{"id":15884,"date":"2011-12-14T07:43:21","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T13:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=15884"},"modified":"2011-12-14T07:43:21","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T13:43:21","slug":"dc-classics-com-golden-agebatman-legacy-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=15884","title":{"rendered":"DC Classics.Com Golden Age
Batman (Legacy) Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>You know what they say about best laid plans? I\u2019ve been holding off reviewing Catman & Batgirl from Batman Legacy Wave Two for awhile \u2013 waiting because I was planning a group review for this wave. Then I finally get the Batman and he ends up getting a solo review. Fancy that. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been critical of the Batman Legacy line because I don\u2019t find it very collector-friendly despite its seeming attempt to appeal to collectors by using Golden Age & Silver Age versions of the characters. I think a large part of my dislike was that Wave One just seemed lazy. Freeze was a simple repaint in a loose attempt of Super Powers colors, Batman was just a mishmash of previous parts, and the Joker, while he did get an original head sculpt, could’ve used something more.<\/p>\n

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With Wave One behind me, I just wasn\u2019t very excited going into Wave Two. Batgirl & Catman left me disappointed and amazed respectively, so it was up to the Golden Age Batman (& his K-Mart Exclusive pal, Bat-Mite) to break the tie. And before I forget, I have to give a huge shootout to IAT reader Xavion for hooking me up with Batman & Bat-Mite! The nearest K-Marts are over an hour away (in opposite directions) and both Vault and I made more than a few fruitless trips hunting for this fella to no avail. You have my thanks, Xavion! <\/p>\n

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While I had to have this figure, I wasn’t originally sure how much I wanted him. You know how that is right? I would much prefer Mattel set their sights on unique characters than age-specific versions (though as your every day hypocritical collector, I have a laundry list of age-specific figures I\u2019d like to see), so I was mainly looking to snag Bat-Mite and maybe get a decent Batman figure for my ever-growing, boxed Batman collection. <\/p>\n

But as a guy who still has multiple colors of Batmen from The Dark Knight Collection, you\u2019d think I would know that you should never underestimate a Batman figure. <\/p>\n

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For DC Classics, the Wave 1 Batman is always going to be my default Batman for the front of the shelf and I will forever love the all-black costume from my youth. Those two are always out, but I\u2019ve also found myself unable to stow away the TRU Batman in his classic gray, no oval costume. That one is just cool somehow. With this Golden Age Batman, I find myself similarly intrigued and that means yet another DC Classics Batman I want to keep on display. <\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know what it is exactly. The lighter grey in the classic grey\/blue? The giant bat across his chest? The black cowl with the blue nose? I suppose those all come together to make a figure that insists it\u2019s not just another variant to be boxed.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ve got a sprawling DC Classics display, and if you\u2019re like me you surely do, then this Batman should have a spot on your shelves standing proudly alongside the JSA, or All-Star Squadron if you prefer. He looks great with Hourman & Dr. Mid-Nite. And grouped with the Golden Age Joker & Robin, a little GA corner is already pretty heavily populated (though Mattel has utterly failed us on young Alan Scott and Jay Garrick…) <\/p>\n

And while I definitely think this Batman has a long-term spot in my collection battling Nazis and selling war bonds, I think there\u2019s another reason he\u2019s been entertaining me so much: Brave & the Bold. I know the costume isn\u2019t quite a match as BatB Bats is delightfully oval-clad, but the cowl just evokes the cartoon to me. I feel compelled to put him alongside Blue Beetle & Plastic Man or to do battle with Grodd & Gentlemen Ghost. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve really been freeform talking instead of getting into the nitty gritty of action figure reviewing here. That\u2019s because, despite my massive enjoyment of the figure, there\u2019s not much new going on here. This is the same Batman figure we\u2019ve seen a dozen times with a new head sculpt and a head deco. The head sculpt is great. I love the slight smile and the nose being offset from the bottom of the cowl. <\/p>\n

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The colors here are a little brighter with some nice paintwork. I love the blue airbrushing on the undies as a highlight as it brings back many memories of great arguments about what color the undies were supposed to be. And the articulation here is what we\u2019re used to; nothing notable except the usual lack of rocker ankles and some slight restriction of the neck joint (Batman can\u2019t look up). <\/p>\n

If you pick up Batman at a store that\u2019s not K-Mart, he\u2019ll come packaged with a comic-sized poster and a stand. I\u2019m not really into the posters. I wish Mattel would just pocket the profit and not give me something extra to throw away, but some folks may love them, I don\u2019t know. The stand is the same as the other figures in the line. It\u2019s a nice piece, though the peg needs to be a wee bit taller. <\/p>\n

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If you pick up Batman at K-Mart, then you get an extra special bonus: the Bat-Mite! I was pretty excited for this little guy. Yeah, he\u2019s a leftover from a sillier time in comics, but modern writers have done a great job including him one way or another by making him a 5th Dimensional Imp (a la Mxyzptlk) or a hallucination. I\u2019m just happy to have him in the line. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure of the Four Horsemen has a specific source material in mind for this head sculpt or if they were simply trying to make the face a little less cartoony, but I like the result here. It\u2019s a little bit Mad Magazine, but it works for Bat-Mite. The costume details are all spot-on from the bent ear to the potbelly and baggy costume. The paint along the bottom of the cowl is a little spotty, but he\u2019s painted well otherwise. He\u2019s a great pack-in and something I wish Mattel will do more of in the future. <\/p>\n

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In the end, I can\u2019t believe I ended up with yet another Batman figure to display on my shelves, but this is one figure that\u2019s just too cool to end up in a box somewhere. And that does leave me wanting Golden Age versions of Superman & Wonder Woman more than I would normally. Actually, I am interested in more versions of Superman overall. I have four iconic Batman figures on my shelves and I\u2019m still of the belief that we don\u2019t have a great basic Superman figure, but that\u2019s a conversation for another day. Right now, this GA Bats is screaming out for a GA Supes. Bat-Mite brings up similar issues because I won\u2019t be happy until he\u2019s got a Mxyzptlk to hang out with. <\/p>\n

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For more DC reviews, check out our
\n DC Universe Classics Collector’s Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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