Mattel's 1939 Batman 12" figure
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Mattel's 1939 Batman 12" figure
Also comes with an incorrect Batarang and a mini comic of Detective #27.
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Re: Mattel's 1939 Batman 12" figure
Cool, although it is obviously skewed toward a younger audience, but I’m glad that kids can be introduced to the original Batman. The mini comic was a nice touch.
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Re: Mattel's 1939 Batman 12" figure
I picked up one of these at Wal-Mart yesterday.
Re: Mattel's 1939 Batman 12" figure
Looks more like they re-tooled a 2004 The Batman animated Figure.
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They certainly may have-- and this is a cheap kids toy-- but there was some legit care done to match the costume Batman wore only once-- in Detective #27-
1- Purple gloves
2- Long Black Boots
3- Tall cheek cuts of the cowl
4- Ears extend more from the side
5- Bat emblem has no bat head.
6- Round Belt Buckle
The only glaring thing they missed is the bright blue interior cape. The purple gloves and the round belt buckle only appear that one time before they switch to a square buckle and first no gloves, then blue gloves. I think THE BATMAN animated show took a lot of cues from the 1939 outfit.
1- Purple gloves
2- Long Black Boots
3- Tall cheek cuts of the cowl
4- Ears extend more from the side
5- Bat emblem has no bat head.
6- Round Belt Buckle
The only glaring thing they missed is the bright blue interior cape. The purple gloves and the round belt buckle only appear that one time before they switch to a square buckle and first no gloves, then blue gloves. I think THE BATMAN animated show took a lot of cues from the 1939 outfit.
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Re: Mattel's 1939 Batman 12" figure
The old "First Appearance" figure from DC Direct is still the gold standard, IMHO.
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Re: Mattel's 1939 Batman 12" figure
Changes In Batman’s Appearance In His 1st 9 IssuesAndyFish wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:03 am They certainly may have-- and this is a cheap kids toy-- but there was some legit care done to match the costume Batman wore only once-- in Detective #27-
1- Purple gloves
2- Long Black Boots
3- Tall cheek cuts of the cowl
4- Ears extend more from the side
5- Bat emblem has no bat head.
6- Round Belt Buckle
The only glaring thing they missed is the bright blue interior cape. The purple gloves and the round belt buckle only appear that one time before they switch to a square buckle and first no gloves, then blue gloves. I think THE BATMAN animated show took a lot of cues from the 1939 outfit.
1. First appearnce – Detective #27 – Round buckle, short purple gloves.
2. Detective #28 – Square buckle, no gloves. Later in the story the gloves return as blue gauntlets. One page later, gloves are gone.
3. Detective #29 – Gloves are back as short blue.
4. Detective #31 – Gloves change to blue gauntlets.
5. Detective #35 – Cape and cowl turn blue setting the standard through the Golden and Sliver Ages.
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Re: Mattel's 1939 Batman 12" figure
It all depends on which newspaper strip or pulp magazine Kane was tracing from in a given panel.2. Detective #28 – Square buckle, no gloves. Later in the story the gloves return as blue gauntlets. One page later, gloves are gone.
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