Ahi Batman Shooting Grappler

[Marvelmania]

A few people have been wanting to see this and a friend of mine switched some of my old floppy files over to CD for me. I called it a Batman Grappling Hook but the correct name is Batman Shooting Grapper by Ahi. I first came across a cartoon pic of this while looking through an old issue of the Superhero Catalog by Heroes World

[Wee67]

You know I'm one of the people who has been dying to see this. Thanks for tracking it down. I wonder if its a direct rip-off of the Fun Stuff version. It looks the same, but those colors are awesome.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Man, that is awesome. It's really strange too. First of all, Batman was hardly ever (if ever) shown with a shooting grapple hook before the Dark Knight Returns rifle version, and Keaton's grapple gun. The only thing I can think of that predates this as far as a bat-launcher is the floor-standing Batarang launcher Adam West used on, I think, one episode of the TV series.

Then there's the contemparary Ernie Chua/Chan Batman drawing along with the 40s Batman logo on the backer card. This baby is a time-bending piece of Bat-merchandise. It even went into the future! Every version of Batman in film, TV and comics now uses such an item, but not back then!

AHI may have been a cheap toy company, but they could forsee the future!

Thanks for sharing!

Chris

[megoscott]

I bought this from Heroes World in 76 or 77 I think. I FULLY EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO SCALE WALLS WITH IT. I never expected a rubber suction dart.

[toys2cool]

that's awesome Tim,thanx for posting it up

[nvmbrsdoom5]

Hahaha, man I used to think the same way, I'd order these things like the shooting grappler or the Spidey web-shooters and I'd think I was really going to accomplish some amazing feats with them! The innocence of being 5 years old I guess

[megoscott]

The Batman Utility belt from the same era--was that AHI? I loved that thing.

[darkmonkeygod]

Very cool. I really dig the depth and breadth of Azrak-Hamway International's out put.

[batmanmc]

Thats Very Cool. Great Item. Mike

[Marvelmania]

Not sure about the Batman utility belt but Remco put out the marvel belts.

[EmergencyIan]

Very cool, Tim! Thanks for posting the picture!


- Ian

[Surfsup]

Thanks for posting that pic Tim, I'm in love with that packaging!

[Earth 2 Chris]

Remco made a Batman utility belt. It had the Batman logo for a buckle. Early versions may have been labeled AHI, not sure.

Chris

[palitoy]

Remco made a Batman utility belt. It had the Batman logo for a buckle. Early versions may have been labeled AHI, not sure.

Chris

I have the 78 and 79 Remco catalogs, I wonder if there is a variation on the belts, hmmmmm.

[Megosean]

Awesome

That is amazing. Thanks for posting the shot.