You know, I have to say I loved the Captain Action Batman Costume, I had 2 or 3 of them when I was a kid back in the 60's, The problem was the Bat rope mainly the Grappling Hook, The Hook was made of hard plastic and whenever you tried to have CA as Batman dangle from the rope the Hooks always broke off because of the weight of the Action Figure, As a matter of fact that happened to allot of CA's Accessories the handle on the Hand Grenades, The front barrel on the Phantoms Rifle and so on, Too bad IDEAL didn't test these things out before putting them on the market, I guess it was Quantity not Quality for them back then.
I believe there were similar problems with the fragility of Hasbro's GI Joe accessories... unfortunate for kids of the era, and probably one of the reasons these items are so valuable in good shape these days!
The daily blog featuring photos of Batman-related merchandise going up through the 1970s, with a few 1980s items thrown in here and there! Your comments are welcomed!
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You know, I have to say I loved the Captain Action Batman Costume, I had 2 or 3 of them when I was a kid back in the 60's, The problem was the Bat rope mainly the Grappling Hook, The Hook was made of hard plastic and whenever you tried to have CA as Batman dangle from the rope the Hooks always broke off because of the weight of the Action Figure, As a matter of fact that happened to allot of CA's Accessories the handle on the Hand Grenades, The front barrel on the Phantoms Rifle and so on, Too bad IDEAL didn't test these things out before putting them on the market, I guess it was Quantity not Quality for them back then.
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