Video: Vintage CAPTAIN ACTION DOLL 1960's Toy Figure & Costumes TV Commercial

OK, we have extensively featured the Classic CAPTAIN ACTION Doll here at the Bat-Blog a few times. Mainly covering the Batman & Robin Costumes that were made in the 1960's. Well, here's a really great Vintage TV Commercial showing both the doll & it's many costumes you could have bought back then. It also features the Batman figure so I thought I'd pop it up here, enjoy!

BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM - 15th Anniversary!

In honor of the 15th Anniversary of the now-classic BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM Animated Movie (1993-2008) I made this Background Wallpaper to brighten your desktop! Of course it uses the graphics from the cool vintage movie poster. If you're a serious Batman Fan & you have never seen this film then you really owe it to yourself to do so, it's GREAT! The animation is totally top-notch & is actually one of the best animated Batman movies out there. It's really one of my favorite Batman stories. I remember when it originally came out because I was pretty excited! It came out around the time that the much celebrated TV cartoon series was about to end & it was a very nice ending. It's got some very cool CGI computer animation blended in with the traditional artwork. But it's so seamless that, in most areas, you can't even tell. Plus, it sort of raised the bar a little in animation quality. Hmmm, thinking about how this movie is having it's 15th Year Anniversary is starting to make me feel kinda old, ha ha! It's been out now on DVD for quite awhile & is worthy of renting. So, think about it the next time you can't find anything to rent at the video store. Actually, it's worthy of owning, ha ha, here's a link:

Product Review: BATMAN and JOKER T-SHIRTS From "Wear Your Beer"

Every now & then I am contacted by companies that make Batman products & asked to do a review. I almost always say, "Yes!" ...but I also warn them that I'm gonna be totally honest about it & if it's a bad product I'll say so. I'm not a mean guy, I just try to have decent integrity. Especially about Batman stuff because I really care about the character. Anyway, I gotta say that the Batman T-shirt I received from WEAR YOUR BEER is even better than the photo on their online catalog. Now, nothing personal about their website design. It's actually put together really well & is very secure. Plus, the product photos are actually really good. They sent me the "Vintage-Style Batman Logo" T-shirt in the mail ( shown up above, 1st photo ). It arrived quickly & was packaged very well. Like I said earlier, the shirt looked a whole lot better in person. The silkscreen graphics are VERY nice quality & so is the shirt. It's NOT one of those cheap flimsy T-shirts like you might find at some retail stores. It's nice & thick, looks like it will last a long time. I was pretty pleased with it overall & actually it's now one of my favorites. Now about their website again. They carry a HUGE selection of many different characters & have about 20 Batman/Joker products. But, all the Batman-related merchandise they do have are really great! Just think of it this way, they cherry-picked the best stuff & didn't list a lot of crap, ha ha! They also have some pretty cool JOKER shirts, a neat Batman Hoodie, & a Batman Baseball Cap that I'd actually really like to have. Overall, I think this review went pretty well. So, if you're interesting in getting some new Bat-Gear be sure to check out the WEAR YOUR BEER website today!

1966 BATMAN ViewMaster Reels - Revisited

A friend of mine named Brian has a really neat blog titled WHAT MY DAD SAW. I've always liked the design of his header for the blog because it's an old vintage photo of a car's rear-view mirror where you can see the little kids in the backseat, it's very appropriate & kind of clever. It's also sort of a very personal site where he reminisces about his childhood & his father's love of photography. Recently he has been getting into making animated gifs from the stereo images of View-Master Reels. His main focus is the packet of the 1966 BATMAN TV Show reel set. The images are pretty cool & if you remember this old vintage toy then it's kinda neat to see these old photos again, very cool! Here's a link to see more:

BATMAN Parody T-Shirt: The TUMBLER BATMOBILE GETS A TICKET!

You might remember awhile back we did a news story of an actual event that happened in the UK. While promoting The Dark Knight movie in England some Warner Bros employee "accidentally" parked the real-life TUMBLER BATMOBILE in a "No Parking Zone" & received a ticket violation. Somebody caught a few photos of the parking attendant putting a ticket on the windshield. It was a HUGE press story over there. The angle was always filled with humor but it was also a reminder that even Batman is NOT above the law! Anyways, a good friend to the Bat-Blog, named Roger, who's a graphic artist with Ruby Red Designs, sent these pics of a brand-new BATMAN T-Shirt he just designed. It's pretty hilarious! Here's a link if ya want to make a purchase.

http://tinyurl.com/736wz6

BATMAN COVERS: THE NEW YORKER Magazine "Eustace Tilley" Contest

Every year The NEW YORKER Magazine has a contest where they ask their readers to submit parody covers of the very first issue. Ya see, when the magazine first appeared in 1925 they had a character on the cover named Eustace Tilley ( shown above ). Since then, he has become their iconic trademark character. Personally, this mag is one of my all-time favorites. You really don't have to live in New York to enjoy it but they do cover all the major arts & culture events. It's really great. Anyway, their contest is going on right now & a few people have submitted "Batman-related" covers. One of them is the "Heath Ledger" Joker from the Dark Knight movie. I totally cracked up when I first saw it, ha ha! The 2nd one is The Penguin with a look that's closer to the comic book or animated series. They're both really great & I wanna wish those 2 artists the best of luck. There are some other ones ( not Batman ) that are pretty cool so if you're a New Yorker Fan then check out their website.

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD Is On The Cartoon Network Tonight!

OK, This is just a friendly reminder that the new animated series "Batman: The Brave and The Bold" is on tonight! It's on the Cartoon Network & depending on where you live it comes on at 7:00 or 8:00, check your local listings. Anyway, as a way to help people remember, I have posted 2 new "Brave and The Bold" Wallpapers right here. You can pop these on your fancy computer screen right now & it will help you remember, ha ha! One uses some promotional shots of Batman, the other one is a favorite scene from an older episode, the one with Green Arrow. Of course, if you scroll down a few posts then you can see 3 new video promos from the brand-new episode that's on tonight & there's even some Desktop Wallpapers that are totally related to that episode ( Kamandi & Dead Man will be the special guests ).