Kapow! Superman Comic Book Back on Top

Over 3 million dollars has been spent on comic books over the past month. The thing is that the 3 million only bought 3 comic books.

First a copy of Action Comics #1 sold for a cool million back in February. Not only was this the first comic to reach the million dollar mark, Action Comics #1 was the first appearance of the Man of Steel, Superman.

Just three days later a copy of Detective Comics #27, which was the first appearance of Batman in 1939, sold for just over a million at $1.08 million.




Today Superman packs the old one two again with another issue of Action Comics #1 from 1938 selling for $1.5 million.

ComicConnect.com made both sales of the first appearance of Superman today and the one in February. The Batman comic that sold in February was sold at auction.

Ed Jaster, vice president of Heritage Auctions said, "This puts the hobby in a much greater light. People now have to think of vintage comics with the same kind of respect that they would with American paintings."

Man, I need to make more money.

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Check Out This Minty Mego Iron Man

I came across this video of an almost perfect Mego Iron Man on a blister card. Can you imagine opening a box and finding mint condition action figures.

This video is with Scott Adams of the Mego Museum and Benjamin Holcomb, author of The World's Greatest Toys taking a look at Mark Huckabone's vault.

I have never seen one of Mark's booths at any conventions, but I hear they are the best.



Look at all those carded Mego action figures in the background. Gives me goosebumps.

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Cool Repro Star Wars 12 Inch Vintage Style Boxes for 3 3/4 Inch Figures

I recently got a hankering for starting my vintage Star Wars 12 inch action figure collection. So I decided to shop around EBay for a bit and see what those guys were selling for these days.

Check out what I found. Reproduction boxes with large action figure designs, but made for the smaller version of figures. I thought it was original since it was the first time I had seen them. Take a look.



















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Remembering Star Wars Large Size Action Figures

I have never owned any of the large size 12 inch Star Wars figures, but they have always been on my wish list. I guess I just never got around to picking any up or just could never find complete figures without paying an arm and a leg.

I do have some 12 inch figures from Mego though. I have a Superman (the Christopher Reeve version), Magnetic Robin, and Spiderman. I'll get around to posting those eventually.

Reis over Geek Orthodox picked up a sweet 12 inch (sorry 15 inch) Darth Vader at the Emerald City Comic-Con this past week and inspired me to look into starting my large size figure collection.

The 12 inch line from Kenner sadly didn't last long, but here's a look at the commercials I remember seeing while watching cartoons on Saturday morning.





Boba Fett is the best.

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The Evolution of the Batman Insignia

Here's a look at at the Batman Icon's Mutation. I thought it was pretty cool to see how things change over the years. U2's Kiss Me, Kill Me, Thrill Me from Batman Forever is playing in the background.



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Kaa-Pow! On Facebook

Pleasantly I found this this photo of Batman and Robin in the Batmobile posted on my Facebook today by my nephew. I have discussed my nephew before here at The Batcave Toy Room, but the nephew I usually talk is actually my great nephew who is five years old.

The nephew who posted the pic is actually two years younger than me. He was always Robin to my Batman and I probably put him through more torture devices than the Boy Wonder himself.

I always love when people know me to well.

Send me your favorite Batman pics. I'd love to post them.

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Cool Batcave Playset From The Toyroom

Most Mego and Batman collectors I would assume own a vintage Mego Batcave. I have owned 3 in my lifetime. Including the one I have now box and all.

I have seen them sell on EBay for as much as $300 or more, but here is a look at a cool custom Batcave from The Toyroom.


Both sections open to reveal the playset. The playset doors double as floor space and the trophy room walls snap on to the sides.


Here you can see Batman at the Bat Computer that comes with interchangeable view screens.


Batcave Trophy Room. Complete with William Shakespeare bust. Nice touch.


Another view of the Batcave Trophy Room


The Batmobile ready for action


Zooming out the secret entrance. Only 14 miles to Gotham City!


The playset folds nicely as a carrying case.

This playest looks awesome. It may be a little pricey at $325, which puts it in line price wise with the vintage Mego version. If you are hungry for original Batman toys you might want to pick one of these up.

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My Nephew's Cool Batman and Robin T-shirt

My nephew reminds me so much of myself it's scary. If you didn't know he was my nephew you would think he was my son.

This past weekend we went to a family barbecue and I immediately spotted him wearing this this Batman t-shirt. I thought it was pretty cool looking.

Batman was in his classic costume, but Robin's was a little different. I think I have seen Robin in this costume before (just don't where). You can see here Robin is in a full body suit and has a cape scalloped similar to Batman's.

I need to pick one of these up for myself. I think it looks cool.

P.S. you can see Indiana Jones in my nephews left hand. Damn this kid is cool.

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The MegoMeet 2010 is Coming Up!

I have always wanted to attend The MegoMeet, but it is just to darn far me to go. I wish it were somewhere like L.A. or my home town of Las Vegas.

What is Mego Meet? Well if you don't know. It is chance for Mego toy collectors to get together to trade and buy parts and action figures, get educated about the Mego corporation and the toys they produced and to meet actual Mego collectors in person rather than just correspond through the Internet.

This years 2010 MegoMeet will be held at The Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum in Wheeling, West Virginia on June 11 & 12.

If you're a Mego collector or just love toys and you can get away in June go check it out.

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Batman Button

Here's a look at a Batman button from my collection. I am not sure where this button came from. It may have come with something Batman related or was just bought separately.

I do remember having a sticker with the same drawing of Batman. I had actually converted my G.I. Joe jeep into the Batjeep. I had painted it blue from it's camouflage color and then slapped the sticker on the hood.

The Batman sticker had the caption "To the Batcave," where as this button has no caption. I am not sure where the sticker came from either, but for some reason I think it came with my Remco energized Batman maybe.

The jeep is no where to be found as I believe my first wife "accidentally" (right) gave it to Goodwill with some other toys like my Mego Batcave. You would never believe how many of my treasures are buried in the Las Vegas dump.

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Batman Wall Switch Cover

Here's a look at my Batman wall switch cover that watched over me for years. I think it glowed in the dark at one time. Not sure if it still does.

I should probably put this on the wall in the Batcave Toy Room now that I think about it. Oh shoot there are three switches on the wall. Never mind that won't work.

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Batman Vending Machine Collectibles

Here's a look at a couple of Batman vending machine collectibles. Basically they are miniature cups with decals applied.

I had a bunch of these and as far as I know I think these are the only ones I have left. I can't even remember what characters were produced. Other than Batman and Robin (seen here) I only remember that there was a Riddler cup too.

These cups are only about an inch tall. They came in a plastic egg with the cup and the decal to be applied.

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I am Jealous of This Batcave Toy Room

I have a huge toy and memorabilia collection, but my problem is space. I just don't have enough room to display everything. I saw this Batman Collection on Adam West's website and thought I'd share it.



This collection belongs to a gentleman named Paul. Paul is from Cornwall, England and his home is known as "The Cornish Wayne Manor"




This is my dream to have The Batcave Toy Room set up like this. Plenty of wall space for display cabinets full of collectibles and lots of room for posters.



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Batman Spin Pop Candy

Riddle me this. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

Not many with this Batman Spin Pop Candy. I am sure Batman has one of these in his utility belt. Just pop a tootsie pop or other lollipop at the top and push the button and let it do all the work.



The sucker will continue to rotate as long as you push the button. I think someone picked this up for me a good eleven years ago or so and of course since it's Batman related it has been in my collection ever since.



Tootsie Pop flavors are optional.



Happy licking.

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Batgirl Does the Batusi

Adam West performed the famous Batusi in two episodes during the Batman TV series 120 episode run. Once in the pilot episode "Hi, Diddle Riddle" and then again in "The Pharoah's In a Rut".

With Yvonne Craig being a dancer it surprises me that they never wrote it in an episode to have Batgirl doing the iconic Bat dance. What's up with that?

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Batman Folder Picked Up Today on Clearance.

This Batman folder was on clearance at Target for .99 cents and just had to pick it up. I have always loved this style of Batman logo as seen at the top. Probably because it's the one Mego used on it's Batman action figure boxes and blister cards, which was the standard logo for the comics at that time.

The back is solid black with the standard Bat symbol.



The inside had a comic book style layout.





It amazes me how people keep designing new Batman stuff. Bring it on. I am ready for more.

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Saturday Memories of the Superfriends

I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to watch the Superfriends on Saturday mornings. Now a days all I have to do is pop in a DVD.

Like many Saturday morning cartoons of its day there was always some kind of message about a moral lesson, health, or safety tip.

Here we see Batman and Robin taking a ride through the country in the Batmobile to stop and pick up a fresh snack.



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Retro-Action DC Super Heroes on Blister Cards

I have not seen them hit the store shelves yet, but here's a look at the new Retro Action DC Super Heroes on their blister cards. Other than Green Arrow I've pretty much only seen them in a loose format.

Take a look at: Superman, Lex Luthor, Green Lantern, and Sinestro.









Man, I need to get these. I probably need to give one away in a contest or something. What do you think?

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Batman Meets Star Wars

This pic is right up my alley. Combining Star Wars with Batman.



What could we call this guy. Bat Vader? Darth Wayne? Oh, I got it. How about the Darth Knight? What do you think?

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Another Dark Knight Interrogation Scene Spoof

Here's another look at the interrogation scene for The Dark Knight. This one is not re-enactment, but a spoof of the original.



Man, people just don't let Christian Bale's raspy Batman voice go, do they.

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The Dark Knight Interrogation Scene Re-enactment

This has been around for a while, but I just thought about it and thought I would share it.

This is a re-enactment of the interrogation between the Joker, Batman, and Commissioner Gordon performed by Brandon Hardesty. This kid does re-enactments for every movie you can think of. The cool part is he plays all the roles in the scene.

Check out his site at BrandonHardesty.com.



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What Would Happen if Batman Was Mudered?

Although, I think Christopher Nolan has done a great job with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight I can't help but admire fan films.

Fan film like Batman: Dead End where true fans capture the true essence of the Caped Crusader and put their heart and soul into the films. Not to mention their own money.

On of my favorite fan films is Grayson. An alternate reality story of Batman being murdered and Robin returning to find his killer. If you haven't seen it check it out. It's pretty.



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What if Batman's Villains Were All Women?

Here's some pics I found of the Dark Knight's Rogues Gallery in all female versions.

These pics come from Traci over at Crimson Vision Costuming. Who accepts commissions to make costumes. Check out her site for some cool pics.

Below is an ensemble she put together of a female Joker. Also pictured are female versions of: The Penguin, The Riddler, The Mad Hatter, and Killer Croc.

















Man I love women in costumes.

About the author: John Sholtz is an avid toy collector and the interim editor of the Batcave Toy Room due to the abrupt death of Bruce Wayne. Learn more about him here and connect with him on Twitter at, Facebook, Google+ and Linkedin.