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Barbie as BatGirl: 11.5" Collectible Doll with Stand and Character Logo from DC Comics Super Friends

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The third and final doll in this set, Barbie as Batgirl is probably my favorite. Like her pals, her costume is covered with some blue sparkly glitter to make her more...well fabulous. Batgirl is probaly the most well realized of the three, and the most sought after! A great doll from a great collection!

It is about time Mattel started to use there brains and release Barbie as Super-Friends. Just like to old Super-Queens and the Mego dolls, now girls and collectors have something very different to add to there pink boxes. I am glad to add Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Catwoman (not too sure about the Halle version) and now Poison Ivy to my collection. Now if Mattel would expand the set with Vixen, Onyx, Mera, Black Canary, Zatanna, Huntress, Harley Quinn, Cheetah, and Hawkgirl.

While her intended audience is of course little girls, Barbie as Batgirl will definitely appeal to grown-up collectors. Mattell's new super-heroine threesome (Batgirl, Wonder Woman, and Supergirl) is a 21st Century version of Ideal's old Superqueens - mine are going to hang out with the Captain Action reproduction made a few years back, just as their foremothers did. While I don't pretend to know what modern kids like, I would've gone completely nuts for her when I was in single digits and 'Batman' was on prime time twice a week. If your daughter likes the current animated Batman, Superman, and Teen Titans, she'll probably love Bat-Babs.

This is Barbie smooshed with Bruce Timm and Yvonne Craig, the best Batgirl since the 1970s Mego version. She's in bright comic-book colors, with a light coating of metallic confetti on her bodysuit and blazing yellow vinyl accents. The articulation is a bit unusual - Gumby arms and legs with a solid torso. Accessories are a Batarang, a plastic dangly lunchbox for your backpack, and a secure stand.