1977 AHI Bat-Vehicles!

AHI (Azrak-Hamway International) was best known for their rack toys of parachuters, motorcycles and so forth, mostly featuring licensed characters (especially Batman, but also monsters, Planet of the Apes, Spider-Man and Star Trek), but they also did some larger toys... these are pretty darn cool, if you ask me! The company was related to Remco, but I forget off the top of my head which was a subsidiary of the other.

1974 Inflatable Kite!

I've never quite understood why inflatable kites seem to be made of superheros who don't actually, y'know, fly.

Except that I know for a fact that in 1974, I would've absolutely wanted this!

1970s Puzzles!

Awesome puzzles from '73! As you can see, the one was issued in a box as well as an "oil can" box, as the collectors call 'em!

1967 Movie Argentina Poster!

1966 Puzzles!

I don't know who or what Batman's supposed to be aiming that Batarang at... unless he's counting on a wide arc to hit the Penguin!




I've looked at these photos over and over, and the best I can figure out is that the game is to see who can complete their Batman puzzle first!

1966 Posters!

What an odd image to choose for a poster!


This classic poster should never have gone out of print, if you ask me!

1966 Batman Postcards!

Don't know about writing a message with the crayon, but these are pretty cool!

1966 Pen, Pencil Box and Pencil Case!

Obviously the latter item was produced by a licensor who was not aware that Batman does not use a gun... perhaps it was originally designed as a James Bond pencil box?



This is a pretty clever idea, if you ask me!

1966 Batman Kid's T-Shirt!

I strongly suspect this was a bootlegged item... especially given that it looks like it was a Superman figure altered to be Batman -- the boots are definitely the Man of Steel's!

1966 Batman Trash Can!

Yes, it's cool. Yes, of course you want one, too. So do I.

1966 Coin Bank!

I believe Transogram was the manufacturer of this bank!

Batman Book Cover and Deputy Crime Fighter Button!

Kind of odd choices of artwork for this book cover, aren't they?



Another 1966 item!

1966 Bat-Grams!

Another mystery item... these appear to be postcards of some type! And that assumption would seem to be correct... here's better views of one of them:




Kind of odd that Hallmark didn't get an actual DC artist to do these, eh?

1960s Batman Wallpaper and 1966 Bat-Chute!

This is awesome! Click for larger views!



This would be the first of many Batman parachuting figures!

1960s Batman Watches!

1960s Postcards and Nite Lite!

Obviously there were many more of these, but this is all I have in my files!



Isn't that just the cutest little Batman you've ever seen? Doesn't really fit his image, does it?

1960s Japanese Playing Cards and Vending Machine Ring!

Japan's 1960s Batman merchandise takes some getting used to, doesn't it?

1960s Batman Coin Purse and Water Pistol!

Kind of odd, but a creative way to make a figural coin purse, wouldn't you say?



Truly one of the most disturbing Batman toys ever made... okay, let's put aside that the water comes out of Batman's mouth... look instead at where the trigger is!

Comic Art Pages!

Page 24 from Batman 281 by Ernie Chan, aka Ernie Chua


Page 1 from Batman 317 by Irv Novick

Comic Art Pages!

Page 18 from Batman 232 by Neal Adams


Page 12 from Batman 248 by Bob Brown


Page 10 from Batman 251 by Neal Adams

8mm Batman Movies!

If you're not as old as I am, you are probably unaware of the 8mm home movie market that existed from probably the 1940s or so through to the 1970s, which was finally killed off by the home video market! I have fond memories from my childhood of going to Kmart with my family and seeing this dazzling display of 8mm home movies for sale... and after all, that was about the only way you could watch movies when you wanted to see them (even if they were edited for length, often silent with subtitles, and sometimes in black and white even if the original movie was in color).

As you can see above, both Batman movie serials received the 8mm or super 8mm treatment... but I'm not sure what that last one was... was it a edited-down Adam West episode, or one of the Filmation cartoons? Unfortunately, the seller didn't (or couldn't) say.



I know, you can't really see anything here... the seller said it was the 1966 movie, but I strongly suspect it was a chapter of one of the serials!

1966 Batman Dinnerware!