Batman

by Mattel

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000096RI6
• Item model number: Batman
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #304,368 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Batman 12" figure...WOW!!, January 19, 2004

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A. Kuehn (The Midwest United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Batman (Toy)

This figure is simply beautiful. It looks great sitting on a shelf and it's a great toy for young Batman fans to play with. The only way they could make this toy better is to have additional characters from the world of Batman to go along with it. Superman would look great in this form. And, of course, you need some villians. Joker, Riddler, Two Face, Killer Croc, Mr. Freeze! They all would be perfect! However, it's only Batman who comes in the 12" size for now, so you'll have to use your imagination. One drawback for this figure is when he bends his leg at the hip, it causes the pockets in his utility belt to open when you don't want them to. Other than that, there is NOTHING to complain about. Go ahead and buy five of them. Maybe the strong demand will persuade Mattel to continue this type of action figure.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A really, really great version of Batman, July 27, 2004

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Frank R. SAVORY "FRSavory" (Boston's MetroWest, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Batman (Toy)

Ok, I'll admit it - I bought this toy for me. It now sits immediately to the right of my monitor at work, with Batman crouched, a Batarang in his left hand, and the 'speargun' in the right (with the Batrope tied around it), ready to be lauched out into space.

This is far and away the best, most accurage rendering I've ever seen of Batman as a toy - really great stuff. The 'rubber'-like hands being able to grasp & hold is beyond cool.

All that being said, there are things that need fixing: the coloring of the main costume (the bodysuit itself) is not quite right, and far too shiny (I understand that new versions of this toy are on the way with different coloring).

The figure could make do with a lot more articulation that it has: the hands grasp, and you can turn his wrists (plus neck, waist, hips and knees), but he's got no elbows! God sakes, Batman is an acrobat folks (among other things) - can't anyone build a toy of him that can move well (as an example, what they've done with the new 18 inch tall Spiderman toy)?

The cloth cape is well done - the A/C in our building makes it move in the breeze, exactly as it should. :)

Finally, the utility belt is fairly well done, although the compartments that open aren't as sturdy as they should be. I'd also have preferred if they had put places on the belt to hook all his various accessories, like above mentioned Batarang, the handcuffs, etc.

All-in-all however, a really great toy. I'd keep the little bits aside if I gave it to a young child (and would definitely worry about the belt compartments coming off), but still incredibly cool.

Just hoping now they come up with others in the same size (i.e. Robin, Nightwing, Catwoman, etc.)!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Darkknight is THE DARKKNIGHT!!, October 3, 2003

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1Darkknight (The Batcave) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Batman (Toy)

It is about time that someone comes out with an accurate depiction of Batman The Darkknight himself. This is not your fathers Batman!
This is the real Darkknight, and it shows just by looking at him.
This goes in line with any comic book fan, a good example of Frank Millers The Darkknight Returns, not as old of course, but never the less, this is the true depiction of what The Darkknight is all about! Here Here Mattel, I give a 4 1/2 star batarang rating on this one! (The utility pouches do not open as far as shown, and can be cracked, so be careful, don't force it). The batcape also doesn't spread out as shown,it's sewn to his costume above his shoulders, so it takes some creativity to get it to stay if you like the full batwing look.