A Public Service Announcement ( PSA ) where Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder, teach children to cross streets safely in this clip on Sesame Street in 19...
MEET THE ARTIST: Bob Kane Mini-Biography in Batman # 1
Some super-lucky comic book collector, who owns a RARE copy of the original Batman #1 comic book, posted this picture on the net. He scanned the page that features a mini-biography of Bob Kane ( the co-creator of Batman ) called "Meet The Artist". It's large enough to read ( click on the picture for...
Print Ad: BATMAN Advertising Another Health Club!
In a previous post we featured those famous ads appearing in foreign countries for health clubs where it shows various Comic Book Superheroes being all obese or fat. Of course the one with the Batman character was our favorite, ha ha! ( Check out the Bat-Blog Archives ). Well, it's kinda weird but another...
What if Frank Miller's Batman existed during the 1950's?
Here's a parody ( from Mad Magazine? ) where they took the gritty realistic Frank Miller modern-day "Goddamn Batman" & put him in a story with Batman characters from the 1950's. The Penguin & Robin characters look like they are drawn by Dick Sprang & they have a "Gee, Golly!" kind of attitude,...
Vintage Comic Book Ad: Here It Is... BATMAN # 1!
Can you imagine being a little kid in the early 1940's & seeing this ad in your favorite magazine? Like, "Who are these Batman and Robin guys?!" Yeah, we need a time machine, ha ...
2 FREE BATMAN WALLPAPERS Every Wednesday!
A couple of days ago a friend of the Bat-Blog, named Perry, sent us some really wonderful photos. I posted one of them the other day of a dog named Cassius who's wearing a Batman Costume, ha ha! Well, here are the other 2 photos he sent. They were so BIG & at the time I needed a neat-o "graphic...
DVD REVIEW: Justice League, The New Frontier
OK, I want to say, 1st thing, that I received a free copy of this DVD for review but that in NO way affects my opinion here. I'm gonna be very honest about what I feel about this movie. This movie is AWESOME! Justice League, The New Frontier is Warner Brothers' latest DVD film that is being released...
Batman + Fine Art = Cool!
Our friend Brian sent us this extremely cool Black & White Art Photo that shows Batman waking up & getting out of bed. Apparently, he lives in a super-minimalist house ...Awesome!The next picture was one that I found from an art gallery that had a show of "Blotter Acid Art". Blotter Art is...
Vintage Ads: BATMAN ADVERTISING "GOT MILK?"
I came across a website the other day that showed every GOT MILK? Ad that's ever been made & the weird thing is that there are hundreds of them! But, I thought you guys might especially like these two. One is the Batman comic book version & the other is Christian Bale from Batman Begi...
CASSIUS THE BAT-HOUND! Funny Batman Humor Photo
Our friend Perry e-mailed us some extremely excellent bat-photos the other day, here's one of Cassius, The New Bat-Hound. He wrote, " For your amusement I've attached a picture of my friend Julie's dog Cassius dressed as Batman this past Halloween!" Ha Ha, Thanks Perry. I seriously love this picture!...
DC SUPER FRIENDS Batman Vehicle: MY FIRST BATWING!
Just a quick post, in 2008 Mattel will be putting out this brand new DC SUPER FRIENDS toy so look for it soon! Awhile back we showed this new Batman Toy called MY FIRST BAT-WING for the 1st time ( check the archives ) but yesterday I received a photo in my e-mail showing what the original box is gonna...
DC SUPER FRIENDS: BE BRAVE BUDDIES Plush Toy Dolls
Who's the cutest little Batman? You are, yes you are! Ha Ha, TOY FAIR 2008 has presented a huge amount of new Batman Toys that will be released this year. Fisher Price ( Now owned by Mattel ) will release a line of plush toys called "BE BRAVE BUDDIES" which will be large Plush Toy variations of their...
BAT-MANGA: The Secret History of Batman in Japan!
This September 2008, Pantheon Books will release a brand new book titled "BAT-MANGA: The Secret History of Batman in Japan". Compiled by book designer and comics connoisseur Chip Kidd, along with fellow collector Saul Ferris and photographer Geoff Spear, Bat Manga! presents a collection of original...
New 2008 BATMAN & CATWOMAN Barbie Dolls from Mattel!
It's really exciting to be a Batman Collector right now! There are a ton of new bat-toys coming out this year so you better start saving your money now, ha ha! It's been extremely stressful the last few months because there has been a HUGE drought of Batman merchandise in the stores. Well, look for...
New 2008 BATGIRL Barbie Doll from Mattel!
The new Mattel sales catalog for Barbie Dolls has finally come out & it features a new BATGIRL Barbie Doll for 2008. They did one just a few years ago modeled after the TV series Batgirl ( think Yvonne Craig ) but this one is sort of a "Silver-Age Batgirl", the awesome version with the black suit...
URBAN OUTFITTERS ( UK Clothing Store ) Presents 2008 BATMAN & BATGIRL T-Shirts
This post is a shout out to all the readers who live in the UK. There's a store in England called URBAN OUTFITTERS & this year they will have a few "Vintage T-Shirts" featuring retro-graphics of Batman Logo Symbols & one of Batgirl. If you live near there you might check it out. They look pretty...
New DC SUPERFRIENDS Action Figure of The JOKER
Just a quick post, in the next wave of action figures for the Fisher Price / Mattel DC SUPER FRIENDS line of toys they're gonna release a new villain...The JOKER! I love these because they are so cute & adorable, ha ha. Let's hope they also make a Catwoman, Riddler, & The Pengu...
RARE Vintage 1960's ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER Kohner PUSH PUPPET!
OK, Here at the Bat-Blog one of our main things we focus on are the cool Vintage Batman Toys. We cover new stuff coming out & feature current movie news, etc, but our main love is the older toys from yesteryear! Here's a perfect example of an extremely SUPER-RARE Batman toy that we would label "a...
New Batman Toy: HARLEY QUINN Lego Figure
Just a quick post to let Batman Lego Fans know that in the next wave of Batman Play Sets they're gonna make a special Harley Quinn figure & vehicle play set. Isn't she cute?! I like her HUGE mallet & she comes with a gun too. She will get a Bank Truck Van & Batman will have a Bat-Cycle...cool!...
New Batman Toy News: THE DARK KNIGHT ACTION FIGURES Batman & Joker
OK, We finally get to see what the Joker "Dark Knight movie" Action Figure's face looks like! Not bad, it does resemble Heath Ledger a little bit, that's cool. I'm wondering why one Joker is very realistic while the other one is sort of "cartoony". I'm sorry, these Joker pictures were sent to me without...
A Die-Hard Batman Fan Gets His First Batman EmblemTattoo
This video shows a guy who finally got his long-awaited first tattoo: the Batman emblem logo. He is a die-hard Batman fan and has wanted this tattoo for a long time now. Samantha Bliss is the tattoo artist and you can check out her work at: http://www.tattoobliss....
2 Very Cool BATMAN WALLPAPERS To Decorate Your Desktop!
"Wacky Wallpapers Wednesday!" The 1st Batman Desktop Wallpaper is a really great image of the Dark Knight pointing at you, yes YOU! It's an image taken directly from an animation cel of the classic TV Cartoon. The 2nd one is a hi-def scan of some amazing Jim Lee artwork from the modern-day Batman comic...
Batman The Animated Series Costume Model Sheet
While surfing the net the other day I came across this very interesting graphic somebody made that showed the evolution of the bat-costume from modern-day Batman TV cartoons. It starts with the Animated Series from 1992 & goes to present day with the new THE BATMAN version. I like that BATMAN BEYOND...
NEW 2008 Batman CORGI BATMOBILES and STATUES
OK, I'm not quite sure what the deal is here but at last year's 2007 TOY FAIR Corgi was showing off their new line of Batman 1:43 Scale Batmobile & Bat-Vehicles that came with a special statue & they're not being released until now. Well, they were worth the wait! Here are the 1st six sets of...
THE DARK KNIGHT NEW BATMAN TOY NEWS: Bruce Wayne's Lamborghini Toy Car VIDEO
Over at the MTV Movie Blog they have a cool video from the 2008 TOY FAIR with a Mattel rep who shows off the new THE DARK KNIGHT Bruce Wayne Lamborghini Toy Car that will be in the new Batman Movie. Just click on the photo up above as a link to that video...sweet! You can sort of see some of the other...
1966 BATMAN Desktop Wallpaper: JULIE NEWMAR as CATWOMAN
The other day a friend of this blog said he had a hard time trying to find good quality photos of Julie Newmar as Catwoman from the classic 1966 Batman TV Show so I made this desktop wallpaper just for him. It's only for him so don't anybody else use it! Ha ha, just kiddin'. Everybody please feel free...
New 2008 Hot Wheels 1:50 Scale 1966 TV Show Bat-Cycle Batman Bike
Here's a prototype photo showing the NEW Hot Wheels Batman Bat-Cycle ( Large, 1:50 Scale ) that will be released by Mattel later this year. Of course this is the Classic Bat-Bike motorcycle with sidecar used by Adam West & Burt Ward in the vintage 1966 Batman TV Show. Oh my God, it's beautiful!...
Original Comic Book Art: BATMAN ANNUAL #25 VARIANT COVER Pencils By Shane Davis
Um, the title says everything, ha ha! Here's the original comic book art for Batman Annual #25. The pencils were done by Shane Davis. This was a special variant cover. I love how crisp & clean this cover is with the plain white background & simple logo work. The art is rendered very realistically...
Fan-Made BATMAN / CAPTAIN AMERICA Wallpaper with NORM BREYFOGLE Artwork!
Our friend Andrew made this awesome Batman Wallpaper to share with Bat-Blog readers & we love it! He wrote, "I discovered this rare drawing of Batman with Captain America on Norm Breyfogle's website and thought it might look better colored in. I gave it a whirl in Photoshop, added a bit of motion...
Funny Batman Humor Photo & Comic Strip HA HA!
OK, It's time again for a wacky BATMAN BIRTHDAY CAKE photo! This one was sent in by Debbie. She said, "I know you have some weird fixation with Birthday Cakes so I'm sending this pic to you, enjoy!". Ha Ha, OK Debbie, be nice. Yeah, I think these pictures are funny & readers like 'em...so, what's...
New 1:18 Scale Hot Wheels 1966 BATMOBILE with Box
Just a quick post, here's what the display box is gonna look like for the 1:18th Scale Hot Wheels 1966 Batmobile Diecast Car....SWEET! This is gonna be released very soon so keep an eye out for it. I imagine it's gonna be 50 times as hard to find in retail stores as the regular Hot Wheels car w...
New TOY GUN From THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie
OK, Here are some "Prototype Photos" of a new toy that Mattel is gonna make for the 2008 Batman Film, THE DARK KNIGHT. It's called the "Grapnel Blaster". It's a HUGE gun that shoots foam-darts & looks very high-tech. It's has a compact-rectangular shape & then you pop it open to reveal all the...
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER Movie DVD Desktop Wallpapers
On February 26th, 2008 Warner Brothers will be releasing the much anticipated DC Universe Animated Movie titled JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER on Blu-Ray Hi Def & DVD. So, here's some really cool Desktop Wallpapers you can use as a background on your computer to remember to buy it...it's gonna...
