The Batmobile, Super Powers Collection

Batmobile (Super Powers Collection Vehicles and Playsets)

The Batmobile

Additional Images ~ Other Figures ~ Notes ~ See Also

Name: The Batmobile
Package Type: Box
Year: 1984
Wave: One
Original Retail Price: $19.99
MOC Value: $400-1,000
Loose Value: $90
Manufacturer: Kenner
UPC: 7628167000
Accessories: None
Action Feature: Extending battering ram nose, Criminal catching rear claw

Sculpted By: Kenner In-House

Additional Images

Other Figures:

None	None
See notes	None

Notes:

Seats two figures. Features include raising head lamps, battering ram, and rear claw. All features are triggered by levers in the cockpit.

Review by Flabat:

This review is an oldie, but a goodie. I was 23 when these came out and not a collector at the time. These had been off the shelves for nearly eight years before I started collecting seriously. I recently picked up one along with a MOC Super Powers Batman. I have a Super Powers The Joker as well, but he?s incomplete (missing the green hammer and his ?tails?). I hope to keep adding more Super Powers Collection items as I can get them.

The Super Powers Collection, based on the TV show at the time ushered in the modern era of the small plastic action figure. They are the last major series of figures not to have variants in Techicolor Batsuits. Toy Biz reused many of the Super Powers figures when they had the Batman License in 1989. Kenner's The Dark Knight Collection Batman was based on a retooled Super Powers one.

SPECS:

The Batmobile is 13 3/8 inches long (closed) 15 (Bat-A-Ram and Bat-Claw? open), 5 7/8 inches wide and 3 inches high. Push button activated Bat-A-Ram? pops out in the front, Bat-Eyes? pop up on the hood and Bat-Claw? pops out at the rear. Rear wheels produce an exciting power sound when car is pushed forward.

PROS:

It's a timeless classic and an iconic version of the Batmobile. Well thought out action features that will keep working for years.

CONS:

None. It's simple and well built.

OVERALL:

This is the way a Batmobile should be done, a simple effective classic design with multiple action play features. There are no missiles that shoot or lights that flash and you don't miss them either. It's sturdy enough for hours of play and has great value as a toy, but since these are nearly 23 years old and tend to be pricey for one in good condition, nobody will playing with these.

Kenner also released The Batmobile in Canada. & Under the Play Ful Toy Line.

See Also:

The Batmobile Action Figures

Super Powers Collection

Previous Vehicle:
Batcopter

Next Vehicle:
Darkseid Destoryer