My Collection: DC Universe Classics World's Greatest Superheros Classic Detective Batman

Another Batman figure? Batman is one of characters that has updated his look more consistently over the years. The costumes colour scheme was always a variation consisting of blue, black and shades of grey along with changes to the symbol on his chest. Mattel’s DC Universe Classics action figures mirrored those new looks with different repaints of this action figure.

This figure is a re-release of the first 2008 Batman from Wave 1 of Mattel’s DC Universe Classics. This Classic Detective Batman was re-released in the in The World’s Greatest Superheroes wave that consisted of previously released action figures.

This is how I first remember Batman, this appearance that’s specified as  “The Silver Age” of DC Comics. This figure was inspired from toy company Kenner’s Super Powers action figure toy line and later Batman’s first animated appearance in The Super-Friends animated cartoon series. I never had a Batman figure when I was a kid, although I did have The Joker from the 1989 Batman movie which squirted water from his flower on his jacket. I also had Two-Face from Batman The Animated Series. If I did get the chance to get a Batman figure this is the style he would have been inspired by. 

This Batman figure is an excellent representation of Neil Adams’ and classic artists’ rendition of the shadow cowled Batman. This figure is being dubbed by many as the best Batman figure to-date. some say it makes his neck are look larger than it should be but this is probably a mirroring in the way the cape flows in a v-form all the way to his back in early comics, giving the figure one more element of being classic. 

I love this retro appearance of this Batman figure the colour scheme, yellow logo and great attention to details with the shadow on forehead and blue eyebrows I even recently bought a t-shirt with this representation of batman on it ,I found it one day on eBay, it was on a bid from a seller based in Dublin. I placed the only one bid and won the figure at a bargain price. I added it to my collection. Just as the modern Batman figure goes great with the modern Superman figure, This Batman matches up distinctly with the All Star Joker counterpart as they both share that retro appearance.The style of figures together are just fun, action figure collecting can be a series business but I love the fun retro appeal of these two figures together. The fun continued with the inclusion of accessories, a figure stand, grapple gun and the ever important Batarang.

I was very happy to add this retro feel batman to my collection, and as an added novelty I have got both the first and last Batman action Figures before it was cancelled and re-branded as DC Comics Unlimited and Batman Unlimited.

I love this nostalgic take on this Batman collectors action figure and was very happy when I added this to my collection.

More later

Bye for now.

K