I won't bother pointing out literally hundreds of fictional characters who have not had to "change with the times" and yet remain popular as it's plain you've convinced yourself of the merits of your argument.

personally I think Uslan has done almost as much to ruin Batman as DC Comics has. The myth of the grim and gritty Batman is very prevalent now despite the extraordinary lack of evidence in the early comics.

I only have the first comic book... Found the weird coloring choices distracting although the art was mostly very good. Too much go-go-go action without any moments of silence or calm. Alfred out of character for no good reason. Didn't like Batman using technology from today to solve a problem in '6...

I'd prefer an unknown talent with no baggage or preconceptions attached. Y'know, like Chris Reeve.

Y'know, even if there are no more dolls, getting Batman & Robin and their four main antagonists is amazing to me. Never thought I'd have these. So even if there's no Victor Buono Tut, Roddy McDowell Bookworm, Vincent Price Egghead, etc., I really can't complain that they took a chance making dol...

Just publish it as fan fiction online. You'll never get the rights to use either character, let alone both, to use in a commercial venture.

Maybe a younger Cameron Diaz could've been a female Green Hornet. No reason why not. And Britt is even a gender-neutral name, i.e. Britt Ekland and such. As long as they script was good and she played it straight. And Lucy Liu could be her Kato.