Great Vintage Toy: The Official 1966 BATMAN HELMET & CAPE By Ideal!
I know we have featured this Classic 60’s Batman Toy here before but this one is special because it’s a recent find of a Bat-Blog Fan who got lucky at an Antique & Collectibles Store. It’s the Official 1966 BATMAN HELMET & CAPE made by Ideal! He told us he found this thing at a shop for $25.00! The box isn’t totally perfect but still pretty nice for display. The neat thing about it was that it came complete with both the helmet & cape in great shape! Plus, did I say 25 bucks! ( Thanks for sharing the pics ). I want to invite all Bat-Blog Readers to send us photos of your cool finds. They can be Older Vintage Items like this or something you just bought at the store tonight. Remember: Sharing the love of collecting Batman Toys is the main function of the crazy Bat-Blog!
Video: Japanese Antique Vintage 1970’s ALPS Batman and Robin BATMOBILE TIN TOY CAR Battery Operated
Here’s a pretty cool video that was featured on an eBay posting ( I always think that’s a really great idea to do that ). It’s a Japanese ( Vintage 1970’s ) ALPS Batman and Robin BATMOBILE TIN TOY that is one of those fun Battery Operated Cars! Now, this is a bootleg toy ( not licensed ) but still, it’s a lot of fun & very very RARE! Plus, it’s really neat to see it in action, ha!
BATMAN TIN TOYS – Toy Collection from Thailand!
WARNING: Here’s a couple of pictures of part of an amazing Batman Tin Toy Collection that will make you drool for hours. I’m warning you now that if you stare too long at these pics then you will start to cry…this stuff is that cool & that rare, ha! These photos are from our friend “BAT-CAT” who lives in Thailand. There are many examples of some super-rare Japanese Tin Toy Robots. I love that the Dark Knight has been so popular in Japan! Well, the pair of Batman & Robin Bubble Bath SOAKY Containers ( far left ) are from the USA, 1966. So is the “Jack Nicholson Joker” & “Michael Keaton Batman” Tin Toy Robots on the lower right-hand side. I remember when those came out around the time of the 1989 movie. Also, the 2 vinyl figures on the very far right, where Batman & Robin look sort of like cute little children, those are from the 1970’s & were sold in the USA. Everything else is pretty much from the 1960’s & “Made In Japan”. WOW! What a great selection of very hard to find bat-collectibles!! ( Thanks Bat-Cat ).
Neal’s BATMAN TOYS and ACTION FIGURE Collection Photos!
Here are some wonderful photos sent in by a Bat-Blog Fan named Neal who has some extremelty cool BATMAN items in his Toy Collection. Shown here are just 3 shelves of his stuff & it makes me wonder what other cool stuff he has, ha! But I really like this collection & love how it’s all displayed, looks cool! ( Be sure to click on these small pics for larger, more detailed versions ).
There are some 13″ Dolls, Misc Action Figures, Hot Wheels Batmobiles, & even some Vintage Toys like the 60’s Vinyl Hand Puppet & Ideal Bat-Helmet Mask. Oh yeah, and the last photo should make you drool for days because it mainly features those beautiful MEGO 8″ Dolls from the 1970’s, plus a few more modern-day Custom Figures. ( Thank you for sharing this Neal, great stuff! ) If any other readers want to share their pics then please send us an email. That offer is always OPEN because the Bat-Blog is all about the joys of Bat-Collecting!!
Video – Interview with Vintage Japanese Batman Toy Collector Yuji Ueda
Here’s a very well-made video featuring our friend Yuji Ueda. He’s a big Batman Toy Collector & his main focus is the Japanese items from the 1960’s. In fact, the video is sort of a tour of famous Vintage Toy Shops in Japan ( Yes, that would be my dream vacation, ha! ). But, as you’ll see from this interview, he also likes the modern day stuff as well. OK, get ready to drool!
MegoMuseum Launchs “MEGOZINE” the Vintage Mego Doll Collector Magazine
It may have gone out of business in the 1980s but it’s hard to keep the World’s Greatest Toy Company down. The Mego Museum and Wulf & Tyger are proud to unveil their latest project, Megozine, the official magazine for Mego collectors. Megozine is dedicated to keeping the company’s spirit alive whether it be vintage toys, newer figures (dubbed ReMego by the Museum), Knock offs or colourful custom creations.
Issue one is packed with colorful surprises including:
Secret Origins of the 1/6th Scale Superheroes- Which details Mego’s 12 inch Superhero figures and includes a never before seen prototype of a never made Mego 12″ hero.
A Mego Museum Super Collector comic adventure “Escape from the Planet of the Knockoffs” with art by Chris Franklin
Six Monsters, A Girl and a Mailer Box- A look at the Lincoln International Monster figures.
Aw Yeah Megos- Interview with Eisner award winning Art Baltazar about his passion for custom Mego figures.
Megozine will be ready for order in December 2012 and subsequent issues
will follow every six months. For more information please visit
http://www.megomuseum.com.
About The Mego Museum:
MEGO MUSEUM was founded in 1996 by Scott C Adams and was the internet’s first website devoted to the toys and action figures produced
by Mego Corp. It has since grown into the premiere site for action figures both vintage and modern that utilize Mego’s signature 8″ format.
The site includes exhaustive galleries, interviews, custom galleries and
a collector forum. Each June the Museum hosts an annual convention
called MEGO MEET.
Photos – Vintage 1970’s BATMAN Toys and Memorabilia!
The BAT-BLOG.COM is all about the many different angles of the Batman character but our main focus is the joy of collecting both New and Vintage Toys. We’re always announcing brand-new memorabilia coming out, so you can hunt it down, but every now and then we like to torture people with photos of very rare collectibles, ha ha!
Here’s a great example: Check out this Vintage BATMAN Swimming Pool Ring Float Toy 1974. This one is still in it’s original package but you can also see what the toy looks like in the photo on the header card, very cool!!
Next up is a fun set of DC Comics Superheroes and Villains Refrigerator Magnets. There are quite a few Batman-related characters here: Batman, Robin, The Joker, Catwoman, The Penguin, and even The Riddler!
Then, for your viewing pleasure, is this Vintage Trade Publication Advertisement for some DC Comics Superhero Drinking Mugs called, “Supersteins!”. I have the Batman one and really love it because it features Neal Adams artwork. They also made Superman, Wonder Woman, and Shazam ( Captain Marvel ).
Last, but not least, is the 70’s BATMAN UTILITY BELT made by Remco Toys. This pic shows the original window box packaging which is totally cool. I wish I owned this thing like it is in the photo but I only have a few loose pieces. Still, this thing is really great!
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