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15/03/2021 2:19 pm
I remember the buzz when DM issued circular ads for the Barris Batmobile "coming soon". With licensing necessary from Barris, DC Comics and Warner Brothers, DM couldn't afford to pay the freight. It took a powerhouse corporation like Mattel to finally get it done 40 years after the roll out of that car.
DM wound up cancelling that project to do their interpretation of the 60s comic book car and put a lot of interesting features in it. First of all, with all the roll bars, internal bracing and chassis protection, it looks like a very capable stunt car. The engine is a melding of a big block American V8 with Porsche air induction set up. Add to that all the mythical bells and whistles that the Dynamic Duo would want in a crime fighting vehicle and you've got yourself a fun little model.
15/03/2021 2:56 pm
AWESOME photos Rich! That may be the best detailed Batmobile of all!
15/03/2021 3:28 pm
I suppose most other companies would have just let it go. Truly amazing.
16/03/2021 9:25 am
this one and the Mattel wonder are the unchallenged holy grail of the batmobile line (accordingly priced) 
16/03/2021 8:04 pm
This looks great. I considered it, but never got one.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
17/03/2021 5:33 am
In 1966 when BATMAN debuted on TV (Wednesday January 12, 1966 to be exact), being a Batman comics reader (at the time) and being a car lover, it was the BATMOBILE that excited me the most. When the show came on TV the comics version was not exactly the same as the one depicted on the show, but then the comics sort of adapted the look of the TV version.
I do have Mattel's 1:18 scale model of the TV Batmobile and I love it. I missed out on getting every 1:24 scale version of all the comics Batmobile's, and if priced right today, I'd add them to my collection.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
Topic starter
17/03/2021 6:07 am
@georgeschire and I thought I was the only Batmobile nut around here. When this model came out and I posted it, it barely got a nod from anyone. Is this model getting expensive on the secondary market?
17/03/2021 6:21 am
Not in my realm of collecting, but it looks like a fine model, great pics.
17/03/2021 6:24 am
@georgeschire and I thought I was the only Batmobile nut around here. When this model came out and I posted it, it barely got a nod from anyone. Is this model getting expensive on the secondary market?
Rich, I've stayed a kid all my life. In my early teens (beginning in 1964, I was 13), I found superhero comic books to distract me from reality at times. Batman became a fast favorite because he didn't have super-powers like all the rest of the superhero's. He was a normal dude who trained himself to overcome the evil villains in the world. And from the time I was old enough to talk, I loved cars, thus the reason I liked the Batmobile. And because Batman couldn't fly and get to places super-fast like all of his fellow masked comrades, he needed that Batmobile.
I'm not ashamed to say that I still have my Batman comics collection. Though I stopped buying them in the early 1980's, I continued over the years to add back issues to my collection. I now have pretty close to everything that was in print before the 80's. Today, just like cars, Batman has changed to much and I've no interest in the modern versions.
With regard to the Batmobile's in 1:24 scale, it's been a few years since I've searched for any of the models, so honestly can't speak for what they go for now. But if they were to become available and within a reasonable price range, I'd consider adding them to my car collection.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
Topic starter
17/03/2021 7:35 am
@georgeschire I agree on the modern Batman interpretations. They've taken the dark, brooding and violent aspects of his persona way too far to appeal to a much younger generation than ours. Also in our day, the 1954 Comics Code was heavily enforced. I remember a flea markets being able to buy stacks of unsold horror comics that were dumped for not getting that seal of approval.
17/03/2021 9:02 am
@georgeschire I agree on the modern Batman interpretations. They've taken the dark, brooding and violent aspects of his persona way too far to appeal to a much younger generation than ours. Also in our day, the 1954 Comics Code was heavily enforced. I remember a flea markets being able to buy stacks of unsold horror comics that were dumped for not getting that seal of approval.
And sadly in hindsight, that Comics Code Authority made comics better. Similar to how the FCC used to regulate TV and radio. We were able to enjoy wholesome TV shows that didn't have so much filth and smut in them. The "I Love Lucy" show couldn't say the word "pregnant" on it. Today's shows talk about everything up to and including getting pregnant. And radio, they no longer have any rules either. In my day one had to have a license to even be on the radio, but not anymore. Today, any schmock off the street can blabber and use profanity on the airwaves. Very sad indeed.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
17/03/2021 10:52 am
@georgeschire and I thought I was the only Batmobile nut around here. When this model came out and I posted it, it barely got a nod from anyone. Is this model getting expensive on the secondary market?
after a year or so of "watchlisting" these models I gave up the notion of owning one due to the prices fetched.......the 20.00 Jada versions are more my speed,budget-wise......If they can make Tom Cruise act like Jack Reacher, I can shoot these diminutive subjects menacingly enough
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