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Michael's retrospective examines mismatched figures, revised Batmobiles and a Batcave whose box promises more than it delivers.
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Batman: The Toy Biz Year - 1989 Action Figure Collection Review
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- 1:36Batman comes in four main head sculpts, with a grapple-belt mechanism and discrepancies from the marketing.
- 5:51The Joker figure lacks Nicholson's likeness and has paint variations, altered curls and a water-squirting orchid.
- 7:21Bob the Goon combines a spring-loaded kick with mismatched jacket colors and recycled G.I. Joe weapon molds.
- 9:51China-made and US-made Batmobiles differ in their molds, missiles and chassis details.
- 12:32The Batcave examination reveals packaging discrepancies, fragile components and numerous mold revisions.
Batman has variations. Rather a lot of them, as Michael demonstrates in RetroBlasting's retrospective of the Toy Biz movie tie-in collection, the archive's busiest video right now.
No new uploads arrived this week, but "Batman: The Toy Biz Year - 1989 Action Figure Collection Review" offers plenty of small-print collecting intrigue. Michael works through four main Batman head sculpts, differing limbs and the grapple-belt mechanism before reaching a Joker without Jack Nicholson's likeness and Bob the Goon's recycled G.I. Joe weapon molds. Tim Burton's film put Michael Keaton behind the cowl; this review asks what actually reached the toy aisle amid the excitement.
The vehicles hardly simplify matters. China-made and US-made Batmobiles differ in their molds, missiles and chassis details. Then comes the Batcave, with its fragile elevator, crumbling platforms and discrepancies between the packaging and the playset. "So with this figure, the variations are endless," Michael says early on, setting the tone for an examination that keeps finding another revision.
The video has reached roughly 110,000 views. Behind it, "Star Wars: When Vintage Meets Modern" and the Kenner animated-series Batmobile retrospective we covered here offer two other routes into the collection. That makes this a different Batman chapter from the last catch-up: less animated-car history, more movie-merchandise detective work.
RetroBlasting added about 33,000 views across its archive over the week, while its subscriber total stayed unchanged. Daily viewing is running well below its usual level. In the surrounding collectibles group, MiniminterCollects had a busier week and added subscribers; RetroBlasting's week belonged entirely to the shelves already stocked.
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