Bat Math

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I have known weakness and affection for the superhero school supplies created by Alco in the mid 1970s. So I was overjoyed to find this recently at a toy show, a Batman slide rule that I had no idea existed.


Now my mind races if Batman was the only character in the line of slide rules, seeing as Alco used characters like Shazam and Superman for other merchandise. Is there an Aquaman or Wonder Woman slide rule? Am I seriously contemplating collecting them all?

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[UnderdogDJLSW]

I love that it actually says "Bat Math" on the actual packaging. I guess this was for the times that the Bat Computer was not operational

[rche]

so much more productive than the bat meth lab.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Alco loved that red bat-shield-symbol thingee, didn't they? I have their Batman bust pencil sharpener, and I've been trying to figure out exactly what it was for over 30 years. And here it is again!!!

Great find. You gotta love how understated the packaging is. Reminds me of the red-carded Mego Pocket Super Heroes. Even some similar fonts.

Chris

[ScottA]

That is increadibly cool.

[Meule]

That is so awesome, especially since I had no idea there was such a thing as a slide rule, this is the first time I've ever seen anything like this. I can see what it does, just didn't know this existed

[Bruce Banner]

When I first read the thread title I thought it said "Bath Mat".