CATWOMAN’s 85-Year History Through 13 CLASSIC COLLECTIBLES

[PNGwynne]

^Great Kitt-bash for Catwoman. *groan* Actually, I'd love to see it. I regret not buying those Batman '66 Barbie and Ken dolls. I would have liked have seen offered Alan as Robin and a Ken Joker or Riddler, too.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I have the 66 Catwoman Barbie. It's pretty nice.

Yes, I was going to spotlight it, but I thought I was getting a little too Batman '66 heavy. Cindy took that Newmar Barbie's clothes and put it on a Star Trek '09 Uhura and made an Eartha Kitt. Looks pretty good!

[Werewolf]

I have the 66 Catwoman Barbie. It's pretty nice.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Yep, that's the Batman Returns version, which, unless I'm mistaken was the first version of that evergreen playset produced. That's the version I own. But Kenner showed a slightly different version, with monitor stickers from the first Batman film in one of their catalogs:



Skyblade also had to wait until Returns, and the Gotham City Dragster (which became the infamous Robin Dragster) and the Jokermobile weren't produced until BTAS!

[monitor_ep]

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[Earth 2 Chris]

I have one of those prototype Catwoman figures, but it's packed away. It was too obvious that it was done to fit it with the Kenner Batman Returns lineup before they got the designs.

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Nice! I always liked that sculpt. Clearly not meant for Super Powers, as Catwoman hadn't debuted in her Mazzuchelli Year One look until after the line was canceled.

I wish I could find that piece that showed that Robin and Penguin were slated for DKC before Returns. Someone on one of the Super Powers Facebook groups just posted it a few weeks back. I know the Wayne Manor/Batcave playset was also shown under that line in a Kenner catalog I own. Either way, Kenner was working ahead of Batman Returns on these, no matter what brand they were originally intended for. It's essentially the same line anyway.

[monitor_ep]

I have one of those prototype Catwoman figures, but it's packed away. It was too obvious that it was done to fit it with the Kenner Batman Returns lineup before they got the designs.

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[Earth 2 Chris]

Nice memories of Catwoman figures, and I have a good deal of them including the early Mego Pirate Catwoman with the blue legs.

I am glad you ignored the Batman Returns Catwoman prototype that was shopped around as the Super Powers prototype.

Thanks for reading! I was pulling figures from my own collection, so the Kenner prototype was off the table. I think it's a nice sculpt, though. I recently learned that the Tim Drake Robin and repainted Super Powers Penguin eventually released under the Batman Returns banner were actually shown in some Kenner materials as being part of The Dark Knight Collection. I wonder if that Catwoman (which looks very much like the Year One/then-current comic look) was intended for that same bridging series betwene the films?

[monitor_ep]

Nice memories of Catwoman figures, and I have a good deal of them including the early Mego Pirate Catwoman with the blue legs.

I am glad you ignored the Batman Returns Catwoman prototype that was shopped around as the Super Powers prototype.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Thanks for reading! My wife has a few of the Tonner DC dolls, comic Batgirl and Wonder Woman, and the Yvonne Craig Batigirl. Nice figures. HUGE!

[TRDouble]

Thanks! Great article. I am happy to say that I own a few from the list.

Two of my favorites are the FTC New Pirate Catwoman and their take on the Purple Dress. Both are great figures.

The one piece I am always kicking myself on not getting is the the Tonner Purple Dress Catwoman. It's not perfect, but I think it's a good looking figure overall and it would have went well with my Tonner Batman.

[Earth 2 Chris]

As part of Catwoman Week over at 13th Dimension, I celebrate Selina's 85th Anniversary by looking at some fun collectibles from across the decades!

https://13thdimension.com/catwomans-85-year-history-through-13-classic-collectibles/