Batman Movie Action Figure


During
its time on the market, however, the Super Powers Collection managed to release
action figures of Batman, Robin
, The Joker
, The Penguin
, and Mr. Freeze
as well
as several other DC Comics characters. Toy shelves also reserved space for a
1980s comic book styled Batmobile and a Batcopter that would later be
reproduced in black & gold for The Dark Knight Collection of 1990 (see
Kenner Film Figures).
Batman Forever
In 1995, Batman Forever was released featuring Val Kilmer as the
Dark Knight. Breaking away from the repetitive base sculpt of the previous two
movie collections, Kenner produced Batman Forever figures using a wider
range of fresh sculpts.
Target eventually released their own series of exclusive Batman
Forever action figures as well. These were simply repainted figures from the
original line, and they came on a newly styled card.
Batman & Robin
For the 1997 release of Batman & Robin, the final Batman film
of the '90s, Kenner released the Batman & Robin figure line. Unlike
previous movie lines, the Batman & Robin line featured several
versions of the movie's villains, not just heroes. Kenner also released several
hero/villain 2-packs and 12" figures.
The New Batman Adventures

As
Hasbro bought out Kenner, a new line of action figures were produced by Hasbro
based on the new animated series, The New Batman Adventures. This line
featured new sculpts based on the updated animated series from the WB network.
The first Creeper and Mad Hatter figures were included in this line.
After
the first line of figures was released, The New Batman Adventures line took on
the sub title Mission Masters. This line featured new Riddler
and Mr. Freeze
sculpts. The second Mission Masters line featured repaints of old Batman:
T.A.S. figures, including The Joker.
To
move away from The New Batman Adventures line, Kenner/Hasbro released the third
and fourth Mission Masers lines under the basic Batman title. Included were
figures from Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Kenner's
Superman Adventures line, and some Batman Beyond (see below) figures. Also
included was a new comic style Bruce Wayne/Batman figure, rumble ready Riddler
and an animated style insect body Mr. Freeze.
Later,
Hasbro released several Batman: T.A.S., The Adventures of Batman and Robin, and
The New Batman Adventures repaints in the Spectrum of the Bat action figure
line.
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