This is the cover to Batman # 129 made during their "wacky period". The villain tells Batman & Robin, "DON'T COME ANY CLOSER, BATMAN, OR I'LL TURN THE FAN TO FULL SPEED---AND BATWOMAN WILL BE DOOMED!". Ha Ha, great stu...
Photos: 2 Vintage Batman Toys & a Comic Book Ad
The title for this post isn't too exciting is it? But the pictures are pretty cool. One of the toys shown here I have never seen before. It's the 1st picture with the BAT-COPTER Model Kit that has the original box, from the 1960's. I have never never NEVER seen this so it's gotta be super-RARE! Thank...
NEW BATMAN TOY : Toys-R-Us Clearance Sale This Week
Today, while running errands, I was listening to the radio when all of a sudden there was a commercial for Toys-R-Us stating that they were having a Major Clearance Sale. So, for the hell of it, I went up there to check it out. I found a cool Batman toy called The BATWAVE Device. It's was originally...
BATMAN COMIC BOOK ART TATTOO By Staircase Tattoos
While surfing the net recently I came across this group of really talented tattoo artists in Santa Cruz, California named STAIRCASE TATTOOS. They feature a lot of nice examples of tattoo work but my favorite was this one of Batman. Now, I know I have seen the original comic book art this was taken from...
Designer Sneakers : BATMAN SHOES By Ubiq Fatima of Japan
While using a Japanese Search Engine I found these NEW Batman "Designer" Sneakers by a company called UBIQ FATIMA. They feature Golden Age graphics of 1940's Batman Newspaper Comic Strips. They are only available in Japan & maybe some super-exclusive stores in the US. The only price quote I was...
What If?...Fisher Price Made Batman Little People??
Tonight I checked out the Bat-Blog Message Board and one of our members, named Jeff, who's a pretty talented artist, came up with the concept of "What If" Fisher Price had made some Little people who looked like Batman characters. What would they look like. I think this is a great idea & I wish...
Bat-Video: Zeller's Batman & Robin TV Commercial w/ The Penguin
Here's a really great vintage TV Commercial for Zeller's TOY LAND with Batman, Robin, & the super-villain Penguin. We've featured some more of these great Zeller's Department Store TV Commercials in previous posts so be sure to check them out. You might need to look in the BAT-ARCHIVES which is...
High-Fashion DOLCE & GABANNA Batman T-Shirt
I'm a simple man & I don't spend a lot of money on clothes. I gotta save my hard-earned cash for Vintage Batman Toys!! But, if I were rich, I might buy one of these cool T-Shirts. Well, ok, maybe not!! The other day a Bat-Blog reader wrote to us about a great shirt he found while surfing thru the...
2 Batman Desktop Background Wallpapers
Here's 2 really cool Batman graphics for a desktop wallpaper or as a background in a MySpace layout! The 1st one shows the majestic Bat-Signal shining in the clouds of Gotham City...a nice Bat-Symbol for sure! The 2nd one is a recent action figure toy of Batman in the classic blue/gray costume outfit,...
Bat-Video: Zeller's Batman & Robin TV Commercial w/ The Joker
This is mainly a test of one of Blogger's new functions where you can embed your own videos. This video is a TV Commercial for the toy department of Zeller's Stores. Zellers is mainly located in Canada so a lot of Americans have never seen them before....a real tre...
THE DARK KNIGHT: Hershey's Chocolate Candy Promotion for New Batman Movie
Here's a picture I blatantly stole from a friend's Batman Fan web page because I think it's kind of cool. Ha Ha, sorry, Jason. Here's some prototype photos showing what the Reese's Pieces candy bar wrapper is gonna look like once THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie is out. It also looks like Batman will be...
Vintage Batman Toys: BATMAN BEYOND Burger King Kid's Club Toys
Now when I think of "Vintage" I think of stuff from the 1950's & 60's, maybe even the 70's or 80's. But I guess you can label anything "Vintage" that's NOT in the stores any more....hmmm, I wonder. Here's an example: Shown here is a graphic showing all the fast food toys in the complete set of 8...
The Bat-Blog's ONE YEAR Anniversary is Today!!
This is a proud day for me, the writer of this blog. Today is the one year anniversary of the Bat-Blog! I know it sounds kind of corny but it has been really exciting doing this. The best thing has been the open communication with the fans of Batman that exist from all over the world. The countries...
Please Help Promote The BAT-BLOG Today!
Tommorrow, August 26th, is the official ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the Bat-Blog! I can't believe we have been doing this for one year!! It's really been a labor of love & I hope that shows. The main goal of this blog was to share the love of collecting Batman Toys, Collectibles, & Comic Books....
Cool Art : Batman Poster Made From Montage of Vintage Comic Book Covers
This is pretty cool. We got an e-mail from a Bat-Blog Reader named Mike who wrote,"I thought you might like this. This is a Batman poster I made of Alex Ross's rendition of Batman made completely of individually placed and overlapped Batman comic covers. It took me around 14 hours to do and the real...
Batman Humor : Funny Comic Strip by Fred Hembeck
Anyone who's ever read a comic book, be it either DC or Marvel, knows about the great cartoon-style art of Fred Hembeck. We're such big fans of his that we added his blog FRED SEZ to our BAT-LINKS page. Be sure to check it out later. For now, here's a very humorous comic strip to enj...
Vintage Comic Book Ad : 1966 Batman Magic Photo Kit
Here's a picture sent to us awhile back & we totally lost it on our computer files. It's an advertisement for the BATMAN MAGIC PHOTO KIT & dates from the mid-sixties, probably 1966. The graphics are really cool & I have never seen the actual product that you would get in the mail. If anyone...
Original Batman Art Work : Tim Burton's Personal Birthday Card
Here's a really cool picture sent to us by Dave, a loyal Bat-Blog Reader. He writes, "This photo is a personal favorite of mine. It's an original art drawing by Tim Burton ( The director of 1989 Batman Movie, Edward Scissorhands, & The Nightmare Before Christmas ). It's a cartoonish rendering of...
Batman Art Work : DICK SPRANG Framed BATCAVE Art Print
A new friend to the Bat-Blog, named Hans, sent us this photo of a Batman Fine Art Print he recently purchased & had framed. He lives in the Netherlands & is a huge Batman Fan! The artwork is done by Classic Golden Age Comic Book Artist Dick Sprang. It's a lithograph & Han said it was # 84...
Batman Wallpapers : BATGIRL ACTION FIGURE & 1966 TV Series
Here's 2 awesome desktop backgrounds you can use in a MySpace Layout or as a desktop wallpaper. These 2 Batman Wallpapers are both Batgirl related. The 1st one is the new Silverage Batgirl Action Figure to be released by DC Direct in 2008. It's based on the classic comic book art of Carmine Infantino....
Batman Memorabilia From Around The World
One thing I love about doing the BAT-BLOG are the e-mails from people from all over the world. It seems like there are Batman Fans everywhere. Germany, France, Bulgaria, Argentina, India, etc...all have products featuring the Dark Knight. here's a few examples. The 1st picture is a Laser Disc made for...
The BAT-BLOG Turns a New DARK KNIGHT Photo Into Shameless Promotion!
Here's a new picture from THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie showing Alfred ( Micheal Caine ) in the new Bat-Cave explaining to Bruce Wayne / Batman ( Christian Bale ) what he thinks about this blog, ha ha ha! Yes, shame on ...
New Batman Toys : 7 Yamato Figures from Japan
The residents at Gotham City are now available as 4 inch tall figures and each with a bat symbol base! Made by Yamato Japan & distributed by DC Direct. A set of 7 figures contains Robin, Penguin, Joker, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy & 2 versions of Batm...
Auction : Original Batman Costume Mask Worn By George Clooney
Recently on eBay, a very cool auction company called PROFILES IN HISTORY auctioned off the original costume mask/cowl that George Clooney wore in the Batman & Robin movie. I can't remember the exact price but I think it went for $6,000.00. Now, that's a bargain for a one-of-a-kind piece like that!...
Batman Movie News : US Senator PATRICK LEAHY will make an appearance in The DARK KNIGHT
It's confirmed, long time Batman Fan Patrick Leahy will be making an appearance in the NEW Batman Movie THE DARK KNIGHT. Patrick Leahy is the Senior United States Senator from Vermont. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and is the current chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. A big fan of...
Bat-Birthday : JILL St. JOHN from the 1966 Batman TV Series
Today, August 16th, is Jill St. John's 67th birthday & we wanna wish her the best!! She's made many appearances on both film & TV. She appeared as "Molly" in the 1966 Batman TV Series & was also in the 1971 James Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever". Plus, she is extremely H...
Wacky Homemade Batmobile & Bat-Blog Promotion
I found these 2 photos of a "Homemade Batmobile" on one of my favorite Batman Message Boards. When I saw them I knew they had to be shared here because they are so hilarious! Some guy made his own Batmobile & we think he did a really great job on it. I mean, it's not a totally accurate & perfect...
Vintage Sixties Batman Memorabilia - Toys & Paper Items
OK, We have been posting a lot of the new photos from THE DARK KNIGHT Movie so we thought we would get back to what the BAT-BLOG is really all about & that's cool Vintage Batman Toys! The 1st photo is a personal favorite, mainly because they are so cute & extremely hard to find in an unopened...
THE DARK KNIGHT Movie : More Photos of Heath Ledger as The Joker
These new photos from THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie speak for them self. They feature more of what Heath Ledger will look like as The Joker in the new bat-film. These pictures, more than ever, really show his costume & make-up very well.HELP SPREAD THE WORD! Please put the JOKER Banner ( The...
New Photos : Batman Action Shots From THE DARK KNIGHT Movie
These just in! Here's some action shot photos from the new THE DARK KNIGHT movie of Batman scaling a wall to dive on a car below ( The Joker maybe ??? ). Also, We're not sure if this is actually Christian Bale or a stunt man but it's still cool to see! The movie is currently shooting in Chicago &...
