WACKY WALLPAPER WEDNESDAY! 1966 Batmobile & Batman / Joker Art by Bolland

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It's Wednesday again & you know what that means...WACKY WALLPAPER WEDNESDAY! Please feel free to use these 2 wonderful Batman Wallpapers to brighten-up your PC Desktop or use as a background for your MySpace Page! The 1st one features Classic Batman / Joker artwork by Bolland, a comic book artist...

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How To Draw Batman - Comic Book Artist Video

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The BAT-BLOG Now Has a Batman Fan MESSAGE BOARD!

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The BAT-BLOG has created a NEW Batman Fan MESSAGE BOARD! It's FREE TO JOIN & we want to invite all of our loyal BAT-BLOG readers to participate! Here's a LINK:Want to put the Bat-Blog MESSAGE BOARD Banner on your MySpace page?! Well, just copy the code below & paste to your profile! Thanx!<center><a...

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NEW YORK COMIC-CON February 23-24, 2007 NYC

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The date for the next NEW YORK COMIC-CON will be on Feb 23rd & 24th, 2007 in New York City. There will be some BATMAN Artists & Writers there:1. PAUL DINI was the Emmy Award-winning writer and co-producer of Batman Adventures, and the producer/writer of the Batman and Superman animated television...

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Fan-Made 1966 BATGIRL TV Show Tribute Video

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A friend of the BAT-BLOG made this video. It's sort of an Homage to the 1966 TV Series version of Batgirl & the actress who played her, Yvonne Craig. It has some really great footage, nice editing, & the music is nice, enj...

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BOB KANE Original Comic Art BATMAN WATERCOLOR

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Recently I've been on sort of a Batman "Original Comic Art " theme! I love both Batman the character & the classic artwork, so there! Anyway, you can imagine my surprise when I came across this super-excellent graphic at the CATSKILLS COMICS webpage! This Comic Book Art Gallery is located in New...

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ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER Vintage 1960's Captain Action Doll Outfit

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In the late 1960's the Ideal Toy Company ventured into the action figure doll market with a line of toys called CAPTAIN ACTION. He was alot like GI Joe except the outfits you could buy were all superhero characters. He had a kid sidekick named ACTION BOY. Action Boy had 3 outfits to buy : Superboy,...

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BATMAN HUMOR Political Cartoon Comic Strip

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Here's a recent find on the internet of a funny Batman Political Cartoon by Mike Peters. The topic was Jesse Jackson & his Rainbow Coalition...hee h...

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Original JOKER Art Sketch by Jerry Robinson

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Jerry Robinson is a great Golden Age Comic Book Artist known for creating both The Joker & Robin, The Boy Wonder in the 1940's! Here's a really awesome sketch he did a few years ago. Be sure to click on the above picture for a way larger, more detailed, photo.Also, check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES &...

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Batman Wallpaper : 1966 TV Series BAT-COPTER

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Here's a really nice graphic image of a 1966 Bat-Copter Model Kit. Click on it to enlarge & then save as wallpap...

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Original Comic Book Cover Art for DC's Millennium

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Original Comic Book Cover Art for Millennium # 3 - The Gathering. Penciled and signed by the great Joe Staton himself. Millennium was an 8 issue mini-series from 1988. This cover is incredible and features DC legends Batman, Wonder Woman, Guy Gardner ( Green Lantern ) and the Red Tornado all on one...

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The BAT-BLOG is Now Translated into 8 Different Foreign Languages!

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The BAT-BLOG BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES Webpage is now avaliable in 8 different foreign languages!! Just click on one of the FLAGS shown & it is magically translated into French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, or Arabic with the Google Translator!! The flags are...

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BATMAN & ROBIN 1949 Movie Serial CHAPTER ONE

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Here's the 1st Chapter to the 1949 BATMAN & ROBIN Movie Serial! It's in 2 parts so after watching the 1st one just look for the link embedded inside the YouTube Video, just click that, & watch Part Two!! If you really enjoy this show then be sure to visit TFAW to purchase the COMPLETE 1949 BATMAN...

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BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS # 615 COVER PROOF with NORM BREYFOGLE ART

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Norm Breyfogle Fans will be in for a big treat with this post! This is the original 3M cover color separations set for Detective Comics # 615, which was published in June of 1990 by DC Comics. This is a cover proof, that is composed of 4 different acetate color sheets that when put together, form the...

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HOLY APPLE PIES, BATMAN! Vintage Food Advertising

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Does anyone else remember these really great Hostess Cupcake Ads from the DC comic books of the 1970's & 80's?? This one features the Classic Batman Villian The Penguin in a a caper called "The Cuckoo Cuckoos"! These used to crack me up the way they tricked you into reading the product advertisement....they...

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Modern Robin NIGHTWING & 1966 Batman TV Show BATGIRL Desktop Wallpapers

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Remember, every Wednesday is "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" at the BAT-BLOG. Today we have 2 awesome wallpapers you can use to liven-up your PC desktop or use as a background graphic in a MySpace Layout! The 1st Batman Wallpaper is actually BATGIRL, Yvonne Craig from the 1966 TV Series...MEOW! The 2nd...

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Vintage Batman Corgi Boxed Car Set # 40 : Batmobile, Batboat with Trailer, & Batcopter!

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Here's a wonderful photo of the Vintage 1970's Batman Diecast Corgi Car Playset #40 issued by Corgi Toys ©1979. It included the Batmobile, Batboat with Trailer, & the Batcopter! I love the "window box" packaging showing all three vehicles & how appropriate that the helicopter was shown above...

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE 1949 BATMAN Serial Movie Poster

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In 1949, a follow-up serial to The Batman, Batman and Robin, was released. Robert Lowery played Batman, while Johnny Duncan played Robin. Supporting players included Jane Adams as Vicki Vale and veteran character actor Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon. The plot dealt with the Dynamic Duo facing off...

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1966 MARX RIDE-ON BATMOBILE Vintage 60's Batman Toy

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Here are 2 awesome photos of the Super-RARE 1966 RIDE-ON BATMOBILE By MARX! In 20 years of hardcore collecting & hunting I have NOT found this baby yet! These are pretty RARE & when they show up on eBay I'm usually too broke to buy one, yeah i know, waaa waaa! In a previous BAT-BLOG article...

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BATMAN & SCARECROW FEAR : DC Direct Action Figure Set

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Just released by DC Direct! Don't miss this awesome Batman/Scarecrow action figure set featuring two DC DIRECT updated and revised action figures! Approximately 7-inches tall each & highly detailed. Also included is a 24-page comic reprinting a classic Batman/Scarecrow story and bases for each figure,...

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VINTAGE BATMAN JAPANESE TV CARTOON IN JAPAN!!

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Vintage BATGIRL TOYS From Argentina BATICHICA!

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Recently our dear friend Ramiro, who live in Argentina, sent us these great photos of some of his Vintage Batman Toy Collection & shown here are the special shelves for his Vintage Batgirl Toys. They call her BATICHICA there! The photos pretty much explain themselves but I do love alot of these...

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DJ DUO : Professional Disk Jockey Club Music Service!

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BATUSI! BATUSI! While surfing the net awhile back I discovered these 2 guys who are club music DJs in both Amsterdam & The Netherlands. They call themselves the DJ DUO! They dress-up as 1966 TV Series-Version Batman & Robin and play at famous night clubs / private partys all over Europe! Their...

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HALLE BERRY CATWOMAN MOVIE & BATMAN : THE DARK KNIGHT WALLPAPER

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OK, I know it's not Wednesday & that's the day we ALWAYS post a few Batman Wallpapers but when I found these I knew I had to post them anyway! The 1st one is a Super HI-RES Photo of Halle Berry as Catwoman...MEOW! The 2nd one is a great comic book graphic of Batman, The Dark Knight, lurking in the...

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CATWOMAN TATTOO Batman-Related Art

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I think TATTOO ART is a legitimate artform. I mean, it's been around for 1000's of years, some of it is ugly, some of it is beautiful. This is an example of TRUE BEAUTY!! Here's a recent CATWOMAN TATTOO by tattoo artist Patrick Cornolo. It's a sort-of a cartoon version of the 1960's Style Julie Newmar...

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BATGIRL & CATWOMAN PLUSH DOLLS Custom Toys

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Recently, while surfing the net, I came across this artist who calls herself "CATSEWING" & she makes her own Plush Dolls of her favorite Comic Book characters. Her real name is KIM, but she is also known as CATSEWING, & her work is quite good. I wrote her to ask a few questions & this is...

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BATMAN STATUE : Silverage Batman & Robin DC DIRECT

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The Dynamic Duo is ready for action! The classic look of Batman and Robin is vividly captured in this statue! I love the Retro Silver Age Style of the Carmine Infantino art work! This limited edition, hand-painted cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 9 1/2" tall X 11 1/4" wide X 9 1/4"...

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WACKY WALLPAPER WEDNESDAY! Corgi Batmobile Concept Art & 1966 Yvonne Craig Batgirl

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Alot of BAT-BLOG readers have told us they love "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" & we really appreciate that! So, we designed 2 Custom Wallpapers they won't find anywhere else. The top picture is some original Concept Art from Corgi™ of one of the Batmobiles they made in their super-excellent series...

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Foreign Batman Comic Book Covers : German & Spanish

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For quite awhile I've had this great photo of some Spanish Batman Comic Book Covers from Mexico that a friend had sent. He knows I'm completely wacky for the "Foreign Bat-Items". Plus, readers comment alot about how they like them too. So, Just the other day a loyal BAT-BLOG Reader from Germany sent...

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Wacky Batman Birthday Cake Time Again!

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A nice feature of the BAT-BLOG sometimes is the Batman humor photos & one of the most popular are the pics of Batman Birthday Cakes. Well, a new friend of the BAT-BLOG, named Josh, sent this great photo of a cake his wife had made recently & it's awesome! I think she did a very very good job...

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New 2007 Mattel HOT WHEELS BATMOBILE Car 1966 TV Show Series Version

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Finally! Mattel has released some actual photos of the highly anticipated release of the 2007 Hot Wheels 1966 TV SERIES BATMOBILE CAR!! This is the car for the 66 BATMAN TV Show starrring Adam West & Burt Ward with series car designed by George Barris. Here's 2 photos showing both sides of this...

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Check Out The BAT-BLOG BATMAN MESSAGE BOARD and You're Invited To JOIN!!

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Starting today, January 13th, the BAT-BLOG now officially has a BAT-BLOG BATMAN MESSAGE BOARD! This forum is FREE TO JOIN for all readers of the web! There are forums there to talk about the many different aspects of Batman you may like. We're gonna cover EVERYTHING! There's a section for Vintage Batman...

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DARKHORSE COMICS & DC DIRECT Classic DC Heroes GOLDEN AGE BATMAN STATUE

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In a continuing collaboration, Dark Horse Comics and DC Direct, are teaming to create a new series of vintage-style statuettes featuring four of DC Comic's best-known characters. Modeled after products that were popular in the 1930s and 1940s, the four new statuettes being produced by Dark Horse are...

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