BATMAN IN GERMANY : Fine ART & Foreign Comic Book

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Here's 2 recent Batman photos sent to me from a reader in Germany. The top one is from an art gallery where the exibit had a HUGE Batman sculpture hanging from the ceiling...awesome! He's sort of fat, is that a political message about most Americans being obese? LOL! The second picture shows the cover...

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Vintage Batman Toys from Argentina! ( Batmobiles & Batboats )

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Here at the BAT-BLOG we're always asking readers to send cool photos of their RARE vintage toys & other Batman-related photos. One of the best is a guy named Ramiro from Argentina. He has some very cool bat-toys & here are 2 photos showing just a few. These are extremely cool & I know our...

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New BAT-BLOG Link Button - Plaid Stallions

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I'm always looking for great websites to share with my readers & a recent one is PLAID STALLIONS. It covers sales catalog photos of vintage toys & groovy fashion. You can find it on the right-side of this blog. You should go check it out but please remember to BOOKMARK THE BAT-BLOG before ya...

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Join The BAT-BLOG BATMAN CLUB on MySpace!

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It's official! The BAT-BLOG has started a MySpace page called TOMSTOYZ. We want to invite every loyal Bat-Blog reader to join! We have added a LINK BUTTON below to visit that page. When you get there just sign in & click on the"Add Me Now" button.You can sign-up with an existing MySpace acount or...

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Vintage 60's Batman Photo with 1966 Marx Toy Batmobile

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Here's a really great vintage 60's photo sent in by a loyal BAT-BLOG reader named "Johnny West". Ha ha, ok John, is that your real name? It shows a kid riding the Super-RARE MARX BATMOBILE ride-on toy car & he's wearing his bat-cowl & cape too! Thanx John for this awesome pic!! I hope our readers...

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Where Does Batman Eat? GOTHAM CITY RESTAURANT of Course!

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I found this photo on the internet & it really cracks me up. I mean, it's not a "fake" humor photo but a real-life place. This is the GOTHAM CITY Restaurant in New Jersey, NY. I hope they spread out & are eventually in Oklahoma City ( where I live ) ha ha! Be sure to check the archives for more...

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BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT ACTION FIGURES TV COMMERCIAL

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Vintage 1960's BATMAN CARNIVAL CAR RIDE Batmobile

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In this Batblog Post I'm showing 2 beautiful photos of an extremely RARE Vintage 60's Carnival Ride Car that was used by some fairs on their merry-go-round. It's a fiberglass Batmobile with Batman driving...WOW! I really love this thing & would like to have it in my personal Batman toy collection....

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2 RARE Vintage BICHI Batman Toys of Batmobile & Batboat

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Included in the pics above are 2 extremely RARE Batman Toys both made by a foreign toy company called BICHI. One is a very cool 1960's style Batmobile, shown with original box. The other is a cool Batboat that is a battery operated bump-n-go vehicle, also with original box. I love the graphics on the...

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1960's Batman Batmobile Corgi Toy Background Wallpaper

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A loyal BAT-BLOG Reader ( Hey Jeff! ) requested that we post a wallpaper of a 1966 Batmobile so here it is! This version is a 1960's Corgi Toy car. This vintage toy is a classic with great details. I love the bat-symbol logo on the door & tires. If you click on the above pic you get a large photo...

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Vintage 1960's BATMAN PEZ DISPENSER ( MIP ) with Cape!

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Alot of people don't know that when the 1st Vintage Batman PEZ Dispenser was released it came with a rubber cape attached & this piece is really hard to find today. Here's a great photo I found showing it MINT in original bag package. I have one of these but it's missing the cape, this would make...

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Foreign Italian Batman Comic Book Covers from Italy!

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A loyal BAT-BLOG Reader from Italy recently sent me some photos of 2 Italian Batman Comic Books from his personal collection & I love these pix! Thanx Paul, these are super cool & I'm sure everybody will love them! Both comics are vintage & from the 1970's / 80's. We want to invite other...

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Pictures of Cool Vintage 60's Batman Toys ( 1966 )

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Here's some pics of some really RARE & hard-to-find Vintage Batman Toys from the 1960's! The 1st pic is of a MARX PICTURE PISTOL TOY GUN that came with a filmstrip to shoot Batman pix on the wall! I've seen this before & one graphic is THE BAT-SYMBOL LOGO! It's shown here with the original box...

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BATGIRL : HOLY CUPCAKES BATMAN! Vintage Hostess Twinkies Ad

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Does anyone else remember these great Hostess Twinkies Ads from the comic books of the 1970's & 80's?? This one features Batgirl in the costume I like the best ( grey ). These used to crack me up the way they "tricked you" into reading the ad....they usually had some nice artwork & a funny story...

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VINTAGE MARX 1960's RIDE-ON BATMOBILE Toy Commercial

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RARE Batman Rub-On Tattoos from Argentina!

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Our friend Ramiro from Argentina has sent another awesome pic of some of his RARE Batman Collection! This time it's some packages with the name "CHICLE GLOBO : TATUAJE". I forgot the exact year but they're from the 1980's. They had a free premium inside of some rub-on tattoos & you can see them...

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Vintage Wacky Packages FATMAN STICKER Photo ( Batman )

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Here's a great photo sent in to me by a "Wacky Packages Sticker Collector" who thought you guys might find this funny, I do! This is a parody version of what the packaging for the line of 1989 Batman Movie action figures looked like. I'll try to find a photo to add later of the original figure to jog...

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1970's THE BATMAN BATCAVE for MEGO ACTION FIGURE DOLLS!

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OK, I didn't have much time to post anything tonight so I thought I would show this great reference photo pic of the Super-Rare 1970's BATMAN BATCAVE PLAYSET! This was made by MEGO TOYS in the 70's for the Batman & Robin Action Figure Dolls! I love old vintage toys like this, especially the graphics...

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FRED HEMBECK : Great Comic Book Artist!!

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For as long as I can remember I have been a really big fan of both the humor & artwork of Fred Hembeck! Those of you not familuar with his work should check it out. He did alot of work for both DC Comics & Marvel Comic Books. Usually it was "filler space" & one of his comic strips would...

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Join The BAT-BLOG CLUB on MySpace!

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It's official! The BAT-BLOG has started a MySpace page called TOMSTOYZ. We want to invite every loyal Bat-Blog reader to join! We have added a LINK BUTTON below to visit that page. When you get there just sign in & click on the"Add Me" button.You can sign-up with an existing MySpace acount or create...

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LOOKING FOR KID'S BATMAN HALLOWEEN COSTUME?

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I have got a few e-mails recently from parents asking me, " I want a cool Batman Halloween Costume for my kids but don't want to spend alot of money. Where can I get one? ". Well, My sister asked me the same thing for her kids. So, we got on the internet & found a place with some very cool Batman...

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Cool FOREIGN BATMAN Comic Book Covers!

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Y'all know I love the "Foreign Batman" items so when I got these pics on my e-mail I was really excited! Here are pictures of 2 versions of Batman Comic books from all over the globe. The 1st issue is from Mexico ( El Hombre Murcielago ) & the last one is from Malaysia with cover art by Paul Gulacy....

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Batman & Robin MEGO TOYS Bat-Coders TV Commercial

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Heritage Comics Sells Original Adam West TV Batman Gloves!

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Recently, on Oct 7th, Heritage Auctions of Dallas sold an Original Pair of BATMAN COSTUME GLOVES worn by Adam West on the 1966 TV show! The final eBay auction price was $7000.00. Man, being poor sucks! I hope the new owner eventually donates these to the Smithsonan, or some other major museum, because...

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1989 Data-East BATMAN MOVIE Pinball Machine

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Here's something I have sitting around in the front yard that the neighborhood kids like to come around & play wi...

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RARE 1966 Batman Toy Water Gun Display ( Wallpaper )

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This post marks the 150th article to the BAT-BLOG! To celebrate I thought I would add 2 photos of an extremely RARE 1960's Batman Water Gun! You can click the small photos above for a nice sharp large photo you can use as PC wallpaper. If you're looking for more Batman Wallpaper then you can also check...

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MORE RARE Foreign VINTAGE BATMAN & BATGIRL TOYS From ARGENTINA!

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Recently a very loyal & extremely cool BAT-BLOG reader named Ramiro, who lives in Argentina, sent us some awesome photos of some Super-RARE Batman Toys from Brazil & Argentina!! In a previous article we posted a few of his pictures of some RARE Batman Family Hand Puppets. Here we're gonna show...

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BATMAN # 473 Original Comic Book Cover Art NORM BREYFOGLE

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Here's an example of great art! This is the original comic book art for the cover to Batman # 473. It was done by Norm Breyfogle & Alan Grant. I would really love to own this for my personal art gallery. The BAT-BLOG has included a NORM BREYFOGLE LINK BUTTON in the top right-hand side, check it...

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FRANK GORSHIN Grave Site Tombstone REST IN PEACE

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I recently came across this photograph at a Frank Gorshin Fan Site & for some reason it really moved me. The gravestone is beautiful the way they added the image of the microphone casting a shadow of Frank behind it but he's not there. I also like the ART DECO style of it, very well done. He was...

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SUPER-RARE HUSKY CORGI 1966 BATMOBILE CAR ~ MIP

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Here's a recent eBay find of a HUSKY CORGI Diecast Toy Car of the 1966 Batmobile that is extremely RARE. This special packaging is from the UK & hard to find in the USA! I'm sorry I forgot the exact price it went for but it was in the hundreds! Here at the BATBLOG we were extremely impressed with...

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ADAM WEST INTERVIEW Video for BatBlog Readers!

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Batman's THE GOTHAM GIRLS Flash Cartoons by WB!

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Nothing to do? Feeling kinda bored? Well, stop your whining ya big cry baby & go over to the Official Warner Bros webpage where they have 10 episodes of THE GOTHAM GIRLS for you to check out! These are Flash-Animated cartoons you can view on the web & they're FREE!! The animation quality is...

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RARE Foreign Batman Comic Books : India & Turkey!

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As loyal Bat-Blog Readers know, I love the foriegn Batman Items! I mean, they're just super-wacky & really hard-to-find! So, you can understand my surprise when a few readers sent some photos of obscure "Foreign Batman" comic book covers! WOW! The 1st one is a current brand-new comic published by...

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NEW 1966 Batman ADAM WEST Resin Model Kit!

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While surfing the net I found this cool webpage for the company that produces these 1966 Batman Resin Model Kits. The name of the company is JOHNNY'S RESIN KITS & they produce alot of high-quality stuff! They are the only official kit endorsed by Burt Ward ( TV's Robin The Boy Wonder ). They have...

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Vintage 1972 Batman Tin Batmobile MINT IN BOX!

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This is just a quick post, mainly to show this photo, of a RARE 1972 Batmobile MINT IN BOX! Now, you usually see these Tin Toy Car Batmobiles around but NEVER with the original box!! Here's what the box looks like....WOW! If ya wanna see the car in more detail then be sure to check my archives and/or...

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JUSTICE LEAGUE HEROES Video Game WALLPAPER : XBOX & Playstation 2

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Here's an awesome Batman wallpaper used to promote the new video game titled JUSTICE LEAGUE HEROES. I think it will be available for the Playstation 2 & XBOX sometime this month. I recently visited their official website & it looks pretty cool! You can be Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash,...

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Some Wacky Old & New Foreign Batman Items!

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I love wacky "foreign" Batman items & thought I would mix it up a little bit with this recent batch of rare photos! Included here, from top to bottom, is a very cool Set of Batman Coca-Cola Bottle Toppers from Japan! These were attached to the bottle cap of 20 oz cokes. I wish they would have made...

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