Batman 66 FTC Interview:

[houseofdracula]

http://www.toledofreepress.com/2014/...an-66-license/

I for one think that they should make an Alfred.
Both in and out of Bat costume.

[PNGwynne]

Excellent--thanks for sharing.

Quite please to see Bookworm getting some attention. Civilian characters night be best combined with heroes or villains.

[thunderbolt]

Alfred Gordon and O'Hara appeared in every episode, they really need to make them and spread them out over the other waves with Tut, Catwoman or Batgirl to carry them.

[PNGwynne]

^Yep, just as they would with their Mego-DCU lines.

[mego73]

Everybody knows what they need to do to make the series complete :D

[PengyForMayor]

Everybody knows what they need to do to make the series complete :D

I only want Aunt Harriet if we get Alfred, which doesnt seem like we will with the owner of FTC saying he doesn't think they'd sell becuase suited WWE characters didnt. He also said if they made Alfred he'd be in a Batsuit, seriously guys?!

They made Alfred and Gordon for their Retro Vintage line, why not 66 Batman? Overall Alfred and Gordon are overlooked action figure wise, they claim they wont sell. It's hard to determine if they will sell if the market seldom sees their release.

Alfred and Gordon are as important to Batman as Robin is, and I'm tired of buying entire DC collections and having the line finish without Gordon or Alfred.


I hope their retro Alfed and Gordon sell like hotcakes and it shows them how important they are. Plus FTC does amazing jobs on their suits, why wouldn't people want a figure with a suit as detailed as The Joker?

[rlkrefft]

I agree with wanting Alfred and Gordon, but I can live without O'Hara and Aunt Harriet. Alfred was a major player in many capers aiding Batman. I think he for one is more important than even Batgirl. I love what they said about Bookworm but I hope he isn't the only one shot foe they do. False Face is a fantastic character and I would love to see him done. Maybe a 2 pack with False Face and Gordon wearing the same outfit. It would cut costs and we'd get both figures. Louie The Lilac is another one I would love to see made. We need Olga to go with Egghead and who wouldn't buy The Siren? Sandman and Clock King would be my final two desirables in the minor villain group. I am not sure if FTC has the rights to likeness on all of these, but False Face you never saw the actors face anyway.

[thunderbolt]

I don't get the guy in a suit doesn't sell belief, especially with this line. Outside Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Catwoman and Riddler, they are all basically guys in suits. Well, Tut is an Egyptian guy in a suit.

[ovenmitt]

66 Alfred and Gordon are MUSTS! They're in Retro Batman line! I remember DC Direct made Alfred and Gordon in 2005 Hush Series 3! I went NUTS!

How about this 66 Wave:

Alfred
Com. Gordon
Chief O'Hara
Barbara Gordon

[thunderbolt]

an all civilian wave would kill the line, They'd need to spread them out. Maybe Alfred in a wave with Batgirl, Tut and Shame. Gordon in with Catwoman, Bookworm and Freeze.

[jwyblejr]

I don't get the guy in a suit doesn't sell belief, especially with this line. Outside Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Catwoman and Riddler, they are all basically guys in suits. Well, Tut is an Egyptian guy in a suit.

Really,there are time in the show when The Riddler is just a guy in a suit.

[thunderbolt]

Really,there are time in the show when The Riddler is just a guy in a suit.

all they have to do is sculpt a head, too. They have plenty of suit patterns already worked out.

[huedell]

Really,there are time in the show when The Riddler is just a guy in a suit.

Technically, but it was quite the flashy bright green suit... and then there was the derby----was there question marks on 'em too? I forget.

I agree with T-bolt that an "all civilian" line WAVE is not good marketing. And FTC's "first non-replica Mego WGSH" choice being Alfred was (at best) "questionable"--- however, THIS '66 line is the line that I personally think the more civilians they can swing early on, the better.

Alfred, Gordon, O'Hara etc were such a memorable part of the '66 show. And while the classic WGSH was (arguably) more about the truly "superheros and supervillains"---this new '66 line is undeniably simply about the '66 show---no matter who's wearing what. Seeing the '66 Wayne/Grayson AEs in pics cemented that sentiment for me.

Bring on Bee!----Ooops, I mean "Harriet"---got her mixed up with Andy Griffith (I think that's where she's from?? Aunt Bee?)

[thunderbolt]

who the hell is Bee? Guessing you can't keep your old lady tv aunts straight.

[JediJaida]

Aunt Bee was played by Frances Bouvier, and personally, I liked her a lot more than Aunt Harriet.