Kenner's SUPER POWERS 25th Anniversary - a Look At The Action Figures & Vehicles!

Oh Yea! I knew that I had to start this off with a showing of the 1980's Batman & Robin Action Figures, but that's not all!! In the Kenner's SUPER POWERS line of toys there were 5 that were what I'm calling "Batman-related". There was Batman, Robin, The Joker, The Penguin, & The Riddler! Wait! The Riddler? Some Americans might not remember the Riddler as one of the characters because he was only made as a SUPER AMIGOS figure for the South American market. In fact, he was made in Argentina! His name was "El Acertijo"...I love that! He's super-rare / very hard to find today & usually sells for quite a lot. OK, now, back to the US releases we all know & love! The figures were originally sold on large blister cards with a bubble, just like today's figures. But, they also sold these on very narrow cards later that toy collectors call "short cards". There's also some other buzz words but where I live that's what we always called them, ha ha! I've tried to show examples here & there, when I have pics of them. This 1st post will feature a few characters & then later posts will show others...so please follow along! Also, in this post, are some pictures of the 2 Batman-related vehicles they made. One, of course, is the now-classic Batmobile!! This car is a fan favorite & I have always loved it. It just has great style!! Now you're probably thinking, "Hey! I only see the original box here, where's the toy?". Well, that's gonna be shown later, I promise. The next vehicle is the Bat-Copter. This helicopter toy is a little harder to find then the Batmobile but just as cool ( I wish I had a better photo of the original box, sorry. But this pic does give you an ok example ). The funny thing is that Kenner had kept the mold for this product & re-issued it later in total black for one of the later Batman movies...funny! Now - I'm gonna be featuring more Kenner's SUPER POWERS 25th Anniversary goodness so just keep going!!

Kenner's SUPER POWERS 25th Anniversary - The JOKER Action Figure!

Besides having a lot of superheroes in the Kenner SUPER POWERS Action Figures line-up they also featured some really evil Super-Villains too! One of my personal favorites was this great figure of The JOKER! He's wearing his classic purple suit & his weapon accessory was really great too. It was a Giant-Mallet Hammer that, if you look closely, had his face & evil grin on it, a very nice detail. The action figure also came with a special Comic Book. Well, more like a booklet. But the artwork was amazing & it was a fun story. In fact, I posted a scan of it here for you to enjoy...have fun!

Kenner's SUPER POWERS 25th Anniversary - The PENGUIN Action Figure!

OK, after just featuring the Joker I knew I couldn't leave out The Penguin! ACK ACK! He was another "Batman Super Villain" mixed into the group of characters in the Kenner SUPER POWERS Action Figure line-up! I remember having this toy a long time ago & it's really wonderful to revisit him once again! Originally, he came with an umbrella-weapon accessory ( shown here ). Also, just like the "Joker Figure" post, I'm showing a reprint of the original mini-comic booklet that came with the figure...enjoy!

Kenner's SUPER POWERS 25th Anniversary - Look At The Spin-Off Products!

With the success of the SUPER POWERS Action Figure line there was a total frenzy in the 1980's to create many other products bearing the SUPER POWERS brand name & logo. Here are just a few other pieces of merchandise made ( Coloring Book, Paint Kits, Jewelry, Happy Meal Boxes, Videotape, etc... ) & a few comic book advertisements featuring the toys & VHS videos. Please remember that I'm trying to feature just items that were "Batman-related". Because, there were a ton more! In fact, these are not even ALL the Batman ones they made either...just a nice assortment, as an example. They are all pretty self-explanatory so I won't get into details. I just hope you enjoy drooling over them, ha ha! Well, I guess I do need to explain the weird "Joker Figure" because it's not an actual product but is a strange "Bootleg" made doll. But everything else is "real". Also, the last photo of the "Batman Super Powers Model Kit", I'm gonna feature the original art in the next post...whew!

Kenner's SUPER POWERS 25th Anniversary Desktop Wallpaper!

OK, As sort of the very last post in this wacky promotion I wanted to leave everybody with some fun souvenirs to remember the whole event by. So, I made some "Super Powers 25th Anniversary" Desktop Wallpapers! In an earlier post I promised some more of the Classic Batmobile so here's a photo I hope you enjoy! It shows the Dynamic Duo sitting in their famous toy vehicle. Speaking of the Duo, the next image is just the Batman & Robin Action Figures by themselves, sort of simple & minimal. Plus, there's more! The Last background is the original comic art for the "Batman Super Powers" Model Kit Box done by Carmine Infantino. You might remember it in the "Products Section" ( See Above Posting ). Well, I hope you have enjoyed today's crazy event & please be sure to visit all the participating websites listed in the very 1st post. Thanks.

Video: BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM - IGN VIDEO GAME REVIEW TRAILER

From IGN, we get this awesome Game Review for the New Eidos BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Video Game. All the reports that I have been getting so far are saying that this is the BEST Batman and/or Comic Book Superhero Franchise video game yet!! It's gonna be released on August 25th, 2009, so look for it soon!

Wallpapers - BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD Transforming Batmobile Toy Action Figure Vehicle

Tonight I found some official photos of the new Batman: The Brave & The Bold Batmobile Toy Action Figure Vehicle by Mattel. This is the large toy that transforms from a car into the Bat-Jet ( or is it Bat-Plane? ). The pictures were so giant-sized that I decided to make a few Desktop Wallpaper Backgrounds out of them...enjoy! Remember, we post brand-new backgrounds every Wednesday!