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by SprangFan
Sun Jan 08, 2023 8:35 am
Forum: Bat Crafts
Topic: 66 Batman Ideal Playset Recreation WIP
Replies: 30
Views: 6208

Re: 66 Batman Ideal Playset Recreation WIP

This is a genius-level idea, and I look forward to progress pics. The Superman playset was one of my favorite toys as a kid, with a cover image by Murphy Anderson that may well be my favorite Superman image, ever. Sadly it's all been lost to time, but I still haunt eBay now and then and toy with the...
by SprangFan
Sun Jan 08, 2023 8:25 am
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: Mego 50th Anniversary-- The Return!
Replies: 101
Views: 264701

Re: Mego 50th Anniversary-- The Return!

We were mostly DC fans, we certainly knew who all the Marvel Characters were-- we had Spidey, Cap, Falcon, Hulk, FF, Goblin and the Lizard-- we all passed on Thor --seemed like a girl toy with the hair and for some reason we didn't know him. We were never into the Alter Egos or the Teen Titans eith...
by SprangFan
Sun Jan 08, 2023 7:46 am
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: Did anybody ever attend a grand opening of Toys "R" Us and met the superheroes?
Replies: 10
Views: 2966

Re: Did anybody ever attend a grand opening of Toys "R" Us and met the superheroes?

Brian Heiler (aka "Brick Mantooth") has a whole photo gallery devoted to "Superhero Mall Appearances" over at the (wonderful) "Plaid Stallions" website. Enjoy:
https://www.plaidstallions.com/marvel/marvel.html
by SprangFan
Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:38 am
Forum: Bat Events
Topic: Batman '66 Cosplay in City Park
Replies: 16
Views: 44766

Re: Batman '66 Cosplay in City Park

So then it'll be the Beadcycle?
by SprangFan
Wed Sep 21, 2022 12:58 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Nic Cage wants to play Egghead
Replies: 3
Views: 971

Re: Nic Cage wants to play Egghead

"...there is an approach to that character that could be terrifying. And I’ve thought a lot about it. I’m not going to share it with you.”
Thanks, Nic. We'll hold you to that promise.
by SprangFan
Tue Sep 06, 2022 1:36 pm
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: Spiderman was stolen?
Replies: 5
Views: 1290

Re: Spiderman was stolen?

Remember that early issue where Spidey's only costume is damaged and he has to use a knock-off from a costume shop, one that doesn't quite fit and keeps riding up on him? It would've been a hoot if it looked like this one. That mask is one step away (up or down I haven't decided) from pulling a pota...
by SprangFan
Mon Sep 05, 2022 5:44 am
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: Spider-Man 1967 custom Mego
Replies: 64
Views: 37949

Re: Spider-Man 1967 custom Mego

It was the same sculpt for Cap and Pete, with different paint apps. Cap had slightly darker hair and "black" eyes, while Pete's paint job simulated a "widow's peak" that wasn't really there in the sculpt, and he had blue eyes. Here's an image from the Mego Museum. The image at th...
by SprangFan
Sun Aug 28, 2022 6:13 am
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: Mego 50th Anniversary-- The Return!
Replies: 101
Views: 264701

Re: Mego 50th Anniversary-- The Return!

I was a square so I couldn't go for Thor with his long hair (that hippy!) My brother ended up with him (and really all the Marvel figs in our house) and I have to admit I was impressed with the helmet, easily one of the best accessories in the line. Although maybe you can't really call it an "a...
by SprangFan
Sat Aug 27, 2022 8:18 pm
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: Mego 50th Anniversary-- The Return!
Replies: 101
Views: 264701

Re: Mego 50th Anniversary-- The Return!

Hey I love the oven mitts even though those were the first things lost when you played with them. I don't know anyone as a kid who had these whose figures eventually had bare hands and marker drawn on emblems. The mitts got lost, the emblems fell off pretty much immediately (sometimes still in the ...
by SprangFan
Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:57 pm
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: George Reeves Superman TV Show Question
Replies: 37
Views: 12288

Re: George Reeves Superman TV Show Question

Yes, but we don't all have your legs, Larry.
by SprangFan
Wed Aug 24, 2022 1:08 pm
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: Bruce Timm's BATMAN CAPED CRUSADER Loses it's home...
Replies: 9
Views: 2372

Re: Bruce Timm's BATMAN CAPED CRUSADER Loses it's home...

Timm was also a producer on the "Killing Joke" animated film which I found offensive in the extreme, so maybe he's just passed his sell-by date. Maybe it's better in the long run if he doesn't tarnish his rep with another stinker, especially if it bears a stylistic resemblance to the other...
by SprangFan
Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:52 am
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: Bruce Timm's BATMAN CAPED CRUSADER Loses it's home...
Replies: 9
Views: 2372

Re: Bruce Timm's BATMAN CAPED CRUSADER Loses it's home...

The thread we were discussing it in a while back was the one about a t-shirt that swiped the promo image. I added a note over there, but it deserves its own thread. I'll be disappointed if this never sees the light of day because it's the only Batman project I'm remotely interested in right now, inc...
by SprangFan
Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:14 am
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: Golden Age Batman Shirts
Replies: 7
Views: 2264

Re: Golden Age Batman Shirts

Well, apparently Warner has cancelled the "Caped Crusader" series as well, at least for HBO Max. https://collider.com/batman-caped-crusader-cancelled-bruce-trimm-jj-abrams-matt-reeves-hbo-max/ It's not like I'd have subscribed to that service anyway, but I was hoping to see the show in som...
by SprangFan
Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:09 pm
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: Mego 50th Anniversary-- The Return!
Replies: 101
Views: 264701

Re: Mego 50th Anniversary-- The Return!

I don't think there was any way to win with Tarzan in a figure line that involved clothing. It certainly wouldn't have looked good to have his bare limbs exposed, especially with the Type 1 bodies' metal pins at all the joints. And people might have felt like they were getting cheated paying for a &...
by SprangFan
Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:03 am
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: Mego 50th Anniversary-- The Return!
Replies: 101
Views: 264701

Re: Mego 50th Anniversary-- The Return!

I absolutely remember the day I first saw the first wave of Megos in those awesome boxes. I'd just spent an agonizingly long day tagging along with my folks as they went car shopping in Norfolk, VA (finally settling on a yellow Country Squire station wagon with imitation wood paneling...makes you wo...