This Batman toy figure came out the same year
the 1989 movie Batman by Tim Burton was released. While it is part of the movie toy line, it’s
funny how even back then you didn’t get a large variety of figures and playsets
for a movie. The company that made the
toy line was Toy Biz, who actually made other DC Comics figures as well. My favorite of course was this version of
Batman. Besides TMNT’s this was probably
one of my most played-with toys as a kid back in 1989/1990. From what I’ve read online a few years ago,
there are actually a couple variations of the head sculpt.
The cool features from this toy are the
accessories such as the Batrope, speargun, and Batarang. The retractable Batrope or Batman's utility
belt as it’s most commonly known, in particular was what I liked the most and
was something I constantly broke from overuse as a kid. Thankfully I was able to find this mint
condition toy a few years ago for cheap. While it’s not the most popular toy to
collect, it’s very special to me and it’s one of my most prized toys from my
collection.
Batman (1989 film):
Toy Biz Wiki:
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