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by SprangFan
Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Fun photo for theatrical showing of the movie serial “Batman and Robin”
Replies: 11
Views: 1153

Re: Fun photo for theatrical showing of the movie serial “Batman and Robin”

I suspect the idea that "Hugh Hefner started the Batman camp fad" is probably just an urban legend, despite what Bob Kane claimed in his autobiography decades after the fact.
That's a shame since Bob Kane's version of history is usually so reliably accurate. ;)
by SprangFan
Sun Feb 11, 2024 6:15 pm
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: Adam West in "The Girl Who Knew Too Much"
Replies: 3
Views: 804

Adam West in "The Girl Who Knew Too Much"

I've honestly never heard of this film, but for the Adam fans here (which I'm guessing is most of us) I figured I'd mention that Hamilton Books has "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" (1969) on BluRay for dirt cheap. Lots of interesting things show up at this store from time to time and for what ...
by SprangFan
Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: 1/8 Batmobile Mego scaled from Fanhome
Replies: 34
Views: 58050

Re: 1/8 Batmobile Mego scaled from Fanhome

To each his own, but for me spending two grand on a Batmobile to carry Mego figures is like buying a solid gold picture frame to display "Dogs Playing Poker."
by SprangFan
Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:10 am
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: Corgi Club confirms Batmobile reissue in 2024
Replies: 37
Views: 357566

Re: Corgi Club confirms Batmobile reissue in 2024

I'm not sure "easier to remove" was a good thing: My Robin quickly disappeared, possibly off sharing a happy retirement somewhere with that Goldfinger henchman from the Aston Martin. Batman was safely wedged in under the steering wheel, so at least I've still got him. And, curiously, I sti...
by SprangFan
Sun Dec 24, 2023 6:30 am
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: McFarlane Toys doing Batman 66 figures?
Replies: 1442
Views: 1756419

Re: McFarlane Toys doing Batman 66 figures?

How do you think I feel? Five years later and my McFarlane Captain Kirk figure still has no crew! Not even Spock. A five year mission is less fun when you can only reenact "The Mark of Gideon" every week. I hope your missing figs materialize, but when McFarlane moves on, he really moves on.
by SprangFan
Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:44 am
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: Most popular Halloween costumes each year
Replies: 4
Views: 15248

Re: Most popular Halloween costumes each year

There's no way I believe that. Batman's footprint in pop culture ca. 1954 was near zilch compared to Superman, Daniel Boone, Popeye, Zorro and about a hundred other characters, and I'm not even sure licensed characters were that big a deal at that point in time. The notion that Eisenhower era famili...
by SprangFan
Wed Aug 23, 2023 5:52 am
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: Anybody have a vintage Crazy Foam bottle?
Replies: 17
Views: 47503

Re: Anybody have a vintage Crazy Foam bottle?

You might consider leaving your stuff to the Special Collections and Archives department at your local university, if they'll take it. The university where I work has the third or fourth largest comic collection in the US and lots of related merchandise and curiosities that researchers, students and...
by SprangFan
Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:54 am
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: The Latest Batman Item You've Acquired?
Replies: 2704
Views: 3807216

Re: The Latest Batman Item You've Acquired?

Interesting to see the latest waves of Marvel action figures - and even the recent McFarlane "Batman '66" Wayne Manor library playset - without plastic windows. Buyers take potluck on the paint jobs of the contents! (I used to spend a lot of time comparing face applications and sticker pl...
by SprangFan
Mon Aug 14, 2023 4:41 pm
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: DIY Mini Comic Book Spinner rack and comics
Replies: 14
Views: 40460

Re: DIY Mini Comic Book Spinner rack and comics

Wow. I would spend good money for that, and I doubt I'm alone.

You rock.
by SprangFan
Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: Bat Events
Topic: SDCC 2023
Replies: 56
Views: 74183

Re: SDCC 2023

I guess "generic caucasian male in a Party City Superman costume '66" was too long to fit on the card.
by SprangFan
Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: Bat Events
Topic: SDCC 2023
Replies: 56
Views: 74183

Re: SDCC 2023

Aargh, now that you've suggested Musk, I can't unsee it. :| It's going to bother me until I figure out who it resembles. I see a little of Paul Wesley, the new Captain Kirk, but the face is too long. With a repaint it could almost pass for Conan O'Brian. In short, it resembles any number of people e...
by SprangFan
Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:15 pm
Forum: Bat Events
Topic: SDCC 2023
Replies: 56
Views: 74183

Re: SDCC 2023

Here's a good look at "66 Superman" at the Entertainment Earth site. He looks vaguely familiar, not sure who (Clint Walker, maybe?) but certainly not George Reeves. It's not a bad looking figure but it doesn't say "Superman" to me, and the "S" shield is the 70s version ...
by SprangFan
Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:33 pm
Forum: Bat Events
Topic: SDCC 2023
Replies: 56
Views: 74183

Re: SDCC 2023

Pretty sure MacFarlane is behind the "Multiverse" line that's already veered into movie and TV versions of DC characters as well as various comic iterations, so it's not inconceivable they'd end up with a George-inspired figure, although the '66 Batman line would be a really weird place to...
by SprangFan
Thu Jul 27, 2023 4:09 am
Forum: Bat Events
Topic: SDCC 2023
Replies: 56
Views: 74183

Re: SDCC 2023

Come to think of it, the Filmation cartoon "New Adventures of Superman" debuted in September of 1966, so that's another possibility. I'd love a Curt Swan-inspired Superman figure. Years ago DC Direct released a "Silver Age" two-pack with Superman and Lois, but he didn't particula...
by SprangFan
Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: Bat Events
Topic: SDCC 2023
Replies: 56
Views: 74183

Re: SDCC 2023

That Ross image is several years old now. I used it as wallpaper on my old phone. It's likely a commission. If he's really "66 Superman," then he's Bob Holiday from the stage musical. That would be another first for an action figure. But fun. https://assets.playbill.com/editorial/3de5cfeb8...