Kevin's BATMAN LOGO & BAT-CYCLE Birthday Cakes!!

Check out this really fun photo from our friend Kevin. For his birthday this year he had, not one, but two Batman Birthday Cakes, YES! The top one has a very cool Toy Figure of the Caped Crusader on his Bat-Cycle. The next one, obviously ( ha! ), is the famous "Yellow" Bat-Logo! Thanks for sharing your photo Kevin and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

BATMAN ROBIN and BATGIRL Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday, on Thursday!

I know yesterday was Wednesday and some Bat-Blog Fans look forward to their weekly fix of BATMAN Wallpaper Backgrounds that we post, but we announced the death of the Golden Age Comic Book Artist Lew Sayre Schwartz and it just didn't seem respectful to post anything else. So, here they are now. The 1st one was made using graphics of the box lid for the New 1966 BAT-BOAT Model Kit made by Polar Lights. I like this groovy image, ha! The next one uses a nice picture of Batgirl on her Bat-Cycle that was originally a Warner Bros Store Framed Lithograph. I remember this picture fondly. We used to have a WB Store here where I lived and I really really wanted this piece. They also made a few other in this series & they were all great. I totally loved that store because they had such awesome stuff! Sadly, they closed and I never got the chance to buy any of these prints.

Auction News - Profiles In History Sells Original ROBIN 1966 Bat-Cycle Go-Cart

HOLY GO-CARTS, BATMAN! Yesterday, May 15th, 2011, the company "Profiles in history" sold the original 1966 Bat-Cycle Go-Cart used by Robin The Boy Wonder ( Burt Ward ) on the 1966 BATMAN TV Show & Movie. This cart appeared in four episodes of the classic 60's TV series. It was totally custom & hand-built by Richard “Korky” Korkes and Dan Dempski. It sold for $30,000.00. Be sure to click on the photos for larger, more detailed, pictures.

Vintage 1970's BATMAN Toys and Merchandise - ZOWIE!

The main focus of the Bat-Blog is to share the joy of collecting Batman Toys and Bat-Products, both old & new. OK, I know we also cover the TV Shows, Cartoons, Movies, Video Games, etc...but we're mainly all about being a collector. Now one of my personal favorite areas of collecting is the neat stuff they made in the 1970's. I was a little kid during that period so they have a lot of nostalgia for me. Plus, they made a lot of wacky items back then, ha! Here's just a small example: Check out this Original Batman PEZ Store Display Box. The vintage graphics are wonderful. Back in 1976 the PEZ company made a set of PEZ Candy Dispensers of Batman, Batgirl, Wonder Woman, The Penguin, & The Joker. The cool thing, also, was that they had rubber heads ( instead of the regular hard plastic ). Today, these babies are extremely hard-to-find! Plus, why isn't the Penguin shown on the box? Strange.The next item is RARE too. Here is a Batman Finger Puppets Play Set made in 1976 by Ideal. Basically it was a set of molds where you could make some superhero character heads out of Modeling Dough. The next item is a Batman Toy Watch made by MARX Toys. It's from around 1977 & I totally remember having it as a little kid, ha! I have one of these in my personal collection ( but NOT in the original packaging ). The last item is one that I didn't even know existed until about a year ago & I've been a serious collector for 20+ years. It's a Batman L'il Zips Bat-Cycle made by AHI. OK, I knew there were one of these Bat-Cycles out there ( a larger one ) but this one is very small, a different scale. Hence the name, "L'il Zips". Someday this baby WILL BE MINE! I hope some of these pics bring back fond memories. I have a question...Do YOU have any RARE Batman Toys you would like to share? If so then please send us some pics today. Our email button is always on the top right-hand side of this page.

RARE 1960's Japanese BATMAN on BAT-CYCLE WIND-UP FIGURE - Japan!

Vintage Batman Toy Collectors are gonna totally droll all over these pretty photos!! Here's an extremely RARE piece of Bat-memorabilia from the 1960's that was made in Japan. The Japanese always make extremely cool items but this one is kind of wacky! It's a Batman Wind-Up Figure riding a Bat-Cycle ( actually a tricycle! ) that has a large bell on the back. Some of the pieces are tin metal, while others are celluloid plastic ( very fragile ). There is even a cloth cape, a nice touch. This thing is just completely wonderful!! I really love the vintage graphics & the overall coloring of this item is bizarre! ( Thanks to Ben for sharing the pics with us)

ARGENTINA - New Batman the Brave and The Bold Cartoon McDonald's Happy Meal Toys!!

If you live in Argentina then you need to eat at McDonalds every day for a little while so you can collect all the brand-new BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD Cartoon McDonald's Happy Meal Toys!! Oh man, I'm so jealous! These toys look extremely cool & the restaurants here in the USA won't have them, ha! There are 3 action figures ( Batman, Aquaman, & The Joker ) and a cool Toy Vehicle. It's a Batmobile Car that splits open to reveal a Bat-Cycle inside! If you visit the Official Argentina McDonald's website you can watch a video of the TV Commercial. Here's a link to check it out, just click HERE! Oh yeah, when you get there click on a tab that says "Mira El Comercial" to see the TV spot. Also, a special thanks goes out to a good bat-citizen named Pedro for letting us know about this event!

Fisher Price Imaginext DC SUPER FRIENDS - ROBIN With BATCYCLE!

Just a quick posting here. This is a pic sent in by our good friend Batmobilly! He said he just saw this action figure at Wal-Mart & it's sort of a very hard one to find so he took a picture. It's the ROBIN WITH BATCYCLE from the Fisher Price Imaginext DC SUPER FRIENDS toy line. Later, I told Billy that one day I was at Toys-R-Us. They had a HUGE area for all this great DC SUPER FRIENDS Action Figure stuff ( Vehicles, Play Sets, Figures, everything! ). There was a TON of toys & it took-up almost 1/2 the row. Out of curiosity I started to add-up all the prices in my head. Just to buy all the stuff they had that one day it would have cost like $300 dollars! The thing to keep in mind is that this is not even all the toys they have made ( or will make ). Not even close. Plus some other stores have "Exclusives", etc... So, I guess if you're like me & can't afford to buy it all ( I tend to be a "Completest Collector" ) then at least just get the few pieces that you really like. Well, this ROBIN figure with Bat-Cycle would go on that list because it's really cool!

BATMAN BATMOBILE VEHICLES - Vending Machine Ride in Australia!

Check this out! if you live near Australia then you might have seen one of these Batman Rides in your local Retail Store! It's a Vending Machine with Ride-On Toys of the Batmobile, Batcycle, & Bat-Jet Ski!! Plus, it just has incredible graphics all over it...I want it! This photo was sent in by a good friend named Belinda & I'm trying to get her to steal it for me. I hope she's able to get away with it. I'll keep you updated on that, ha!

New BATMAN HOT WHEELS Vehicles & Batmobile Cars For 2010!!

For the last year or so I have been totally & completely loving the incredible 1:50 Scale Die-Cast Batman Vehicles & Batmobiles that Mattel has been coming out with. Here are some photos from the Official Hot Wheels Collector website of a few cars to keep an eye out for in 2010. The 1st photo is probably the weirdest one, but it's also a Classic Car that many Bat-Fans are gonna really love. It's the "Penguinmobile" from the 1966 TV Show! The next one, of course, is the Batcycle from the 1997 movie. In fact, all the rest shown are from various Batman movies. The 3rd one is the famous Bat-Missile from 1992's "Batman Returns". The 4th one is the "Cocoon Batmobile" from 1989. The 5th Car is from 1997's "Batman & Robin" & then there is the one from "Batman Forever". The last pic shows the Bat-Boat!!

New BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD - TRANSFORMING BATCYCLE Action Figure Toy Vehicle

Our good buddy BATMOBILLY sent us this beautiful set of photos from his trip to Toys-R-Us the other night. It looks like Mattel has released another Large BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD Action Figure Vehicle for us to all drool about! This is the B&B TRANSFORMING BATCYCLE! I remember a long time ago when Mattel started this line of toys they said in a publicity statement that they would be making a ton of stuff for this cartoon & they have not been lying one little bit! It's almost imposable to keep up with their crazy toy production, both as a Blog Reporter & Toy Collector! Oh Man, I need like 3 more jobs to be able to afford all this cool stuff, ha ha! But this looks like one I will defiantly have to get, it looks really great! Basically it's a Bat-Cycle that transforms into a Bat-Robot-Mech-Suit...AWESOME! ( Thanks Billy )

BATMAN AND ROBIN - Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday!

OK KIDS, You know the drill, today is "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" & that's when we feature some brand-new ( Exclusive ) BATMAN-themed Desktop Backgrounds. The 1st one is sort of a PROMO for the Bat-Blog. It uses the original art from the 1960's Aurora Model Kit Box. Of course it's the BAT-CYCLE from the 1966 TV Show! The next one is some beautiful comic book art of BATMAN & ROBIN running in action! It's from the now classic "Batman: The Animated Series" cartoon. I hope everybody likes these, but if not, then please remember that we have hundreds more posted here at the Bat-Blog! So, just click on the button below for the last 30 or so we have posted recently. Or, you can also visit the Bat-Blog's BAT-ARCHIVES too. That would be better because you can enjoy over 3000 posts we have done, ha ha! The Archives are located on the left-side of this page, towards the middle. Just click on a month/year at random & have fun!

Beautiful BOX ART for the 1967 Aurora Batman TV Batcycle Model Kit

I received a very excellent photo in my e-mail box this morning from our friend Ed ( Be sure to click on the picture up above for a larger, more detailed, photo ). He wrote, "It's the box art for the 1967 Aurora Batcycle Model Kit. This comes courtesy of the Box-Art Den Yahoo Group. The Group owners take scans of plastic model boxes, regardless of condition, and restores the artwork. Once a week they offer high resolution scans for free download, or you can purchase high resolution prints from them of restored box art. The Batcycle was this week's offering." WOW! Thanks Ed, this artwork is completely beautiful!! Seriously, I love the Vintage Graphics. If any readers would like to join the group you can CLICK HERE for more details!

BAT-BLOG CONTEST WINNER: Hot Wheels 1:12 Scale 1966 TV Series BAT-CYCLE With SIDECAR!

OK, Today is the day! Today we are announcing the winner for the latest Bat-Blog Contest! Last night, at Midnight, we randomly picked a name out of the hat to see who won the Brand-New Hot Wheels (1:12 Scale) 1966 TV Series BAT-CYCLE With SIDECAR! I always love that part of the contests, getting to see who actually won the item we're giving away. I know I'm totally stupid but it's just a lot of fun, ha ha! Plus, this prize must have been pretty good because a ton of people sent in requests, that's awesome! I hope to have another contest pretty soon so keep an eye out for that. OK, enough stalling, ha ha! It's time to announce the winner! The lucky person this time is none other than Jonathan K. of Melbourne, Australia! WOW! Somebody from "down under" won ...that's cool! Jonathan, please contact us so we can confirm your correct mailing address. Then, we will be mailing you this beautiful Hot Wheels item! Plus, I'm gonna pack this prize very carefully because Australia is pretty far away from where I live & I want this prize to arrive safely. I know you're gonna love it because it really is very cool. I think that Mattel did a really great job on creating this item, the detailing is really well done.
Thank you to everybody who entered & better luck next time!

( Also, for legal reasons maybe, I gotta mention that Mattel, DC Comics, or Warner Bros had nothing to do with this contest. It's just a way for the Bat-Blog to show appreciation for its readers )

NEW BAT-BLOG CONTEST: Win a Hot Wheels 1:12 Scale 1966 TV Series BAT-CYCLE With SIDECAR!

Since it's now November I thought I should get another Bat-Blog Contest going so, HERE WE GO! This time we're giving away a 1:12 Scale Hot Wheels 1966 TV Series Bat-Cycle with Sidecar, in the Original Box! This is just like the one in the 1960's Batman TV Show driven by Adam West & Burt Ward! If you have not seen one of these cool toys in person yet they are really nice, I mean, very well made. Now, the rules are pretty simple. All you have to do is send us an e-mail with your Full Name & Address. Also, be sure to put "BAT-BLOG 1966 BAT-CYCLE CONTEST" in the title. The contest runs until November 15th, 2009 till 11:00pm Central Time. The lucky winner will be randomly picked out of a hat on that night at midnight & then announced right here at the Bat-Blog the very next day, on November 16th. Now this contest runs for only about 10 days so please be sure to enter early! Oh yeah, I guess I gotta mention that this contest is not affiliated in any way with Warner Bros, DC Comics, or any other copyright holder. It's mainly just for fun & one way the Bat-Blog tries to show appreciation for it's wonderful readers! Here's a link-button to send us some e-mail:

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Batman Collector Shares a Few Photos of New Merchandise

Here are some photos of a few recent Batman products that are pretty clever. Our friend Chris sent these pics of a few new items he bought. The 1st one is a Batman knitted cap ski-mask you wear & when you pull it down it makes a cowl, awesome! The next 2 photos are a very interesting Batman Bat-Cycle ( or is it Bat-Bike? ) Pillow. It's kinda large & I like that it is also sort of excessively cute. Chris said that one of his favorite details to the motorcycle is that the tire thread looks like the bat-logo shape, a nice touch. Yeah, Chris, Thank you for sending the pics. As a major Batman Fan & Collector it's always great to see what Bat-Merchandise is out there. If any other readers come across brand-new items that are kinda quirky or unusual then please let us know.

Batman BATGIRL Desktop Wallpaper Backgrounds!

Hey Kids! It's "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" again here at the olde Bat-Blog so I thought it would be fun to go with a BATGIRL THEME! I have always loved this Batman-Family character & the wallpapers I created cover many different versions. There's the Yvonne Craig 1966 Batman TV Show version with her on the Batgirl Bat-Cycle & then a few graphics from various comic books, both vintage & modern. Now, I know ya gotta love at least one of them, ha ha! GO BATGIRL!!

DC Comics Super Hero Collection Special: BATMAN AND THE BATCYCLE Lead Figurine From Eaglemoss in The UK

OK Now, This is pretty cool! You might have read here at the Bat-Blog before about a company in the UK called Eaglemoss who issue those special DC Super Hero Collection Lead Figures ( In England they call them "figurines", oh la la ). They make these very small, but very detailed, mini-figures of all the DC Comics comic book characters cast in lead. This company is going crazy! I mean, there are like almost 40 something of these figures now! Well, anyway, they have this new "Special Edition" one coming out soon called BATMAN AND THE BATCYCLE. Oh man! It looks pretty awesome! Now before you totally fall in love please keep in mind that this Bat-Cycle is probably NOT a large full-size statue. If ya wanna see how small these things are then be sure to click the "Figurines" Tab at their website. You'll see a photo of an artist employee painting one. Now this special one might be a little bigger but I'm not sure. For more details be sure to check out their UK website by clicking HERE!

1966 TV Series BATCYCLE & SIDECAR 1:12 Scale Hot Wheels In Stores Now!

Our good friend, & ace reporter, "Batmobile Billy" just sent us a picture from his trip to the local Toys-R-Us Store & guess what he saw?! YES! The 1966 TV Series BATCYCLE AND SIDECAR 1:12 Scale Hot Wheels Car, Actually "Motorcycle" ( ha ha ), by Mattel was spotted & the retail price is around $40.00. Not too bad, for something so extremely beautiful! The 2nd photo shows the small 1:50 Scale vehicle next to it. Thank you Billy & great job on the photos, they're crisp, sharp, clear, & pretty! This is a Batman Toy that I am gonna HAVE to buy later...it's wonderful beyond words! In fact, I cried a little when I 1st saw the photo, ha ha! Readers - I don't know why the pics are showing smaller than usual today but please be sure to click on them for larger, more beautiful, photos!! Also, click on the link-button down below to get one before they're all gone!

THE DARK KNIGHT Movie CUSTOM MV AUGUSTA F4 Batman Motorcycle ( Reese's Hershey's Candy Contest )

Some Bat-Blog Readers might remember awhile back, during "The Dark Knight" movie, we were one of the very very first websites to announce the Hershey's Reese's Chocolate Candy Bar "Win The Bat-Bike" Contest. Well, recently we were contacted by the person who won! Her name is Kathy & she's a Realtor. I can't believe it but she actually won! Here's a few pictures of it in her garage ( Yes, I'm jealous!! ). It's an MV AUGUSTA F4 Motorcycle totally customized with "Dark Knight Batman" graphics. The attention to details is totally insane. They even engraved ( or embossed ) the "Reese's Limited Edition" logo on the handlebars, ha ha! It's really an extremely beautiful batbike & Kathy must be pretty proud to own it. I wanna thank her for contacting us because it's kinda cool to learn who actually won the thing! Thank you Kathy ...Can I borrow it this weekend?