Removable cowl Batman

[The Bat]

I'm sure the fascination comes from the history of Mego's RC Batman...but I love the idea of Batman being able to take his cowl off and becoming Bruce Wayne...blue hands or no blue hands. And if Mego could pull off a Removable cowl 30 years ago...then you'd think Mattel , or any other company could do it nicely now. Look at DC Directs Silver Age Hawkman or even "The Batman" Bruce Wayne figure from Mattel...very well done and one of my favorite toys.

Well...I pretty much new which corner you were in. And I LOVE my RC Batman, and it's my ONLY original Mego I was able to hold onto from my Childhood. So there's a big nostalgia factor there for me...and wouldn't have minded seeing an exact Repro of him. Of course that might upset "vintage Collectors"...and we get into the Repro argument again.

I guess BlackKnight said it best. For us Customizers...nothing has changed. The reason we started customizing in the first place, was one of two things:

1.) Mego never made the Character we wanted(Green Lantern, Flash, etc...).

2.)Mego didn't do a good job with Character(Molded Cowl Batman, Captain America, etc..)...so we felt the need to "improve" them.

So at the end of the Day...I guess the customizing hobby is alive and well.

[Raydeen1]

It does look like those guy's renditions but more Megoy.
For the record, my 8 and 11 year olds want him.

I understand your frustration. I do. I'm not 100% happy with any of the figures so far with the possible exception of Manta. Those glove cuffs just kill it for me but they can be removed and replaced. I've been complaining about these figures alot. However, that goofy looking helmet head Batman is growing on me and it SCREAMS Mego. I do want it improved. I want longer, sharper ears and blue shorts and the Bruce head fixed up. It does look 70s though and it definitely has the Mego feel.

Ya know, here's the thing I just don't get . Before the Mattel Prototype was shown...pretty much ever body(but not every one) was in agreement that Batman should be based on one of 70's Mego era Artists: Adams, Giordano, Garcia Lopez, Jim Aparo, etc... Then Mattel releases this goofy looking Batman that my 9 year old Nephew wouldn't even want...and suddenly every body changes their tune?? I'm still just dazed & confused.

[The Bat]

For the record, my 8 and 11 year olds want him.
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I guess some Kids are more discerning than others(no insult intended). But I'll never forget many years back, when Super Heroes had just started making their way back onto Toy Shelves. I was in Toys R' Us with my 9 year old Nephew. I was looking at a Spiderman Figure thinking to myself...the Head is to big for his Body. So I turned to my Nephew and asked, "what do you think of this Spidey Figure"? He immediately replied..."his Head's too big"! I'll tell ya...I was so proud of that Boy!

[Megosaurus]

I still think it is a dumb idea to have a removable mask on a figure with odd blue hands. Just makes no sense unless they want more cash for an alter ego figure which is kinda annoying.

[drmego]

Long may it wave

We could never please everyone with the Batman figure - as evidenced
by all the posts on the boards - but deep down I always knew that
once the figure is out, you guys would make each one unique.

I have been a customizer since my first Shazam was made into the
Flash using the clinch tie from a kitchen garbage bag for his belt
and an emblem cut out from a Lois Lane comic.

My greatest hope is that some 8 year old does the same thing
to one of the new figures.


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So at the end of the Day...I guess the customizing hobby is alive and well.[/QUOTE]

[spamn]

I have been a customizer since my first Shazam was made into the Flash using the clinch tie from a kitchen garbage bag for his belt and an emblem cut out from a Lois Lane comic.

My greatest hope is that some 8 year old does the same thing
to one of the new figures.

So at the end of the Day...I guess the customizing hobby is alive and well.

Hah! I did the same thing - those yellow zig-zaggy ties were awesome Mego belts!

[Megosaurus]

It is a nice idea...but not particularly fair or practical to fans or parents. It is easier for a child to dream up new costumes as opposed to purchasing and/or swapping hands. It seems this targets the adult customizer population and not children. Of course you can't please all consumers but by making your product with more general appeal certainly hopes...which is one of my core beliefs why Mego worked so well.

[Raydeen1]

None taken.

They liked GA, Batman and Manta.

They thought Superman's head looked funny, Two Face too cute, Aquaman too young. They didn't care about the rest.

My kids just love the idea of the removable mask so I'm fairly certain they'd pretty much take anything. They also hate the cuffs. The want gloves.

I guess some Kids are more discerning than others(no insult intended). But I'll never forget many years back, when Super Heroes had just started making their way back onto Toy Shelves. I was in Toys R' Us with my 9 year old Nephew. I was looking at a Spiderman Figure thinking to myself...the Head is to big for his Body. So I turned to my Nephew and asked, "what do you think of this Spidey Figure"? He immediately replied..."his Head's too big"! I'll tell ya...I was so proud of that Boy!

[The Bat]

So at the end of the Day...I guess the customizing hobby is alive and well.

Hmmm...I've heard that somewhere before?

[PNGwynne]

Not so keen on removeable masked figs, the scaling is difficult. The charm with Mego was that you could have all versions: masked, molded, & SI. I love the Mego cowl itself, but I guess I"m in the minority in preferring the molded head, even with short ears.

I'd much rather see Mattel release a classic Adams Batman initially, and do SI later as perhaps deluxe sets with masks & gloves, extra civvie outfits.

The proto head is disappointing, and I certainly hope we don't get that painted shading...

[LadyZod]

I actually liked the helmet-looking mask with the black deco.

It very much reminded of the Batman Brave and the Bold cartoon (which is popular with kids) and the animated opening of the 66 Batman TV show.

And quite frankly, with all the Batmans available (from hulking Frank Millerish monstrosity to Jim Lee over rendered pouch and strap-man), it's refreshing to see an innocent looking Batman from my childhood represented.

[geoffdude]

It very much reminded of the Batman Brave and the Bold cartoon (which is popular with kids) and the animated opening of the 66 Batman TV show.

It's not just popular with kids, it's quite popular with adults who appreciate great cartoons too. (Of which I count myself ).

I've long watched cartoons, DC heroes specifically.. the Batman: Brave & the Bold series is spectacular. They throw so many insider easter eggs in every episode that it's become a game to try and find what the writers and artist pepper in. Great show, if you have not seen an episode I suggest you give it a try. It also has one of the best interpretations of Aquaman ever done.

One example of a cool insider thing, is in a recent episode they included the Ideal Toys 1960's Justice League Playset Robot. See examples below:

Ideal Toys JLA Robot:


Scene from Batman Brave & The Bold:

[Raydeen1]

Bumping this up. Been a while. Surely a painted example exits by now. Would LOVE to see it.

[Gremlin517]

Ya know, here's the thing I just don't get . Before the Mattel Prototype was shown...pretty much every body(but not every one) was in agreement that Batman should be based on one of 70's Mego era Artists: Adams, Giordano, Garcia Lopez, Jim Aparo, etc... Then Mattel releases this goofy looking Batman that my 9 year old Nephew wouldn't even want...and suddenly every body changes their tune?? I'm still just dazed & confused.

Not me, though, I was always in favor of a Carmine Infantino or a Dick Sprang Batman and have never cared for the Dick Giordano, Neal Adams Batman--I think you can even find other posts by me saying so--I don't begrudge you an action figure though, just hope for earlier Bats first...

Grem-

[Gremlin517]

Not so keen on removeable masked figs, the scaling is difficult. The charm with Mego was that you could have all versions: masked, molded, & SI. I love the Mego cowl itself, but I guess I"m in the minority in preferring the molded head, even with short ears.

I'd much rather see Mattel release a classic Adams Batman initially, and do SI later as perhaps deluxe sets with masks & gloves, extra civvie outfits.

The proto head is disappointing, and I certainly hope we don't get that painted shading...

But the removable cowl was before the other one and was replaced by it--they may have (though I don't think so) overlapped, but the one replaced the other. I'm sure later on, we'll get a non removable mask...

Grem-