and then never getting back to the blog has made me decide to make this a "to be continued post". That way I can force myself back into the habit of posting again and using my need to complete a story to do it.</p><p class="gmail-p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">So hang in there “Same Beat-Time Same Bat-Channel!”</p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-64728991120433580792019-03-08T07:59:00.002-08:002019-03-08T07:59:59.412-08:00The Bat - Gasmask<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No. 8 of 11 Batman Vs. the Riddler CardsBrian Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137963120822568278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-82224375616585147002017-06-28T05:19:00.002-07:002017-06-28T05:40:49.593-07:00Shake Me to Wake MeIt has been a while since we have had any posting activity on UTGP. Lives change. Time commitments with family and work takes precedents over fun side projects. Legitimate and real excuses and we thank those of you for continuing to visit the site even though it is pretty stale from nonuse.<br />
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All the contributors still communicate regularly and often we would speak of needing to post something or mention an idea for a post but they never came to fruition.<br />
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Time does change and sometimes an event helps to move things along, wakes you up, stirs you to action.<br />
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I was staining my house one Saturday when my phone chirped.<br />
It was from Charles.<br />
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My response was truly what I was thinking at that moment.<br />
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It was truly out of the blue for me.<br />
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I didn't know the man personally and as a matter of fact I have intentionally avoided reading much about Adam West because I liked Batman, his Batman.<br />
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I have found that when I have seen actors in interviews I found them to be empty shells, like a record player waiting for the next record to drop so they would have something to say or have a likable personality and I didn't want to be disappointed with him. So I kept him on TV at a distance so I could continue to see him as I did when I was a kid.<br />
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Adam West portrayed my Batman. I am glad that he was on TV during my childhood.<br />
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This will be shocking to many fans my age but I never bought <b>"The Killing Joke"</b> or "T<b>he Dark Knight Returns"</b> because they weren't my Batman.<br />
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My Batman wasn't a vigilante. My Batman was <i>“A duly deputized agent of the law.”</i> My Batman wasn't dark. My Batman operated in broad daylight, he paid the parking meter when parking the Batmobile and repeatedly taught Robin to be a good citizen.<br />
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So I held out on the "Dark" Batman for a good while. Here is one example.<br />
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When Tim Burton's Batman movie had merchandise start to hit the shelves I really wanted a shirt. So as flyer after flyer and ad after ad came out I could not find a Batman shirt. When I say that I mean "my Batman" shirt. There were all kinds of black shirts but the Batsymbol was all wrong. My doggedness finally paid off because I found one that was a gray shirt with the correct Adam West Batsymbol on it. I wore it to the midnight premiere. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">and just about every other day</span><br />
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I also set my VCR to record all the original episodes that were airing then in anticipation of the new movies release. Not just because they aired to early for me to watch them but because we were expecting our first child and my kids weren't gonna watch a corrupt version of Batman or some lame Power Ranger they were gonna watch Adam West.<br />
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And they did and all three of them liked his Batman just as much as I did.<br />
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As an adult I could see the campiness and noticed the double entendres but as a kid it showed me that good triumphs over evil. To do right, stay right and fight for right. I learned to always be learning because you never knew when an obscure fact would come in handy. I developed a love for solving puzzles and riddles and sought to instill in myself the art of keeping calm and to think calmly under intensely stressful situations.<br />
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Oh and I learned to escape from being tied up. This has not come into play yet in my adult life other than when doing a magic trick but when I was younger my brothers and I tied each other up often.<br />
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I could go on and on. I had a wonderful childhood and Adam West's Batman played a big part in it and in making me who I am today. So thank you Mr. West and may you rest in peace. <br />
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Brian Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137963120822568278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-56525160519398267682014-07-28T12:31:00.000-07:002014-07-28T15:20:24.308-07:00Art Studio and Toy Collection Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's been quite awhile since I've posted anything and I thought I'd change that. I'm planning on blogging again once a week but thought I'd kick things off with a tour of my studio/collection room. The overwhelming majority of my Batman collection is packed away in storage. I don't have a lot of display space so I tend to rotate things in and out depending on my mood. Here's what I have set up, currently. With this being Batman's 75th year, I thought I'd go heavy on the Batman items and cut down on the amount of Star Wars items I have displayed. </div>
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This is the Southwest corner of the room where I have my main art desk. This is where I do the majority of my drawing and painting. This corner also houses my Batman 1966 TV collection. I couldn't be happier that this stuff is FINALLY being produced. This is an assortment of all fairly new items since it's only been a year or two that this stuff has been coming out.</div>
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Funko's bobble heads and set of bendys. Bendys are SO 60's/early 70's retro. I love 'em!</div>
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Figures Toy Company's new Batman 8" TV "Megos." These are the Megos that SO MANY of us wanted as kids. That's not to say that we didn't love the Batman Megos that we had.</div>
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Hot Toys 12" Batman and Robin. Another "dream come true."</div>
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Funko's Pop Heroes.</div>
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NECA's 18" Adam West Batman. This is a huge hunk of plastic that has incredible shelf presence. I LOVE these Quarter-Scale figures that NECA is doing.</div>
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Mattel's Heroes, Villains, and Batmobile. How COOL is it to finally have a 66 Batmobile with Action Figures?!! Anyone that is a '66 fan and doesn't appreciate this set is being a bit too picky, IMO. These are such great TOYS!</div>
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Here's a bit of the Keaton Batman Universe that resides in the same corner. This is Hot Toy's 1989 Sixth Scale Batmobile. This thing is MASSIVE. It takes an industrial shelf to hold it. So, this is where it's staying.</div>
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Hot Toys 1989 Batman and Joker.</div>
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A view over the right top corner of my art desk. There's a TV for videos and gaming on breaks... and a few toys and collectibles hanging out on shelves.</div>
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A small shelf over my desk. Kotobukiya's sixth-scale Batman statue is on the right. Amazing piece of sculpture. Check out that cape!!</div>
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A few 1989 Batman items over the TV. Boxed Toy Biz vehicles and a loose Kenner Batwing.</div>
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This is a bulletin board behind the door of the room. This is where I pin up odds and ends. A lot of new figures end up here until I can find them a permanent place for display or storage.</div>
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This is the East Wall. This is the side of the room with my Mac where I do mostly design, art tweaking, and photo stuff.</div>
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A few blue and gray 70's classic-looking Batman items. The two goofy looking figures in the boxes are Sofubis... a Japanese style of toy from the 1970s. LOVE those Mego inspired boxes.</div>
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More Bat-stuff.</div>
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Figures Toy Company's new Removable cowl Batman reproduction in front of the real mccoys from Mego.</div>
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An assortment of Batman Megos. The Alfred, Batgirl, and loose Batman are new reproductions.</div>
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A couple of maquettes. The Batman is from the recent Batman: Year One animated film. The Superman is based on the old Fleischer animated shorts.</div>
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A few of the Batman Animated Series maquettes that DC Direct produced. A few of my favorite Bat-items, actually.</div>
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Misc. Stuff. I've had the large TNBA Batman bust for years and years. He's been a collection room staple.</div>
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Here's a little surviving Star Wars collection in the Northwest corner of the room near my Mac. I won't dwell on this stuff since this is a Batman blog.</div>
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Another Quarter-Scale figure from NECA. This one is based on Batman's appearance in the recent Arkham Origins video game. This one is HUGE but also a fun toy. He's a lot of fun to pose because he has a great deal of articulation.</div>
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And finally, this is NECA's Quarter Scale Michael Keaton Batman. Another favorite! Behind him are a few classic Kenner figures from the first Tim Burton film. What a great summer that was!!</div>
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I hope you've enjoyed my little tour. If you have any questions about an item or items... or if you'd like to see a blog post with more detail about an item, post it in the comments below.</div>
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Brian Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08970239046233874435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-71093409066724815662013-12-17T07:01:00.004-08:002013-12-17T07:03:55.308-08:0066 Batman Heroclix<br />
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1966 Batman seems to be everywhere this year!</div>
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It is nice for guys who grew up with Adam West and Burt Ward to finally have some collectables in their likeness.</div>
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Not only do we get Batman and Robin but a few villains this year too.</div>
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Mattel even gave us a few villains! Joker, Riddler, Penguin and Catwoman but There are a even more as Heroclix figures.</div>
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Now I don't play Heroclix the game but I am collecting these figures.</div>
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The bad thing is that they come in "blind" packaging like the one below. </div>
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The good news is they are under $3 and nicely detailed.</div>
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Since I took these pictures I have also found the Ertha Kitt Catwoman, Mr. Freeze and Shame.<br />
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A quick post on something I found today. <br />
A DC buildable figure.<br />
<br />This came in a coin operated vending machine at my local comic book store.<br />
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Four quarters.<br />
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<br />Brian Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137963120822568278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-56849897940739848072013-08-29T18:31:00.000-07:002013-08-30T02:57:21.448-07:00Mezco Batman and Robin with the Batmobile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So far this is the only toy in the new "Batman: Classic TV Series" I have seen in a store!</div>
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It is put out by Mezco and the box says it is a Mez-it toy.</div>
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I have never seen one of these toys in the real world before I saw this one.</div>
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I have seen the figure on line before but I thought that they were bigger than they are.</div>
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I love the Armor Bat symbol on the side of the Batmobile.</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(The color isn't coming off on the stickers it is the lights in my dining room making it look that way.)</span></div>
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The dash has nice details on the stickers inside.</div>
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The figures really surprised me. They had more articulation than I thought they would have and they had nice details on them.</div>
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I think this is a pretty good Adam West looking figure.</div>
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The heads swivel and have a good range of motion as well as the arms and legs.</div>
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Their capes are fabric and can rotate around their necks too.</div>
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Here it sits in my collection, which will all be rearranged when I get my hands on the other classic TV toys due out soon.</div>
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I will let you know when I get them.<br />
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<br />Brian Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137963120822568278noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-58542090739341344602013-08-07T11:41:00.001-07:002013-08-07T13:01:34.829-07:00Darwyn Cooke Bendy Figure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bendy's are back!<br />
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Bendy figures were very popular when I was a kid.<br />
They were placed where whiny kids could see them at check lanes and were a spontaneous purchase.<br />
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These figures are made of "rubber" and have a wire skeleton inside them that help the figure hold the pose that you bend them into.<br />
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None of my bendy figures from my youth survied to present day though.<br />
If you really played with a figure the wires would eventually pop out of the characters making them a weapon that you could use on your siblings. So they got thrown away over time.<br />
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This figure is Batman based on the drawings of Darwyn Cooke. <br />
This particular figure is from Darwyn's "The New Frontier" book.<br />
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Batman looking as if Mr. Freeze has frozen him in ice!</div>
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I liked the way he is packaged in a vintage style to match the comic but this Batman demanded to be set free from his card prison. </div>
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This figure looks like he is bursting from the pages of the comic!</div>
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For a bendy figure it has really nice detail.<br />
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Batman speading fear!<br />
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He has a nice cape too. </div>
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I also don't worry about the wires coming out of this figure.</div>
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The older figure had disporportional arms and legs making them easier to bend but this figure does not.</div>
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You can bend him but he won't be spelling "YMCA" with his arms. </div>
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I like the detail of his loose fitting costume.<br />
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A great figure for a great comic book Batman.<br />
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This past week, UPS delivered something that I've been waiting for for quite some time. I preordered this item with Sideshow Toys way back in February 2012. The BOX finally showed up, and it was massive!</div>
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This is Hot Toys 1/6 scale 1989 Batman movie Batmobile. The 1989 Batmobile is my favorite version of Batman's ride, just edging out the 1966 TV Batmobile. So, when Hot Toys announced they were doing my favorite car in sixth-scale, I jumped on it and didn't look back.</div>
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The car was very well-packed and included a plastic "shield" to simulate the point in the film when Batman leaves the car and instructs it to protect itself with shields. This is just a foam-padded vacuum formed piece of plastic but it does it's job and looks decent doing it. Mine will live in the car's cardboard box in the garage, though. </div>
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This car is HUGE. It's actually large enough to sit TWO 12" action figures. Pictures don't really do a good job of conveying just how big this car is. Speaking of pictures, you'll have to excuse the semi-grainy cell phone pictures. I had planned on shooting this with my SLR but it's just so big and unwieldily that I just decided to use all the cell phone pics I took just for fun. I'll probably do a nice photoshoot with this car within the week to show off all the little features and what-not. For now, this is just a "taste."</div>
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The process of unpacking. My jaw about dropped when I opened the box. This thing is beautiful.</div>
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The car's underside even has nice detail.</div>
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Here's a couple of pics of the Hot Toys 12" Keaton Batman with the car. He was pretty excited.</div>
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The front and rear tail lights light up nice and bright. There is also a light in the jet engine to simulate the effect of fire. Very cool!</div>
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The dash even has lights!</div>
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Here are a few comparison shots for scale. In this first pic, the Hot Toys Batmobile is shown with the Hot Wheels 1/18 scale diecast metal 1989 Batmobile.</div>
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This next shot shows the Hot Toys car with a quarter on the canopy.</div>
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This is the Mattel Batman Unlimited 6" Penguin checking out Batman's car and trying to figure out how to turn it into an "H-Bomb on wheels."</div>
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And finally, here is the Super Friends Batman figure just hanging out by the back tire.</div>
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This is where the new GIANT Batmobile will reside... in the corner of the studio with some other Bat-items from my Batman collection. I'd love to have this under a glass case or something but it should be easy enough to dust regularly.</div>
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I'm so glad I took the "plunge" on this version of the 1989 Batmobile. This is something that I will enjoy immensely every day I come down to the studio to work.</div>
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<br />Brian Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08970239046233874435noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-11332189932512208122013-05-27T14:24:00.000-07:002013-05-27T14:26:00.368-07:00Batman-A-Thon: CharlesYay! I get a whole ten hours to watch Batman! Batman, no chores... Batman, no work... Batman, nothing else! Okay, like I would ever have ten hours to watch nothing but Batman, still this challenge was a lot harder than I thought it would be, not filling up ten hours, but picking so few as to not go over ten hours. As it is I went over a little... okay a bit more than a little. But, in for a penny in for a pound.<br />
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So, with my selections my total viewing time came in at 635 minutes or 10 hours and 35 minutes.<br />
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I am going to start my list with a classic,<i> Batman (1966</i>). The movie, not the series, the movie. Run Time 105 Minutes.<br />
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This one is totally to re-live my childhood memories. See, before cable we all had pretty much three T.V. stations (not counting Public Television, is it wrong that I never considered that T.V. until I was much older?). In our town the local stations would run cartoons every Saturday morning, and usually followed by a Saturday Movie. Every once in a great while I would hit television gold and the Saturday Movie would be Batman the Movie! </div>
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The rest of the day would be spent playing Batman! I could never climb a tree like Batman and Robin climbed those buildings I even tried starting by laying on the ground, the rope tied tight on a branch (which I had to climb the regular way to secure) and then tried the "walk up the wall" climb, no luck. I wrote it off to their superior training.</div>
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Next up are two of Episodes of Batman the Animated Series.<br />
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The first would be the premier episode, even though it is actually the second episode. Do you remember when they premiered the series on a Sunday night with <i>On Leather Wings</i>?</div>
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I knew from the title card this would be the end all be all Batman animated series. <i>On Leather Wings</i>, clocking in at 22 minutes was the origin story of the Man Bat, at least in the Animated Series. It followed Batman as he investigated a mysterious Man Bat terrorizing Gotham. It has all the elements of a great Batman story, detective work, action, and Bat gadgets.</div>
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I will continue with a fun episode, <i>Beware of the Gray Ghost</i>, another 22 minutes into my Batman-A-Thon. This one features a guest voice appearance by Adam West! Batman teams up with his childhood hero, the Gray Ghost. I love these type of stories, and what made this one funny was the Gray Ghost was just an actor, but hey, he played along and joined Batman on an adventure.</div>
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<i>The Batman vs Dracula</i>, run time 83 minutes, is not my usual fare. I am all about Batman, but not a fan of Vampires, not at all. Goes back to my childhood, not the new sparkly ones, I really do not care for those, but the ones that sneak up on you in the night and suck you blood while you sleep, those creep me out. Those old black and white Dracula movies, ugh, they get me every time. Anyway, I gave this movie a shot and loved it. By the time this movie came out I was loving the new series and was knee deep in <i>The Batman</i> toys (I kept a few), even the vampire aspect of this movie did not really bug me, it is convenient though, and I understand why, that all the vampire's victims return to normal when he is defeated, (oh SPOILER, sorry). This one is just fun for the ride. A good break befor the next heavy hitter.</div>
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<i>Batman 1989</i>, 126 minutes of my all time favorite Batman film. This one had to be on this list for me. I have great memories of seeing this in theaters on opening night, free popcorn, a free Batman plastic mug, and the huge Batman Banner hanging on the same Cinema I saw <i>Star Wars: A New Hope</i> in (both the original release and the Special Edition)</div>
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Also, Batman 1989 (though on VHS) played a big part in my all night art project sessions in school. I would come home from work, pop in Batman 89 and start to drawing, sometimes watching it two or three times in a night.</div>
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Batman Returns, another 126 minutes. This meant during those drawing sessions, I could watch them back to back. I pretty much quote jobs on the the scenes from these two movies. "Let's see that will be a tree ceremony job" or maybe a "A Double Final Battle Project"</div>
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For me the summer this movie arrived in theaters was my Batman Summer. I rember it being everywhere, once again, and hitting up the Mc Donalds for the Happy Meal toys. The Batmobile from that run is one of my all time favorites.</div>
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I also remember being out of town for my job at the time, attending a training class and having to improvise a poster for the class. Me and another student jumped in his car and hit up a local shop for some poster board and markers, where I also happened to pick up the souvenir magazine for the movie... hey a Batman fan is always on the look out.</div>
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Another Batman flick I saw in the same theater I saw the 89 Batman was <i>Batman: Mask of the Phantasm</i>, 76 minutes.</div>
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Let's start with Mask of the Phantasm. I have to say I was pretty excited to see this movie in theaters, I even think it was the same actual theater I saw 89 Batman, I know it was the same Cinema. Then, to get this when it was released on VHS, in surround sound, was just as awesome. This movie had me borrowing extra speakers from friends and family so I could run temporary wires all of the place, just so I could crank up the volume on the receiver I tied our VCR into and enjoy every little bit of sound this movie had to offer.<br />
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Then, all wired up, I invited friends and family over to marvel at this instant batman classic... just be careful of the wires. I had wires coming from around the back of our T.V. stand, where I placed the VCR and receiver, running up to a hook that used to belong to a hanging plant, but was now allowing me to run the wire overhead to a set of speakers in the back of the room. More wires ran along the floor to a center and some side speakers. It was a mess and a little hard to get up to get pop corn or use the restroom, but it was my own personal THX, ha ha.<br />
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By time <i>Mystery of the Batwoman</i> was released, the days of crazy rewiring of an apartment to enjoy a movie were gone, I was now in a house and busy freelancing to make payments, it never ends does it?<br />
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Anyway I picked up this movie along with some of the BTAS DVD's and thought I could watch them while I work. Here's the thing with me, that works really well with a movie you have seen over and over again, say <i>Batman 1989</i>, not so much for new stuff. The BTAS DVD's went fine, but when I popped this one in for the first time I had never seen it and the story was a little better than I was expecting at the time. Not a hard one to figure out though, but another fun one to watch. If I remember right this was released when <i>Batman the Animated Series</i> and <i>The New Batman Adventures</i> was wrapped and we actually had a new Batman cartoon out, I am thinking Batman Beyond was even wrapping up (not 100% sure on this). So, it was sort of cool getting a new Batman adventure in the Animated Series style.<br />
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So, that is my list, four feature films, two direct to DVD (VHS, whatever), and two of the classic <i>Batman the Animated Series</i>. Doesn't seem like 10 hours does it? Now I am off to read what Brain A and Brian B picked, I have been avoiding reading each of theirs until I posted. Then maybe I will go watch some more Batman.<br />
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I took this challenge as if it were going to be this weekend. The only way I can even fit this kind of television time in my head, in a fantasy setting, is to imagine that my wife would be away for the day and that I must be sick or something or I would NEVER get this kind of television time no matter what the weather.</div>
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So if it were this Saturday and I could do nothing but watch T.V. all day and my selection was only the Batman archive this would be it.</div>
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Every Saturday morning my amazing wife lets me be 10 years old and watch something Batman while I eat my cereal. Thanks Elaine!</div>
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So just because it has been Forever (Ha ha!) since I have watched it I would watch it in my Bat-marathon. Also I liked the song in it by Seal too. Kiss from a rose if I remember right. I had the cassette. Who am I kidding? I probably still have the cassette somewhere.</div>
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This is a rare day to watch shows I would rarely get a chance to watch. I think I have only seen this one twice as well.<br />
In my defense I looked at this challenge as if this was my plan for this Saturday. At this point in my day of laying around watching T.V. I would start to doze off and if I am going to sleep through something on this Bat-Movie-day it might as well be during Batman and Robin. Thanks Clooney for almost killing the franchise!<br />
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I would put they cherry on top of this marathon day with the first episode of the Adam West Television series, Hi Diddle Riddle.</div>
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<br />Brian Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08970239046233874435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-64974014012100634782013-05-21T08:57:00.001-07:002013-05-21T09:00:35.197-07:00My Personal Film Bat-Marathon: Brian A<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">I posed a question recently to my two UTGP blogger buddies, Brian B and Charles… If you had a Saturday all to yourself, it's raining cats and dogs outside, and there are no house projects to be working on inside, what would you put together for a (roughly) 10 hour Batman marathon? Of all the live-action and animated Batman material that's been released to home video, over the years, what ones would you select for your own, personal, 10 hour Bat-Marathon?</span></div>
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<b>1) Batman (1989)</b> - 2hrs. 6 min. - Okay, so this film isn't without it's flaws but it could be argued that this film kicked off the abundance of Bat films, tv shows, and merchandise that we've enjoyed ever since its release in 1989. I still love to watch this film. It's the first film that treated Batman as a serious character and reflected the darker atmosphere that was going on in the Batman comics, at the time. This film also kind of represents the "end of an era" for me. The summer of 1989 was the last time I can remember getting REALLY excited about a film (Star Wars Episode 1 came close but failed to deliver) to the point that I was actively looking for merchandise in the stores, reading every blurb about it I could find in magazines, and having my VCR always loaded with my "Batman tape" ready to record any commercials, news segments, interviews, or specials about the film. It seems fitting that this film kicks off my marathon as it's the film the kicked off the "Bat-craze" that started, then, and hasn't stopped, since.</div>
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<b>2) Batman The Animated Series: Mad Love (1999)</b> - 22 min. - For my money, The Animated Series that started in 1992 is the most faithful and truest version of Batman (outside of comics) that exists. This is one of my favorite episodes as it was done as a comic book by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm before it received the animated treatment. The way that Joker treats Harley towards the end of the episode is just brutal and shows that this show was meant for more than just kids. My favorite moment, though, is when Batman calls Joker "Puddin'" at the end of the episode. Priceless.</div>
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<b>3) Batman the Animated Series: Legends of the Dark Knight (1998)</b> - 22 min. This episode entails a few kids describing who Batman is.. and they all have different ideas. This episode uses different incarnations of Batman from years past to show the different versions of Batman from the kids' minds. It starts with a Golden Age Batman and Robin battling the Joker (complete with giant props from the comics). The characters look like they stepped right off the page of a Batman book that Dick Sprang illustrated. Another segment had me beside myself when I first saw it. One of the kids describes Batman from the Frank Miller series "The Dark Knight Returns" and goes on to show an animated portion of the comic book. I thought this episode would be a good "teaser" for what comes next...</div>
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<b>4) The Dark Knight Returns: Part 1 (2012)</b> - 1 hr. 16 min. - Fourteen years after Bruce Timm and company teased us with a small segment of The Dark Knight Returns in the weekly Batman cartoon, Bruce Timm was able to helm an actual full adaptation of Miller's epic comic series. I had been hoping for this exact animated adaptation ever since 1992 when the animated series debuted and ESPECIALLY since the episode Legends of the Dark Knight in 1998. Let me say that this adaptation does NOT disappoint. It's a nearly spot-on version of Frank Miller's comic (with a few plot points rearranged, slightly) and one of my favorite Batman movies of all time. To cover the entire comic series, this story had to be split into 2 parts. The first part is everything I hoped it would be and will be a mainstay in my Batman movie library for years and years to come.</div>
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<b>5) BTAS: Over the Edge (1998)</b> - 22 min. - I stuck this one in the middle of the two parts of the Dark Knight Returns as a kind of intermission. This episode is kind of an alternate "end of Batman" story so it seems fitting to have it in the middle between the two DKR parts. This is a fantastic episode that starts with the premise that Gordon and the police force KNOW that Batman is Bruce Wayne and are storming Wayne Manor to capture him. I won't give the rest away (there have to be some that haven't seen it… maybe) but it's a fantastic episode.</div>
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<b>6) The Dark Knight Returns: Part 2 (2013 )</b>- 1 hr. 18 min. - The second part of this story is fantastic. It includes some great interaction between Batman and Superman and a solution to the problem of the Joker. This epic conclusion is as good as Part 1, if not better.</div>
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<b>7) Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)</b> - 1 hr. 17 min. - The way that this movie ties the younger Batman's story in with future Batman, Terry McGinnis, and a much older Bruce Wayne's story is just jaw-dropping. This film cemented Batman Beyond into the BTAS continuity in a way that I would have never expected, at the time. When this was first produced, it was deemed too violent and a tamer version was released to the public. Eventually, though, WB decided to release the superior uncut version and it's an amazing story that turns the Animated Series version of Batman and his allies on it's head. "Earth-shattering" is a word that comes to mind. </div>
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<b>8) The Dark Knight (2008)</b>- 2 hrs. 23 min. - I enjoy all of the Nolan Batman films but find the middle chapter to be the best. I wasn't sure what to make of Heath Ledger's version of the Joker when this film was first released, but now find it to be an amazing, fresh "take" on a character that we all thought we knew so well. I tend to be resistant to change but it's nice to have these characters reinterpreted from time to time. I still enjoy the classic depiction of the Joker in things like the comics or Batman the Animated series very much but like having this film to offer alternative versions of these classic characters.<br />
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<b>9) Batman: Year One (2011)</b> - 1 hr. 4 min. - I thought it would be fun to finish off the marathon with the beginning of Batman's story. This was one of the books that came out right around the time I was getting into comics and Batman, in particular, in the mid-80s. This story just blew me away. It seemed so real… like it all could really happen. This version of Batman is the one that I'm always hopeful that they will "nail" in the live-action movies. I have to say, the Nolan movies come pretty close, but not quite. So, because this story takes me back to the very beginning of my Batman comic reading, I think it's a great note to end on.</div>
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So, that's my list for my own personal "Bat Marathon." I'm looking forward to hearing what Brian B and Charle's picks turn out to be. We'd also love to hear what everyone else likes to watch when they are in a mood for some Batman.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">A few weeks ago, Brian B threw down the challenge to post on the oldest item in our Bat-Collections.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">This was a bit tough for me since my collection is comprised mostly of things from the late 80s-on-up with a smattering of items from the 1970s.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">However, I did find a couple of items that date from the late 1960s.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Sadly, they aren't toys or even as cool as Brian B's mugs or Charle's pennant.</span></div>
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Both of these books are from 1967… the year I was born. So, they kind of have some significance to me beyond being just older Batman items. These things have been on the planet for just about as long as I have and there's something kind of neat about that to me. </div>
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The first item is a coloring book that picked up on ebay a few years ago. It's in excellent condition for it's age and only has one page colored in it. This is almost preferable to me over one that might not have been used by a young Batman fan from back in the 1960s.</div>
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I love this cover. I miss these guys.</div>
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You can tell that this is based, mostly, on the 60's TV series. Where else would you see Batman and Robin hanging out in Commissioner Gordon's office?</div>
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Also, the "Big Bad" in this story is the Minstrel. If I'm not mistaken, he's a character that was created solely for the TV show.</div>
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This is the page that was pre-colored when I got the book. Someone did a pretty nice job with it, too. I like to imagine that this was colored while watching a TV episode of Batman in the late 60's.</div>
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The Penguin even makes an appearance.</div>
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The second item is a Batman comic book from May 1967, Issue #191. A few years ago, I was thinking about trying to collect some older Batman comics. As it should be, the further back you go, the more expensive the comics become. So, I thought it might be fun to start with the very first Batman comic that was published after I was born and move up from there. Unfortunately, this is where my vintage Batman comic collection stopped… but that's okay. I enjoy having this issue all the same. I have quite a few Batman comics that start in the late 70's but this one from 1967 is definitely my oldest Batman comic book. </div>
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I love looking at these old ads in comics. Great stuff!</div>
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An ad for the original 12" GiJoe line in the 60's. How cool is that?!</div>
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My favorite ad in the whole book. Only second to the one about "How to Breath... Without Air!!"</div>
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Thanks Brian B!... for setting the challenge. Doing this makes me wish I had something from earlier in Batman's "career".... maybe something from the 1940's.</div>
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A real quick intro into my Bat Collecting Madness. When I was young I was introduced to Batman through comics and then every once in a while our local antenna T.V. Stations would air the 1966 Batman Movie on Saturdays. I would no sooner than the movie ended run outside and try to climb the old oak in our front yard like I was scaling up the side of the UN to save the delegates. That was it, I had a few little Corgi toys, the Remco Batbelt, and absolutely no Batman Megos.<br />
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I kept reading the comics, the Superfriends was on T.V., and I had buddies that had the Batman Megos, that I could join in with my Spider-Man or Spock and we would have some mixed up adventure. Time passes and in my college years the 1989 Batman movie came on the scene. Like most, this kick started my love for Batman into overdrive. Now, well over 100 Batman figures later, many die cast Batmobiles, comics, DVD's, T-Shirts, etc. here I am. So, you can see I really did not think I would have anything too old in my collection having really started relatively late to the Batman party, then I remembered this...<br />
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A 1966 Batman and Robin Pennant! Ha ha, I feel like I won a battle for the lower east end of Gotham City! I am on the board, leveled the playing field a bit, I can hang with Brian and Brian! Now, I do understand we all collect different things, and have different stories, and we even have collection overlap. But you know having read UTGP for years the one thing I knew was the two Brian's know their Classic Batman. Don't get me wrong I am not a Batman novice, it's just everyone wants to feel like they have that common ground. I an actually looking forward to contributing some new things and maybe some other areas of collecting here.<br />
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Back to the pennant though. This is one of those things I was just given by some good friends in Florida, one of those items that hits you out of the blue. I know like most collectors you are given stuff by co-workers, friends, and family that you were not expecting. You know what I am talking about, the random PEZ or the "Hey I saw this and knew you collected Batman" sort of item. Those items are, in my opinion, the most welcome to any collection.<br />
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The day I received this I was in awe, I immediately saw the copyright date, the ink went on a little heavy that day at the Batman and Robin Pennant Screen Printing Company, but the copyright reads as follows:</div>
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Holy Time Capsule! I could not believe my eyes and my mind started to race to all the times I have received pennants from baseball or basketball games, or that one time my parents dragged me to the Ice Capades only for it to be a surprise visit from an Ice Skating Spider-Man (I know this is a Batman blog, but facts are facts).</div>
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I guess I can imagine how the lucky kid felt getting this for the first time, also a little sad as they no longer have it. I hope they were ready to let it go. I do know I am going to give it a good home. Sure it has been folded and probably seen some better days, but it will hold a special place in my collection and a little spoiler here, I have plans for an awesome display with it in a prime location of my collection. But, that my Bat Friends will for another post.</div>
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It is items like this, and the mug Brian B blogged about, that make me happy to be a Batman Collector, and also be a part of a community were we can share cool finds, and still be amazed at the wonders of our favorite Superhero.</div>
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A week or two ago I asked my fellow UTGP bloggers to post the oldest thing that they had in their collection.</div>
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Looks like I get to go first!</div>
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Most collectors collect more than one thing. I try to limit mine to Batman, View Master reels and a few other things here and there but Batman is by far the main subject that I collect besides bills.</div>
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To be married and collect something it helps immensely if your spouse collects something as well. They sort of understand when you try to explain that you "need " or "must have" an action figure and you are a 47 years old man and a Pastor of a Church. </div>
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If your spouse doesn't collect something I imagine that you get knowing looks from your spouse as you watch Hoarders and receive comments like "I think I'm going to call Mike and Frank from the American Pickers to come look at all your junk!".</div>
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You are getting this long introduction to prepare you for the first picture of this post.</div>
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Yes this is a blog about collecting Batman and this is a table with bowls on it.</div>
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My wife does not collect like I do but she does like bowls.</div>
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I am very fortunate that it isn't shoes, jewelry or that she just loves to shop in general. She doesn't like to shop. She often sends me which is okay because that means and extra trip down the toy aisle for me.</div>
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She has found something else that she likes and has begun to collect it though. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Fire-King Jadeite.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Her Grandfather had a mug like the one above and she loves to hunt for these green treasures when we go out antiquing.</span></div>
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There are many fake Jadeites out there so she knows to look for this brand before she buys it.</div>
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This is where our two collections meet. Fire-King and Batman.</div>
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We go to flea markets<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> (Look for a future post on these adventures) </span>and antique stores and have a good time hunting and remembering life as it was when we were kids by the items that we see.</div>
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Batman Fire-King mugs.</div>
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Who would have thought that Batman and Fire-King had a connection?</div>
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There it is all official and everything on the bottom of the mug.</div>
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I have searched and tried to find some history on these but to no avail. I thought for sure that they would be in <i>Batman Collected by Chip Kidd </i>but I didn't see them in it.</div>
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Mine, like many things in my collection, were a gift.</div>
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In 1989 Batman came back to many of us. I never left him but all of a sudden Bat-items were available everywhere. So I picked up this and that here and there because it was literally everywhere.</div>
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My Uncle George knew I liked Batman and being a collector of things himself he had picked up something at a yard sale or auction and gave it to me. It was a Batman Fire-King mug.</div>
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I thanked him for thinking of me and I kept it on a shelf to keep my change in for a long time.</div>
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I have some shots here and there of my collection as a whole on this site or WMDS. I think all Batman collectors like to see other collections and how they are displayed don't' they? I do. Well a visitor to the site looked through my collection pretty good. He noticed that I was missing the Robin mug that goes with the Batman mug.</div>
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It is in Les Daniles book: <i>Batman The Complete History</i>.</div>
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Fellow Bat-fan and blogger extraordinaire, Charles (Chunky B), is guest-posting on Under the Giant Penny today. You may know him from his work on other great sites like his own <a href="http://eclectorama.blogspot.com/">Eclectorama</a> and <a href="http://batmantheanimatedtoys.blogspot.com/">Batman the Animated Toys</a>. Today, he's giving us a taste of his own extensive Batman collection. Even though this is a guest post, Charles has agreed to make this a more permanent thing and will be joining UTGP as a regular blogger. So, we're very glad to have him joining us! Both Brians want to wish him a very big WELCOME to Under the Giant Penny.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Hello UTGP fans I am Charles (aka Chunky B), and Brian A and Brian B were gracious enough to have given me a chance at a guest post on Under the Giant Penny. Actually I think I may have lost a bet, but that is neither here nor there. When I thought about what I wanted to post on UTGP, I had to come up with something that was up to the standards established at this fine Batman Collectibles site. It couldn't be the usually action figure or happy meal toy, it had to be something cool. That's when I looked over on my book case and I remembered I recently came into ownership of a Batman Black and White Statue! Actually this is sort of rare for me as I only have one other Batman Statue in my collection, I just never was into them, but having said that, it is on occasion that I will get one and this was one of those occasions. </span><br />
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I actually came in possession of this statue from some friends at a comic book shop in Florida, they knew my love for Batman and also Mike Mignola Hellboy and thought this would be a perfect choice to send me. They were absolutely correct.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Batman Black & White Mike Mignola Variant Statue was designed by Hellboy's creator Mike Mignola and sculpted by Jonathan Mathews. Released in February 2012 as part of DC Collectables Batman Black and White Statue Collection. I am uncertain of the edition size, but I know that the first edition released in 2006 of this thing sold out quick and this variant edition is not the easiest thing to find, at least where I live. I will assume that all the UTGP readers are familiar with the theme of these statues, being mono chromatic and on a logo base that reflects the logo of the comic for which the series was born. What makes this version a variant is the deco used on Batman's chest, instead of like the previous version with the giant Bat Symbol only, this version incorporates the oval around the Bat Symbol. A version I think I like better anyway, reminds me of that classic blue and gray Batman. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I really think that the cold cast porcelain statue really captures the detail that is Mignola's trade marks, the heavy folds, the nicks in the design here and there, and the chiseled graphic quality of Batman's body. Something to note, being a relatively new member of the statue collectors society is that you have to be extremely careful with cold cast porcelain statues. I was trying to press Batman's foot down, because the way they are mounted on the base makes it seem like he is hovering (something that would probably only bug me) and caused a micro crack in his ankle, nothing that is visible unless you get really, really close, but be careful.</span><br />
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Having received this I could easily see myself going after others in the collection. The size of these things, measuring at about seven and a half inches heigh make them attractable as they do not take up too much shelf space, but make more of a presence than your usual action figure.</div>
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Thanks again to my friends at Tate's for thinking of me, and a big thanks to Brian A and B for the invite for the guest post. Until next time, same Bat Time, same Bat Channel.</div>
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The car.</div>
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These are all fixed to a base made of cardboard.</div>
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It has a really nice 3D when lit from behind.</div>
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I remember thinking that the Bat-computer was magic.</div>
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How could one machine hold all that information?</div>
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I am Batman because I have something more powerful than that computer in my pocket.</div>
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Google is my Bat-computer.</div>
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If you see one of these I recommend picking it up.</div>
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Brian Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137963120822568278noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-37266269139640808012013-02-25T11:36:00.000-08:002013-02-25T11:44:01.218-08:001974 Chemtoy Batman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">This is one of those vintage Batman toys that, on it's face, is pretty lame but still holds a special place in my old toy collecting heart. This is Chemtoy's Batman figure from 1974. I don't call him an action figure because he has zero articulation. He's just a cheapo, single-pose figure that probably cost less than a dollar.</span><br />
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I had one of these when I was a kid in the 70s. I had him about the same time that I got my first Mego Batman. So, it's safe to say that this guy didn't get much play time. I'm guessing he was an impulse kind of buy while I was out shopping with my parents. You know, that kind of thing where you beg for something, anything, just so you didn't have to go home empty-handed? I'm still dealing with these impulses, today… maybe some therapy is in order. Ahem… anyway, over the years, I've kind of developed a kind of love for this little ugly figure. It's kind of become one those nice, warm little toy memories from very early childhood. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Check out the sharp detailed paintwork on the calves. Impeccable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">So, I picked one up recently to reintroduce him to my Batman collection.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">In the pictures, I know the figure's a little beat up.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">However, take note of the exquisite craftsmanship that has gone into the paint details.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">It really doesn't get much better than this.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">I've included a shot with other Batman figures for scale and to help avoid anyone confusing this with a Hot Toys Batman figure. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br />
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Sometimes, nostalgia can be much stronger than common sense. I think that's something that all collectors can relate to, to some degree.</div>
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<br />Brian Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08970239046233874435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-46583927638275382882013-02-08T09:14:00.002-08:002013-02-08T09:20:41.757-08:00DC Direct Batman Year One DVD Maquette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">In the mid-80s, Frank Miller reinterpreted Batman for a new age in the Dark Knight Returns. While DKR tells the story of the end of Batman, Miller soon returned to write Batman Year One… a retelling of Batman's genesis. Both stories have gone down in Bat-history as being some of the very best Batman stories and both can also be partly credited for the direction that the Bat-films took when kicking off in 1989. With the 2011 release of DC Animation's Batman Year One DVD, DC Direct produced this statue to coincide with the DVD release of the film. Not much merchandise, at all, was released with the film but we did get this beautiful statue from DC Direct. The look of the statue is based on the animated version and not the comic (expertly drawn by David Mazzucchelli).</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> However, the animated film somewhat closely followed the look of the comic. So, in a sense, we get a look close to the comic but sort of "once removed."</span></span></div>
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I was very pleased when this statue was announced as the look of Batman in Year One is one of my very favorite looks for the character. His costume is simple but sleek. I'm a fan of several of Batman's looks but I tend to prefer him in a simpler, more classic style of costume. This statue depicts this type of costume very well from the understated creases in his shorts to the amazing look of his cape. </div>
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The sculpting on this statue (sculpted by Derek Miller) completely nails the look of the animated character from the Year One animated film. He looks tough but sleek and his cape seems to have a life of its own. The way this statue's cape billows, creases, and flows is truly something to behold, in person. </div>
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This statue stands at about 10 inches tall. So, he's bigger than your average DC Direct maquette and quite a bit bigger than the scale typically used for the Batman Black and White Statues.</div>
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There is absolutely nothing I'd change about this statue. I think it's "spot on" and a great addition to anyone's statue collection or Batman shelf.</div>
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<br />Brian Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08970239046233874435noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-6273406160939932792013-02-07T20:46:00.001-08:002013-02-07T20:50:32.466-08:001966 Batcopter by Hotwheels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If your a batman collector a big part of your collection are the Bat vehicles.</div>
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This last year, 2012, Hotwheels released several of them.</div>
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Today I want to show you the Batcopter.</div>
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Mine is on one of the shelves in my Batroom.</div>
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Here it is in it's natural environment.</div>
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This is a really nice replica I only wish I would have had it when I was a kid!</div>
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The first time I ever saw the Batcopter was in the Batman movie they made in 1966.</div>
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I didn't see the movie until it was on television in the 1970's though.</div>
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Before the movie the only vehicle I had seen Batman in was the Batmobile and I was totally fine with that.</div>
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The 1966 Batman movie gave us more vehicles to drool over though.</div>
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I did not know what I was missing? </div>
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Yes! Of course Batman needs more tools to catch criminals. </div>
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I love the paint on the front that lines up perfectly with the wings on its sides.</div>
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I mean really I do love everyone of them!</div>
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Brian Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137963120822568278noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-50411665442986229832011-11-15T10:29:00.001-08:002011-11-15T18:30:21.285-08:00Batman Basketball<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFF6XhbVJHt24KIIeKjFUJvwKwbM3E3-gu586p4OhmpP6ObGAhoEEOP_CWqPFvT1di_6HVR41O7bYyxL6vlTLmt4cKFauhTHMlJ0utxsnUIJSulYa4xj61_tLo18o5PSkzW-a1scc0Z3j2/s1600/Batman+basketball1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFF6XhbVJHt24KIIeKjFUJvwKwbM3E3-gu586p4OhmpP6ObGAhoEEOP_CWqPFvT1di_6HVR41O7bYyxL6vlTLmt4cKFauhTHMlJ0utxsnUIJSulYa4xj61_tLo18o5PSkzW-a1scc0Z3j2/s400/Batman+basketball1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675297328424996002" border="0" /></a>What says Batman more than a Batman basketball?<br />It is a perfect item for me since I live in the heart of basketball country, Indiana.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTo4bIp9JLGZsBKymvYvzSgmynhmqsWaafyYPQ6miZi76CzQptQZo42QXPDuWi2vijv3mD8xfvLpA_COf8GbYMihZ2mz5jj0c4tcOi2Q6cU0WtrjBwwKcy1AlPWC-fv_5Y5VrZRb2PIAkl/s1600/Batman+basketball2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTo4bIp9JLGZsBKymvYvzSgmynhmqsWaafyYPQ6miZi76CzQptQZo42QXPDuWi2vijv3mD8xfvLpA_COf8GbYMihZ2mz5jj0c4tcOi2Q6cU0WtrjBwwKcy1AlPWC-fv_5Y5VrZRb2PIAkl/s400/Batman+basketball2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675296929205607074" border="0" /></a><br />I had posted earlier about another unusual item, <a href="http://underthegiantpenny.blogspot.com/2009/09/batman-hoosier-cabinet.html">The Batman Hoosier Cabinet , </a><span style="text-decoration: underline;">s</span>o this fits me perfectly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJIk4pFKsmAq9oSKv8xTRVtc2Q9Snt2RMTG2G8biDt2QgGnBC4nxfxbBGs5ZILNzYXD-2yybxem_yIj_cSkQoZUT4iNDG7dZ_oI-2Rl91bmpDjgjfYddVbIQbF5ybVIw5pwqZ8QIbwELQ/s1600/Batman+basketball3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJIk4pFKsmAq9oSKv8xTRVtc2Q9Snt2RMTG2G8biDt2QgGnBC4nxfxbBGs5ZILNzYXD-2yybxem_yIj_cSkQoZUT4iNDG7dZ_oI-2Rl91bmpDjgjfYddVbIQbF5ybVIw5pwqZ8QIbwELQ/s400/Batman+basketball3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675296339302335426" border="0" /></a>I got this sometime while The Batman series was running on television which was from 2004 -2008.<br />This Batman was a bit shocking to me at first because they had departed from the square chin Batman to a more pointy chin character.<br /><br />I ended up liking the show really well and also liking the way they whole show was styled.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3B6d6t_OgFTSGPNFpToCk6P15Jk9fmNgjaDejqzG6ANgvKY5_p6I4ByC-u5fIq_FHlqvwC8G0Z0id5DlXo1AGnLvH1B-BhyuPN7sjjawcRLOUJhqMTcEiLUQSha4Ehgw38uBiCfmyFjX/s1600/Batman+basketball4.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3B6d6t_OgFTSGPNFpToCk6P15Jk9fmNgjaDejqzG6ANgvKY5_p6I4ByC-u5fIq_FHlqvwC8G0Z0id5DlXo1AGnLvH1B-BhyuPN7sjjawcRLOUJhqMTcEiLUQSha4Ehgw38uBiCfmyFjX/s400/Batman+basketball4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675295884442511474" border="0" /></a><br />The series also made the news for its <a href="http://www.veilinteractive.com/2003/VEILBatwave.htm">interactive toys</a>.<br /><br />When Batman would use Wayne Tech devices in the show the toys at home would interact with the television program. (<span style="font-size:78%;">Pretty cool and scary at the same time. I hope The Joker never gets a hold of this technology!</span>)<br /><br />I am pretty sure that if you were playing basketball while the show was on you would never miss a basket.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l38_dcmQ7O867dI0WPyWo4fTI3-7X-tAdGSLjMdAXySKTnQ974SEjs6qf0vT1kpZuTweRTMHS4iXJtYa_1fhp_JTlBLd-30ucckMAcF4zdMwhPRnE8yEEC4AnE6m-Ec_4KNLE5nkpoHF/s1600/Batman+basketball5.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l38_dcmQ7O867dI0WPyWo4fTI3-7X-tAdGSLjMdAXySKTnQ974SEjs6qf0vT1kpZuTweRTMHS4iXJtYa_1fhp_JTlBLd-30ucckMAcF4zdMwhPRnE8yEEC4AnE6m-Ec_4KNLE5nkpoHF/s400/Batman+basketball5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675295252329657474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I have no idea what a FOTOBALL is.<br />Google has no idea either.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">To my credit I never used the Wayne Technology to win a game</span> I depended totally on my Hoosiers skills.<br /><br />This ball was bought just to look at.<br /><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjhQiNMaZTLfe3evYOvnR-OeDAxJuYPo7NOjWZd31HzIcccMz56jDy_Q9nkqEDBcXJ0cT6CBlvR-5MRs3vM3hzUNWzMc0bnvHZpU9weJxjjcdhf7zcUf6NLUW8YaYU0TWNLRBqbyNyffj/s1600/Batman+basketball7.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjhQiNMaZTLfe3evYOvnR-OeDAxJuYPo7NOjWZd31HzIcccMz56jDy_Q9nkqEDBcXJ0cT6CBlvR-5MRs3vM3hzUNWzMc0bnvHZpU9weJxjjcdhf7zcUf6NLUW8YaYU0TWNLRBqbyNyffj/s400/Batman+basketball7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675293794008117874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Batman, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter looking at the Bat-Basketball.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6flH7bNLZ0KFftRTm36Wz-0FwjxXTq9xFIgCLwceSJ7kpE-JI6EnViee5bgHbyuJ3Zl8dXeYUrOO2VZEhXbtzIdWYLwJ_Tva6kSBbBkr2TgsW5dcpEkozRe7MllblmBaA7j914Qo24t8G/s1600/Batman+basketball8.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6flH7bNLZ0KFftRTm36Wz-0FwjxXTq9xFIgCLwceSJ7kpE-JI6EnViee5bgHbyuJ3Zl8dXeYUrOO2VZEhXbtzIdWYLwJ_Tva6kSBbBkr2TgsW5dcpEkozRe7MllblmBaA7j914Qo24t8G/s400/Batman+basketball8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675293340589934290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This Bat-item is not in my Bat-room but is instead in our game room. <span style="font-size:78%;"> (Xbox mostly)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AZg9FcpRHvm5XEbZzvNSG8R0mA8AHnnOfrBuQEk07N71Iy3UjLE-iWd0RA6flrthRjaYo6kBv74uOV187mPpXQXh-E56YPHVaq52Sz9wePHDRy8s0Sxh8K8ublEhxnFqF2BZFZO42355/s1600/Batman+basketball9.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AZg9FcpRHvm5XEbZzvNSG8R0mA8AHnnOfrBuQEk07N71Iy3UjLE-iWd0RA6flrthRjaYo6kBv74uOV187mPpXQXh-E56YPHVaq52Sz9wePHDRy8s0Sxh8K8ublEhxnFqF2BZFZO42355/s400/Batman+basketball9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675291886161717922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Brian BBrian Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137963120822568278noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-33722064917342377832011-11-11T12:51:00.000-08:002011-11-11T13:09:34.559-08:00Kenner Dark Knight Collection Catalog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aLLnSojcgj5J-Kb-IOi3pujYtTLwshyphenhyphenC6INiBzi93PfKxtNi90wkLLvuuSMRvV6EP694SoAwGhdKlg9UOpUQ7Ks_DS7O7BLmVQy4-Vh1Q4U6kOkq_15QurF_MiPHSezpYgoehnlh7Hc/s1600/DKC+Cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aLLnSojcgj5J-Kb-IOi3pujYtTLwshyphenhyphenC6INiBzi93PfKxtNi90wkLLvuuSMRvV6EP694SoAwGhdKlg9UOpUQ7Ks_DS7O7BLmVQy4-Vh1Q4U6kOkq_15QurF_MiPHSezpYgoehnlh7Hc/s400/DKC+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673844341450177778" border="0" /></a>When Kenner took over the Batman movie toy license in 1990 from Toy Biz, it was a very welcome change. It's not that I hated the Toy Biz stuff. It's just that it was pretty clear that things could have been done better.... and Kenner delivered.<br /><br />Kenner used to pack these cool little catalogs in with their larger toys like playsets and vehicles. This one is kind of an "all-purpose" catalog that shows several toy lines (as you can see by the cover of the catalog, above). I still can't believe that Kenner produced a childrens' Robocop toy line... those films were pretty hardcore and deserved the R ratings that they had. At any rate, I thought it would be fun to show these very first Batman movie toys from Kenner's catalog.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2KHjRLqQk7wxM1U1SqPS_AA4CVL2RRL2IsEkQXJo68POJkbj2KFQ2jCySjCt0QhLomoY8chaj4c3NOUo_sDC9Kmw5wBcR0K0kiXiMr4-L3E3KOKBiNy5gq0q8X1s6gXHabOEPWNufSI/s1600/DKC+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2KHjRLqQk7wxM1U1SqPS_AA4CVL2RRL2IsEkQXJo68POJkbj2KFQ2jCySjCt0QhLomoY8chaj4c3NOUo_sDC9Kmw5wBcR0K0kiXiMr4-L3E3KOKBiNy5gq0q8X1s6gXHabOEPWNufSI/s400/DKC+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673844335754735586" border="0" /></a>Here's the first wave of figures and couple of cycles. Kenner liked to reuse molds from older toy lines and retool them a little bit for new ones. Batman's cycle uses a mold from the Robocop line and I believe Joker's does, as well.<br /><br />The figures were pretty much all-new. They were based on the Super Powers Batman body but were obviously retooled for this line. I have to give them credit for producing pretty decent masked and unmasked sculpts of Michael Keaton.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXaebFiYZNxH1UXSuLiftSFI-wHlJrRYhYZdoTH1upnVVCkFb-iroD5bc_AQ3O8AVLwDm9vNbUU5tsnpiEUsgsuVF964syNyKqi0RIL_z7jhXMIfqbmSCL510-zjazBGqiQGcPhSFWkM/s1600/DKC+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXaebFiYZNxH1UXSuLiftSFI-wHlJrRYhYZdoTH1upnVVCkFb-iroD5bc_AQ3O8AVLwDm9vNbUU5tsnpiEUsgsuVF964syNyKqi0RIL_z7jhXMIfqbmSCL510-zjazBGqiQGcPhSFWkM/s400/DKC+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673844329185797970" border="0" /></a>Here are some vehicles. The BatJet was originally seen in the Silverhawks line of toys... and I believe the Batcopter is a "repaint" from the Super Powers line. However, the Batmobile and Batwing are all-new sculpts and are fantastic toy-counterparts to the "real" vehicles from the film.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yuxwwbRvWn9UjpuuePAImlI43kKAo418YwFNTbUS7ckg-eWgWchlmhhyphenhyphenU6_0J4PgTCGAAZ3xfBnxs3Pa1J1SUZs4TapFujDOb6ixdRvsbVEGXGNphcJ3jXxOB6WiS5qOFLe60ry1HLI/s1600/DKC+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yuxwwbRvWn9UjpuuePAImlI43kKAo418YwFNTbUS7ckg-eWgWchlmhhyphenhyphenU6_0J4PgTCGAAZ3xfBnxs3Pa1J1SUZs4TapFujDOb6ixdRvsbVEGXGNphcJ3jXxOB6WiS5qOFLe60ry1HLI/s400/DKC+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673844318678765250" border="0" /></a>In this page, you can see that Kenner reused a portion of the Star Wars Laser Rifle for the Sonic Neutralizer weapon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3d5GHwLlfYFpthiWsL0sRGwzL4pDg0lCpu21jgRzohBMCPdCINV2QDBqRP-OFx2A0xgTL4X_vWZwXT1GZiLFsZ4LPMJAbRiq43BymeG1KcJ7nYjDnEOmiCVCPtqeaMvVYCIgyGLxBkVU/s1600/DKC+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3d5GHwLlfYFpthiWsL0sRGwzL4pDg0lCpu21jgRzohBMCPdCINV2QDBqRP-OFx2A0xgTL4X_vWZwXT1GZiLFsZ4LPMJAbRiq43BymeG1KcJ7nYjDnEOmiCVCPtqeaMvVYCIgyGLxBkVU/s400/DKC+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673844310025657170" border="0" /></a>Lastly, I love this kids' costume on this page. That would be a neat set to have in a Batman collection.<br /><br />Can anyone else hardly believe that this toy line was released over twenty years ago?!!Brian Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08970239046233874435noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-82957988046401653612011-11-10T16:29:00.000-08:002011-11-10T16:39:10.712-08:00Justice League Batman Alarm Clock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3DoC9dGqYgvyaiLwClr7VPfZV9sm7PKQlaS4pqXrm3ebx7XCntbHc_uCO4z77HvcWI4ebhBq6n4OAqmNxjxD-Xyavvl4H1Gsjj7UwgaTqSH98zThFElJ8JQLuyHJ3RlOuE0ycxCzj04/s1600/Batclock+6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3DoC9dGqYgvyaiLwClr7VPfZV9sm7PKQlaS4pqXrm3ebx7XCntbHc_uCO4z77HvcWI4ebhBq6n4OAqmNxjxD-Xyavvl4H1Gsjj7UwgaTqSH98zThFElJ8JQLuyHJ3RlOuE0ycxCzj04/s400/Batclock+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673529364293630418" border="0" /></a>A few weeks ago, my 12 year-old son walked into my studio and plunked this down on my desk. "You want this?" he asked. "Uh... yeah, are you done with it?" I asked back. Apparently, my son is now too old to have a Batman clock in his room. How Serendipitous! ... because I happen to be the exact age to have one of these sitting on my drawing desk!! Amazing.<br /><br />So, this cool little item is now in my possession... waiting for the day when my son might want it back. If he doesn't, that's fine, too.<br /><br />At any rate, this is one of those items that sort of flies under the radar of most Batman toy collectors. At least, it did with me. I didn't even know these existed until my son got this for Christmas, a few years back. It's always fun to have this kind of stuff around to complement the mainstream stuff. This has a copyright date of 2005 but I can't find a manufacturer marked on the clock, anywhere. The middle of the screen says "Hero Tactics." Perhaps, that's a clue to the manufacturer.<br /><br />Enough of all that, though ... this is one cool alarm clock. It's Justice League branded but is definitely a Batman clock, if I've ever seen one. I just love the look of this thing... from the cool, retro-looking base with the bat-speaker, to the plastic figure of Batman, to the cool view-screen behind him. I like how this kind of looks like Batman is standing in front of the Batcomputer down in the Cave.<br /><br />Aside from being an alarm clock, this unit also lights up and has several spoken phrases. Just press button one, two, or three and the corresponding panel lights up and a narrator's voice comes booming from the Bat-speaker.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwx0FgthFAae_9Kg5kUftIgP1tPl0KTk0299pRbYjFt9Fk1PARIqgoZA1noZYfssinplJvVXxI8vKvzTm3_VEWiopzpNsIkFsv8EwEKdCQsbOLPsQeVm9uYKQIYtzcpQDkodJL_zorxhs/s1600/Batclock+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwx0FgthFAae_9Kg5kUftIgP1tPl0KTk0299pRbYjFt9Fk1PARIqgoZA1noZYfssinplJvVXxI8vKvzTm3_VEWiopzpNsIkFsv8EwEKdCQsbOLPsQeVm9uYKQIYtzcpQDkodJL_zorxhs/s400/Batclock+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673529219474612498" border="0" /></a>Button 1) "Batman, The Dark Knight, stands guard over Gotham City and when duty calls, the world's greatest detective joins forces with the heroes of the Justice League to protect the World."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1EjGPCChIpjc3ddWg2xt35CE7vYi7ZO_f9999aKRdX9SuYHrUm4v2sIQPxLCo4TFutZP5UcjaSIb1Vto2El4A0nyyUdCR0lvuPFggPKStGpnnZM6r3o7CRrLDsziY0vZdfAhvQEcO0o/s1600/Batclock+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1EjGPCChIpjc3ddWg2xt35CE7vYi7ZO_f9999aKRdX9SuYHrUm4v2sIQPxLCo4TFutZP5UcjaSIb1Vto2El4A0nyyUdCR0lvuPFggPKStGpnnZM6r3o7CRrLDsziY0vZdfAhvQEcO0o/s400/Batclock+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673529207820603554" border="0" /></a>Button 2) "Copperhead's venom can incapacitate even Superman, but rare is the time a snake can get so close to the Man of Steel."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyRY8kXlG6aVXfxjLUUGTWn9ip7tTPQmgk9CInajc8I97o5GCo5ntlinVSP6JI6DpSgbPBD38gijlq0ZfmgjQybFLxRqvw7PJfCO7e7gXcH9drNkr5nyNR5GdzEnn7rPV9jO0dvJST6U/s1600/Batclock+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyRY8kXlG6aVXfxjLUUGTWn9ip7tTPQmgk9CInajc8I97o5GCo5ntlinVSP6JI6DpSgbPBD38gijlq0ZfmgjQybFLxRqvw7PJfCO7e7gXcH9drNkr5nyNR5GdzEnn7rPV9jO0dvJST6U/s400/Batclock+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673529203764438082" border="0" /></a>Button 3) With Superman's strength, Batman's skill, and the Flash's speed, even a brute like Solomon Grundy can be defeated.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUm4J30r5uZBpMfuIwpB_6tbQAdGyJqKMUuNW-EVJXLWdVzjwAyx74-qXfqOVI_YidgUt1eL0zRLktF_w3rjwXNVZV3B9vSrn8pdvv1cruXNcSbV_PpbYdBqbR57l59BlAjQeVCtqR1Sw/s1600/Batclock+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUm4J30r5uZBpMfuIwpB_6tbQAdGyJqKMUuNW-EVJXLWdVzjwAyx74-qXfqOVI_YidgUt1eL0zRLktF_w3rjwXNVZV3B9vSrn8pdvv1cruXNcSbV_PpbYdBqbR57l59BlAjQeVCtqR1Sw/s400/Batclock+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673529198904901906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Can you believe I just dusted this thing before taking photos?</span><br /><br />Now, that's a fun Bat-clock that's worthy of keeping track of Bat-time on my desk.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UlXCzxMC9xtJGNcpG3pfPrkhHynOddJlrFlfwOuG2H68vKyMa9z078DBCyzaQgbweaXTQ4WzUNrq141k2Uak41XYofqjQGM2rFHj3MBXv1ZXKsXkaLnA6KPQ3wmHWyJS1gl8x_Ant_I/s1600/Batclock+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UlXCzxMC9xtJGNcpG3pfPrkhHynOddJlrFlfwOuG2H68vKyMa9z078DBCyzaQgbweaXTQ4WzUNrq141k2Uak41XYofqjQGM2rFHj3MBXv1ZXKsXkaLnA6KPQ3wmHWyJS1gl8x_Ant_I/s400/Batclock+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673529196738315618" border="0" /></a>Brian Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08970239046233874435noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260472868678330696.post-12300303889801019972011-11-09T19:14:00.000-08:002011-11-10T04:55:47.950-08:00Kenner Super Powers Batmobile<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eROaUro1t8s8eeZaq0qIxzUv3qn04fbDG1NUVu1mTmTRkti8i5A5L27RZhG-QiMStahxZgRToleR1tbdSgoyOmVHEG607VCmuazEfwr8z2fe3q2sucS23Lu3trOcNOR1I0dN6TXPH-o/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eROaUro1t8s8eeZaq0qIxzUv3qn04fbDG1NUVu1mTmTRkti8i5A5L27RZhG-QiMStahxZgRToleR1tbdSgoyOmVHEG607VCmuazEfwr8z2fe3q2sucS23Lu3trOcNOR1I0dN6TXPH-o/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673201046086852898" border="0" /></a>This is Kenner's first in a very long line of toy Batmobiles. In 1984, Kenner had begun to produce DC characters in their, now famous, Super Powers line of toys. Vehicles soon followed to complement the figures and add play value. For many subsequent years, Kenner would go on to produce many Batmobiles and vehicles for all four of the first Batman movies. They also produced several nice Batmobiles to accompany various animated television series based on our favorite Caped Crusader.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Gm63O8MabdbkgdyKBM2OdNulJou2Zj3hR9Fu0ZyYNcg7Gn8mA7Yni9UbiTLGg5AZbnAM68VYnRZvx0OHCSCG9EfXHezG6PoKFYW431uFdsA4ZJT7liOd7Fn5xIdKTraskCg6YCL4Va0/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Gm63O8MabdbkgdyKBM2OdNulJou2Zj3hR9Fu0ZyYNcg7Gn8mA7Yni9UbiTLGg5AZbnAM68VYnRZvx0OHCSCG9EfXHezG6PoKFYW431uFdsA4ZJT7liOd7Fn5xIdKTraskCg6YCL4Va0/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673201045441901890" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3LXm6sdCguEDS3wHzx1r9aF2iuwvagD4mR-d4Pz1G-bpCjL95E-OjGuSJXqcfZCdzBl9qzSxyxOAMyzq7tav97rinYr6mkmUiZ1uXBSYbEkOxCfYci0pdrrDumuYoY96zGwg4hfFL_o/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3LXm6sdCguEDS3wHzx1r9aF2iuwvagD4mR-d4Pz1G-bpCjL95E-OjGuSJXqcfZCdzBl9qzSxyxOAMyzq7tav97rinYr6mkmUiZ1uXBSYbEkOxCfYci0pdrrDumuYoY96zGwg4hfFL_o/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673200913634635810" border="0" /></a>I recently picked this toy up to fill a long-time hole in my Batmobile collection. Although, I have many of Kenner's toy Batmobiles, this one has been on my "want list" for quite some time. I don't know why I waited for so long! This is a fantastic toy!<br /><br />Sturdy and packed with features, this Batmobile exemplifies all that a Batmobile toy should be. Although, the styling and design of the car is very 1980's and right in line with the look of Batman's ride, at the time, this car still looks great and would still be a unwelcome sight to Gotham's underground.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9hqVIZX9X79DBxS-yzOS-FJZCJeKBXvz7VzS51mR9qzkeEwxSVveGnM_19Y79sTchNT7TGrCBAenSUapMfmtECSidwX902CuTb8VpGytdGPcCT3_eqrWwQJHowAGWh_E3wOiIrF0qnA/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9hqVIZX9X79DBxS-yzOS-FJZCJeKBXvz7VzS51mR9qzkeEwxSVveGnM_19Y79sTchNT7TGrCBAenSUapMfmtECSidwX902CuTb8VpGytdGPcCT3_eqrWwQJHowAGWh_E3wOiIrF0qnA/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673200907390040850" border="0" /></a>There's just something so cool about the "comic book" colors on this car.... bright blue body, orange bubble windows, and bright yellow headlamps. With Batman and Robin seated inside, this car takes on an even more colorful, fun look. The Super Powers line was the last toy line to present Batman and his world in a classic, colorful way that would disappear for quite some time with the merchandising and release of the first Batman movie in 1989. Although I enjoy the dark, black, and brooding Batmobiles that have been released over the years, I also enjoy this more colorful take on the car.<br /><br />It's interesting to me, also, that the 1966 TV Batmobile was still influencing the look of Batmobile design during the 80s, as evidenced by the split, bubble-top cockpit on the Super Powers Batmobile.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRltFXCnjUpSLuhQVb9531BQlvK_tFO2vCGUI8oAxvcb58G4Af-f3kJpyobeh7wgZy8u24tWMnfKR_TUIc0RxznB1NOsQK41wgpbZsGOx7M0sJx7Djr4vc9YawCZrw-_n1uMucjt8c3vc/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRltFXCnjUpSLuhQVb9531BQlvK_tFO2vCGUI8oAxvcb58G4Af-f3kJpyobeh7wgZy8u24tWMnfKR_TUIc0RxznB1NOsQK41wgpbZsGOx7M0sJx7Djr4vc9YawCZrw-_n1uMucjt8c3vc/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673200901472273890" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sk0Keqz8N5zyWX9rlNiTXBmM4qw8-GFUcx0-bYrFNOYEBytAclNk1kTNJVzlcjwj2B6Ns2rQHmDD8DbrwVfk-9klAXZUhlm4OyhLz6iYD3RJQ_uiUypS7BTW_Kh4fydXFv4z2JmRaew/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sk0Keqz8N5zyWX9rlNiTXBmM4qw8-GFUcx0-bYrFNOYEBytAclNk1kTNJVzlcjwj2B6Ns2rQHmDD8DbrwVfk-9klAXZUhlm4OyhLz6iYD3RJQ_uiUypS7BTW_Kh4fydXFv4z2JmRaew/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673200899605883042" border="0" /></a>Aside from rolling and making a "whirring" noise as it rolls, this toy includes three main features. On the front, there is a spring-loaded battering ram that pops out with the press of a button in the cockpit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXaX9qOjBWEbwQxL8Lz125gDXU2jq2p6urhwchZvhOGij5JY6wotkkVBDbBKA-zgSHS7xJQJX2LV9VZKW010QZdWwCtoVXt8JJ4NbImoRwCKJqvwIsm-QP7JVAqRX7aqgH_QF8sZNNAU/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXaX9qOjBWEbwQxL8Lz125gDXU2jq2p6urhwchZvhOGij5JY6wotkkVBDbBKA-zgSHS7xJQJX2LV9VZKW010QZdWwCtoVXt8JJ4NbImoRwCKJqvwIsm-QP7JVAqRX7aqgH_QF8sZNNAU/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673200898217850098" border="0" /></a>Also, on the hood, is a set of retractable headlights that can be raised or lowered with a yellow sliding knob that juts from the dashboard.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgYdfO21wXZr3KGP7GvRKyI87svcTb-7DNbYRNBgsJ1r8Oghj3NbX4FEd_J47O-aSqX2YCfoBzXxk7RSlwLwts9_5cS14FO86MFbTtb_97lA4x-VbBgO8AKYzYisYqoYDAEKmvfogiYE/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgYdfO21wXZr3KGP7GvRKyI87svcTb-7DNbYRNBgsJ1r8Oghj3NbX4FEd_J47O-aSqX2YCfoBzXxk7RSlwLwts9_5cS14FO86MFbTtb_97lA4x-VbBgO8AKYzYisYqoYDAEKmvfogiYE/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673200684560539746" border="0" /></a>Lastly, there is a pair of scissor-like graspers that pop from the rear of the car to capture criminals... as Robin is demonstrating in the photo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgW7NegqOAoOZl0hh86wulzmfMhOzmXjJJl2-3YWwlLwFk6muNO-UPVnkKMW3o_kjcj9EtHq92XgPAvcTJ2uYTQez7ziuT9St1QocEstl52l1N9hwhcZsA0eq6n1-0PhHezsK38jNrx8/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgW7NegqOAoOZl0hh86wulzmfMhOzmXjJJl2-3YWwlLwFk6muNO-UPVnkKMW3o_kjcj9EtHq92XgPAvcTJ2uYTQez7ziuT9St1QocEstl52l1N9hwhcZsA0eq6n1-0PhHezsK38jNrx8/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673200682869620754" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sfGLVdCPnffOsTSWmd_B9XcEwwHB5oxfuje5zssoI1cfBX-Z93ejuUXwlTb5Pc0ksNufRKqOfuUiu1muSeYAvbWSBt4eAKUPITO18JbX2gKRqCK3dD-swM8GwXoPqGJxqOMIyAzctRU/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sfGLVdCPnffOsTSWmd_B9XcEwwHB5oxfuje5zssoI1cfBX-Z93ejuUXwlTb5Pc0ksNufRKqOfuUiu1muSeYAvbWSBt4eAKUPITO18JbX2gKRqCK3dD-swM8GwXoPqGJxqOMIyAzctRU/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673200675188089634" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbiKenQU8Dtfot-A5Hb1xvgB0UGj5z1qZYnp0w4fH2_x762LnWzy7ZCQ9raHVnIp-YqpjCHald4NFkXNzbhCz4edvmFxarWSlY8rEsaRu9Rn67ovZJGKnB3rifStzKP4w8yel7pPUiDo/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbiKenQU8Dtfot-A5Hb1xvgB0UGj5z1qZYnp0w4fH2_x762LnWzy7ZCQ9raHVnIp-YqpjCHald4NFkXNzbhCz4edvmFxarWSlY8rEsaRu9Rn67ovZJGKnB3rifStzKP4w8yel7pPUiDo/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673200669360015634" border="0" /></a>I'm not sure why I held off so long on picking up one of these. I guess part of it is due to the Super Powers line being released between my childhood and the start of my collecting Batman stuff as an "adult" around 1989 (although, I did pick up a lone Super Powers Batman figure when this line was still on toy shelves). It fell into a historical gray area for me, so to speak. However, I couldn't be happier with this version of the Batmobile. It's just plain fun and very cool-looking on the shelf... a great counter to all the all-black Batmobiles I've got hanging around.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNG4fNz11nhrxx9-wouxxT4LEggMVvLGfWv0uILIHxYtwSwc9ltW93xBkg23NuGUnL157xbJMyqSfEmNAwvyTq-hZVXz_jHlVmCMEiDsw9vAXb5IBStpwYJgu_gPm54i4UIHCmTGPNRi4/s1600/Super+Powers+Batmobile+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNG4fNz11nhrxx9-wouxxT4LEggMVvLGfWv0uILIHxYtwSwc9ltW93xBkg23NuGUnL157xbJMyqSfEmNAwvyTq-hZVXz_jHlVmCMEiDsw9vAXb5IBStpwYJgu_gPm54i4UIHCmTGPNRi4/s400/Super+Powers+Batmobile+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673200654905559522" border="0" /></a>Brian Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08970239046233874435noreply@blogger.com9