Game Review: Funko - Batman vs. The Joker Throw Down Battle Game

Funko Throw Down! Battle Game! Batman vs Joker packaging

Holy Board Game!

The Batcave Toy Room received this ultra cool new Batman game from Funko this past week to review and I've been bogged down battling dastardly villains all week, but now that they'll been turned over to Chief O'Hara I can get on with my Review.

FIGURES TOY COMPANY Begins Pre-Sale of 8 inch Mego Batman Action Figures

Just a day after we shared Figures Toy Co.'s announcement of the release of their reproduction exact replica Mego Batman action figures they have begun pre-selling these awesome retro toys.

Batman TV Series Joker and Batusi Batman Mattel Action Figures

I just got in from my sabbatical and couldn't wait to share what I came across just before I returned home from vacation.

And now the people of Gotham City...the moment you've all been waiting for. The grand finale. The climax of my performance. The zenith of my career. The unveiling of the Mattel Batman TV series Cesar Romero Joker action figure.

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Corgi Die-Cast Joker Mobile

Vintage Joker Action Figure by Mego 1974-1982

The Joker, Clown Prince of Crime and arch enemy of Batman and Robin. Mego may have made some poor choices for villains to produce, but when producing villains for The Dynamic Duo, Mego made got it right with this one.

The Joker was produced as part of an extension of Mego's World's Greatest Super Heroes line, The Super-Foes. The group of Super-Foes also included The Riddler, Penguin, and Mr. Mxyzptlk. Catwoman, who was put under The Super-Gals banner, and The Lizard and Green Goblin all should have came under The Super-Foes banner in my opinion, but for some reason were kept separate. Probably because The Lizard and Green Goblin are Marvel characters and the others DC characters. Catwoman was just put in as one of the girls with Batgirl, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman.

Probably of all the Super-Foes, Joker is the fan favorite. Mego sold tons of these including a fist fighting version and is relatively easy to find. The figure generally appeared in many Mego toy commercials advertising other Batman toys and even had his own Jokermobile.

Whether you are a Batman, vintage toy, action figure, or Mego collector, Mego's Joker action figure definitely belongs in your collection. No laughing matter. No joke. Ugh! you know what I mean.

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Love that Joker

Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, Here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you.

Bugs Bunny Meets the Superheroes

The Gals over at Girls Gone Geek posted this poster for the live action Bugs Bunny Meets the Super-heroes and I was immediately transported back to 1978. I remember my dad taking me to see this and it actually was shown at my high school auditorium. Eight years before I went to school there.

I don't remember much about what Bugs and his Looney Toon pals did. Other than them running around frantic when Batman and Robin were fighting with The Joker, Penguin, Riddler, and Catwoman. Wonder Woman was in it too, but I don't remember much of how she was involved. I do remember Chief O'Hara saying the Bat-signal didn't work or the bat-phone was down and had all the kids start yelling for Batman and Robin in hopes that they would hear. The Dynamic Duo did in fact hear us and came running down the center aisle.

I did take home a coloring book based on the show, but that was the only souvenir I received. There was a cool Batman mask available like the one Batman wore in the play, but unfortunately, I didn't get it.

That was an especially cool week for me as I also met Adam West and Burt Ward at an auto show that week. Those were some good times. For a look at a pic of the heroes on stage go HERE.

Batman 3 Rumors: Heath Ledger, The Return of Two-Face, Who the Next Batman Villain Will Be

Rumors surrounding The Dark Rises like Heath Ledger appearing in Batman 3 are going around everywhere. Most recently news leaked that Batman will encounter a villain that learns his true identity, sounds like Professor Hugo Strange to me, and that Commissioner Gordon is ordered to arrest Batman. The good news is these rumors are all true, but may not be exactly true for The Dark Knight Rises.

This seemingly logical plot description is actually for the video game Batman: Arkham City. Sounds like it could be the plot of the next Batman movie couldn't it? After all, The Dark Knight ended with Batman on the run from the police, who believe him responsible for murders that were committed by Two-Face.

So the rumors could be true, but the only things that have been confirmed about the movie so far are the title, that The Joker and Two-Face are out, and Tom Hardy has a role. I am sure we will learn more by the time filming begins next April or the very least on July 20, 2012.

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Both Ledger and Eckhart Are Out For Batman 3: The Dark Knight Rises

We had discussed previously the appearance of Heath Ledger's Joker in Batman 3: The Dark Knight rises and it turns out it was just a rumor. Christopher Nolan has confirmed that Heath Ledger will not have a cameo in the latest Batman film.

IndieWire reports:

shoot down reports that he'll resurrect The Joker by including unused footage of Heath Ledger's performance in the previous chapter. "That's all wrong," said the writer-director, who's also producing the next Superman movie, for Zack Snyder to direct.

On a similar note, the rumor of Aaron Eckhart appearing in The Dark Knight Rises is also a rumor.

Eckart told MTV News:

"Chris and I had a meeting, on the beach, just the two of us...I said, 'Chris, a lot of people are asking me if I'm in the next Batman. And Chris said, "Yes? I said, 'Am I?' He looked at me and he said, 'No.'

You can hear Aaron Eckhart confirm no Two-Face in The Dark Knight Rises HERE.

So, what do you think? Are you disappointed The Joker will not be back even in a cameo? Wouldn't it make sense since Two face is dead that it wouldn't make sense that he returned anyway. Let us hear your thoughts.

Heath Ledger to Appear in Batman 3: The Dark Knight Rises

I loved the fact that Christoper Nolan gave Cillian Murphy a cameo as the Scarecrow in The Dark Knight. I'd love to see more cameo's in the Batman movie series. Maybe even from a villain we haven't seen before like the Riddler, but I've also thought, wouldn't it be cool if the Joker had a cameo? Well, that may just be happening.

According to Showbiz Spy Christopher Nolan is planning on using unseen footage of Heath Ledger's Oscar winning performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight.

"Chris wants some continuity between movies and for the franchise to pay tribute to Heath and his portrayal of the Joker."

What do you think about this news? Should the Joker have a cameo in the new Batman movie? Or should Christoper Nolan leave well enough alone?

The Dark Knight rises is pre-production and has release date of July 20, 2012.

(Blastr via Showbiz Spy via Comic Book Movie)

Adam West Discusses the Arch Villains on the Batman TV Series

I came across this cool interview with Adam West on Emmy TV Legends. In this excerpt Adam discusses his experiences with the villains of the Batman TV series and the actors who played them. He talks about the Penguin (Burgess Meredith), Joker (Cesar Romero), Riddler (Frank Gorshin), King Tut (Victor Bouno), and Mr. Freeze (George Sanders, Otto Preminger, and Eli Wallach) and others . Man I guess Otto Preminger had quite an ego.



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The Very First Drawing of the Joker

Here's a look at the original 1940 drawing of Batman's arch enemy, The Joker, by artists Jerry Robinson.

(via Hero Complex)

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The Superheroine Monologues

I just came across this cool looking play called 'The Superheroine Monologues' and wish I could have checked it out. Looks like it was in Boston last year in April and September.

It features all your favorite super heroines in their costumed deliciousness. It even featured Batman villains the Penguin, the Joker, and the Riddler as well as, Superman's arch enemy Lex Luthor.

The play tells the stories of Batgirl, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Dark Phoenix, Catwoman, Lois Lane, and Storm.












This looks like it was a lot of fun and pretty funny. Hope it comes out on DVD or I get chance to see it if it goes into production again. Check out their site at TheSuperheroineMonologues.com.

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Batman on Sesame Street

I never really was a fan of Sesame Street when I was a kid. Although, I do remember this animated Batman segment with Robin and the Joker, which if they had more of these shorts it would have made it worth watching. Similar to the Super Friends safety lessons Batman and Robin gave a lesson on safety.



It's cool to see Olan Soule and Casey Kasem lend their voices for this animated short. Of course they did the voices of Batman and Robin for the 60's cartoon and the Super Friends for almost every season of the show.

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Priceless Toy Collection is Destroyed in Fire

Sounds like a dirty Joker's trick to me! Happy April Fools Day from The Batcave Toy Room.

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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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Topps 1989 Batman Movie Trading Cards

Here's a look at my still in the wrapper Topps 1989 Batman Movie Cards. These are what was left after I was able to complete a full set. They even have the bubble gum.

I don't know what it is about bubble gum cards, but they are one of the favorite parts of my collection. Maybe it's the challenge of trying to put a set together. I have them for the Star Wars movies, Superman: The Movie, and the 1989 Batman movie starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson.
This is the first edition of the card series. One wrapper has Michael Keaton as the Dark Knight, while the other has Jack Nicholson as the Joker. The series had 132 story cards and 22 stickers.


Each individually wrapped set contained 9 cards, 1 sticker, and a stick of gum.

Boy, I bet that stick of gum is hard as a rock. (As if they weren't hard enough to begin with).

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Batman: Dead End Joker's Body Found Dead

I think Bat-Fans would agree that one of the coolest Bat Films is Sandy Collora's Batman: Dead End. What most people might not know is the actor who played the Joker in the film was Andrew Koenig.

Andrew Koenig is probably best known as "Boner" from Growing pains. Andrew is also the son Star Trek alumni, Walter Koenig, who played Chekov in the TV series and the first seven movies.

Andrew went missing on February 14 after he missed boarding a flight to Los Angeles from Vancouver. Sadly, he was found dead in Stanley Park this morning from an apparent suicide.

If you never saw Andrew's performance as the Joker or didn't know it was him playing the part, check it out below.



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What was Your Favorite Part of the Weekend When You Were a Kid?

One of my favorite parts of the weekend was there was no school, of course, but the other part was Saturday cartoons. I couldn't wait to get up watch shows like the Superfriends, The New Adventures of Batman, Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, or The Incredible Hulk.

The theme songs from all of these shows are embedded in my head for all eternity. My other favorite part was the toy commercials that played in between. Especially, the Star Wars toys. Not only was it cool to see the toys in action, but I especially liked the fact that scenes from the movies would be shown at the start of the commercial.



Ever wonder what was up with the Riddler wearing that red outfit rather than the normal green? The Riddler had originally been intended to be a villain on the series, but the rights had been given to The Challenge of the Superfriends for the character. Rather than change the opening credits the suit was changed to red to prevent copyright infringement. Vice versa the Joker and Catwoman were planned to be a part of the Legion of Doom, but did not appear because the rights to those characters were given to the New Adventures of Batman.



What was your favorite part of the weekend? Cartoons, live action shows, toy commercials? What do you remember about your favorite Saturday morning shows? Let us hear from you.

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