BATMAN and CATWOMAN Tommy & Kelly Barbie Doll Set

The other day I hit a retail store to see if I could find the new BATMAN & CATWOMAN Barbie Doll Set. Mattel just released it & I have been curious to see what it really looked like. So far I had only seen images on the internet & in the new Barbie Dolls Catalog. Oh my god! This set of "Tommy & Kelly" Dolls are amazing! They are a part of their "PINK LABEL - BARBIE COLLECTOR" series. The costumes are very well made & the packaging design is awesome! In fact, it's so cool that I had to get one for my personal Batman Toy collection. The price isn't too bad either, around $16.00. They also had the one of Barbie as BATGIRL but I didn't have the extra cash with me at the time. I do plan on getting that one later, it's pretty nice also. OK, yes, I am a guy...but I'm secure enough with my masculinity ( I am straight & I have a wonderful relationship with a beautiful woman ) that I can actually say I am proud to own a few Barbies, Ha Ha Ha!

BATGIRL BARBIE Doll on The Cover of The New BARBIE COLLECTOR Catalog!

Mattel just released the brand-new Fall 2008 Catalog for their line of Barbie™ Dolls & guess who's on the cover? Yeah, the new BATGIRL BARBIE™! Which, is a very cool doll. It has the style of the "Alex Ross Comic Book" version...nice. Also, inside, you'll find the new 2008 Tommy & Kelly versions of Batman & Catwoman. ( The photo we show below is not the one in the catalog ). If you would like to get on their mailing list & receive a FREE Barbie Collector™ catalog then go visit their website & sign-up, it only takes a minute. Just click on the logo button down below.

Custom Toys: CATWOMAN / JULIE NEWMAR Barbie Doll w/ Box!

I saw this set of photos the other day at a favorite Batman Message Board & knew they had to be posted here! A friend recently bought this Custom Barbie Doll on eBay & it's really well done. ( Click on the above photo for a larger, more detailed, picture ). As you can see it's custom-made to look just like CATWOMAN from the 1966 Batman TV Show. The detailing to the doll is amazing & the costume looks like it is "production-made". It even has a custom box with Catwoman graphics & a great photo of Julie Newmar...SWEET! If any other Bat-Blog Readers have any custom toys, dolls, or action figures then please shoot us some photos. Our e-mail button is at the top right-hand side of this page. Thanks.

2008 BATMAN and CATWOMAN BARBIE DOLLS ( Tommy & Kelly ) Release Date: September

The Bat-Blog reported awhile back about 2 brand-new "Barbie Family" Dolls being put out this year by Mattel that will feature Tommy & Kelly dressed-up as Batman & Catwoman. They are so gosh-darn cute that every Batman / Barbie Collector is gonna have to have them! We had a photo from the 2008 Toy Fair & it was really cool to see them. But, the picture was kinda small. Well, here's a new high-resolution photo I got from a friend who's a very serious Barbie Collector. She's been searching for it for awhile & sent it to me as soon as it came in. ( Thanks Debbie, I appreciate that a lot & know the readers will love it ). Here's a way better picture showing the tiny details of the Catwoman Uniform and the Batman Bat-Suit. The detailing is pretty good & I like that they have the colors right. I really like that they used the retro "yellow oval" Bat-Symbol on the chest, old school! Mattel plans to deliver these in stores around September 2008. I'm guessing that since the release date will sort of be close to Halloween that the doll characters might be marketed as "wearing Halloween costumes" or "going to a costume party". Our friend Debbie said they will retail at around $29.95 for the set, not too bad!

New 2008 BATMAN & CATWOMAN Barbie Dolls from Mattel!

It's really exciting to be a Batman Collector right now! There are a ton of new bat-toys coming out this year so you better start saving your money now, ha ha! It's been extremely stressful the last few months because there has been a HUGE drought of Batman merchandise in the stores. Well, look for that to change very soon! One new toy that's gonna be super-popular with Batman collectors, because they're so gosh darn cute, is the BATMAN & CATWOMAN set of Barbie Dolls by Mattel. These are the 2 "Barbie Family" members named "Tommy & Kelly", who are precious little children. For readers who don't know, my name is Tommy, so I should be expecting a lot of major teasing in the future, ha ha! But, I can already tell that I am gonna have to get these 2 dolls because they are soooo adorable, goo goo!

New 2008 BATGIRL Barbie Doll from Mattel!

The new Mattel sales catalog for Barbie Dolls has finally come out & it features a new BATGIRL Barbie Doll for 2008. They did one just a few years ago modeled after the TV series Batgirl ( think Yvonne Craig ) but this one is sort of a "Silver-Age Batgirl", the awesome version with the black suit & yellow gloves, belt, cape, & boots...sweet! They're also doing another Wonder Woman that looks pretty cool plus a DC character they haven't done yet, The Black Canary!

Memorabilia: CATWOMAN TOYS Batman's Femme-Fatale

I've been sort of neglecting the large amount of Bat-Blog readers who are also Catwoman Fans so I thought I'd throw these cool Cat-Pictures together! Here's a nice assortment of more recent Catwoman Toys & Memorabilia. The 1st pic is an Exclusive Warner Bros Store item from a few years back, The Catwoman Figural Ceramic Cookie Jar. I think this thing is almost a beautiful piece of ART! I have a WB Catwoman Plastic Coin Bank that is almost the same exact pose & shape ( just a little smaller in scale ) but I would loooove this Cookie Jar. The next picture is a very recent Catwoman Plush Doll made by Monogram Direct. This to me seems kinda silly but it's still pretty cool. Ok, I want one, ha ha. The next photo is not really a picture of a toy but the actual "Blueprint" or "Style Pattern" used by a toy company called Play-By-Play to make their plush dolls. You've seen these, they're those small plush toys that you can win in those "Crane Machines" ( I'm really addicted to those ). The last pic is of the Limited Edition CATWOMAN Barbie that Mattel made in 2003. I actually love Barbie, as an American Icon, & think this doll is awesome. I hope some of these pix make the Catwoman Fans happy! I think later I might do a post about toys of The Joker or maybe Riddler. What would you like to see? Leave a comment or e-mail me, Thanks!

CUSTOM BATGIRL TOY DOLL MySize Barbie™ Mattel

For the longest time Mattel, the classic toy company, came out with a Giant-Size Barbie™ every year around the holidays. I'm not sure if they still make them now but I bet they do because they're pretty popular. Anyways, awhile back I saw this one on eBay where some very creative artist-type person totally customized it to look just like Yvonne Craig from the 1966 Batman TV Show. The details are awesome! The material for the costume is that shiny metallic-type cloth. The belt is also one of the best parts, what with the great attention to details & all. These dolls are wayyyy bigger than a regular Barbie™ & measures about 3 feet tall so this would be a very cool Display "Statue", check it out! Be sure to check out the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for many other vintage/new toys like Marx, Ideal, Mego, Lego, Corgi, Hot Wheels, etc..