Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2008 20:42:24 GMT -5
Hi folks. I'm working on a database of Batman bootleg and knock-off action figures and related toys. If you have some of your own bootlegs that you could take photos of, I'd be very grateful to add them to the section (crediting you, of course). You can also write up some comments on them and that'll be added as well. So far I've got just under 100 items included. Even if you don't have something for BYTB's archives, feel free to share some of your bootlegs in this thread.
Here are some excerpts from our collection thus far:
Pretty decent design overall, even looks like he's sporting a leather-like cape. He's definitely got a late '80s type of packaging, besides the unusually bright colors. But the annoying thing? Those pupils. They give off that pansy expression evident in many bootlegs. Otherwise, the figure itself really isn't too bad and replicates the movie look well.
This is Mattel's 2004 Batmobile from The Batman. I purchased it for $5 at a Wisconsin flea market in October 2007. The guy had some strange Superman knock-offs as well. The manufacturers of this must have been very confident in their English speaking abilities and thoroughly utilized their horrible skill at the expense of this item's box. They even go as far as referencing Steppenwolf's 1968 classic, "Born to Be Wild." Surely Batman jotted that phrase down in some motivational notes for the mechanic when he had the Batmobile designed. Overall, it's an ambitious and well presented rip-off.
Phrases That Appear on the Box:
- True Hero
- Modernism Best Batman Super Combat Car
- Powerful
Born to be wild
The Best Quality Cars
- The best quality cars as good as a play
- Batman Super Race Car
Here are some excerpts from our collection thus far:
Bat Hero
Pretty decent design overall, even looks like he's sporting a leather-like cape. He's definitely got a late '80s type of packaging, besides the unusually bright colors. But the annoying thing? Those pupils. They give off that pansy expression evident in many bootlegs. Otherwise, the figure itself really isn't too bad and replicates the movie look well.
Modernism Best Batman Super Combat Car
This is Mattel's 2004 Batmobile from The Batman. I purchased it for $5 at a Wisconsin flea market in October 2007. The guy had some strange Superman knock-offs as well. The manufacturers of this must have been very confident in their English speaking abilities and thoroughly utilized their horrible skill at the expense of this item's box. They even go as far as referencing Steppenwolf's 1968 classic, "Born to Be Wild." Surely Batman jotted that phrase down in some motivational notes for the mechanic when he had the Batmobile designed. Overall, it's an ambitious and well presented rip-off.
Phrases That Appear on the Box:
- True Hero
- Modernism Best Batman Super Combat Car
- Powerful
Born to be wild
The Best Quality Cars
- The best quality cars as good as a play
- Batman Super Race Car
