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Most valuable Batman comic book.
The vintage issue was published in 1940.
A record has been set for the most expensive Batman comic book to ever be publicly sold.
A near mint condition issue of Batman number one sold for $2.2 million as part of Heritage Auctions' Comics and Comic Art Event.
The comic book, which was issued in 1940,
features the first appearances of iconic villains the Joker and Cat woman.
It had been in the hands of one collector and his family for more than 40 years and was purchased in 1979 for $3,000 at the time.
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| Posted 2/11/2021 10:01:28 PM |
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Received an email today asking a common question, "What is the most sought after Batman collectable?"
After Batman comic books without question it is the Ideal Toys 1966 Batman Utility Belt.
There were others toy utility belts but the Ideal Toys Batman Utility Belt came with a staggering assortment of cool stuff, from a Bat-Cuffs to a Bat-Rope (with a grapple claw!) to a Bat-A-Rang to a Bat-Signal Flash flashlight.
Most importantly, though, is just how hard it is to find a version of the toy in mint condition.
These were so popular with kids that most were played with so much that most wore out quickly.
In 2018 one in mint condition brought $20,000.oo.
In 2020 this same one re-sold for 52,000.oo with a resale profit of 32,000.oo. Not a bad return on investment.
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| Posted 2/13/2021 8:37:39 PM |
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Why are most Batman toys made of plastics?
https://plastics-themag.com/Plastic-shakes-up-the-toy-industry
"Prior to world war II toys, models, etc. were made of metals, woods, and fabrics, etc.
Soon after WWII thermosetting plastics became widespread. These are polymer materials which, when heated, solidify and become irreversibly rigid. Highly robust polystyrene and polyethylene were used for toys subject to heavy, and often merciless, use by children, like toy tea sets.
Shapes, colors, functions, "playability," strength...all benefits accorded by plastics,
along with ease and speed of manufacture.
Today, plastic toys account for 90% of the market.
By the late 1940s, Fisher Price was the first company to make its entire product range in plastic.
It was such an instant hit that rivals like Ideal began to copy it with the staggering sales achievement of over three million plastic telephones in just a few months.
Hasbro would become the name in boys’ toys, marketing the famed GI Joe in the 1950s, which would sell nearly ten million copies over the years.
It was not until the end of that decade that the Barbie doll, to become the undisputed star, would appear on the market: and whose sales have now topped the billion mark!"
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| Posted 3/8/2021 8:12:54 PM |
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Came across this 60cm wide sword display lighted case today and realized it/or a similar cheaper case would make an excellent batarang display case. In black of course.
Exhibition Plinths
https://exhibitionplinths.co.uk/safety-council-sword-cabinet/
British Safety Council Sword Display Cabinet
Over the past few years here at Exhibition Plinths we have been asked to make a number of Sword display cabinets, not only for swords awarded by the British Safety Council, but also Samurai swords that clients have collected and would like to store in a safe manner.
This month we have been building another sword display cabinet in our Somerset workshop.
Simple, seamless and elegant are 3 words that go with this beautiful display cabinet.
Fitted with LED up and downlights the sword is securely locked behind toughened safety glass and is held in place with a single piece of 10mm acrylic, giving a look that it is just floating in mid-air.
These come with fixings allowing it to fix securely to the wall and if you have access to all electrical connections, they can be kept behind the case so nothing is visible.
Sword Display Case
If you would like to commission a sword display cabinet like this please do use the contact us page to drop us a line, or all out sales team on 01934 708717. We may need to have the sword for a few days to make sure that it fits perfectly within the display case.
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| Posted 3/12/2021 6:58:40 PM |
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Usually, serious batarang collectors label their prized batarangs with
customized engraved black coated brass placards.
Others design there own plates and have them engraved at their local trophy shops.
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| Posted 3/14/2021 8:20:04 PM |
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Black brass and plastic imitation brass placards are used by collectors to label, identify, all matter of Batman related collectables such as Batsuits, Bat cowls, grappling guns, Batmobiles, etc.
If you copy existing or create your own custom design placards you can have it laser engrave on imitation plastic plates for around 25.oo and black brass for 50-75.oo.
Many trophy shops now offer laser engraving.
There are also custom laser engravers on line as well.
Attached a few more photo-images.
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| Posted 3/31/2021 1:22:03 PM |
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Part One
Received an email today asking, "are batmobiles art deco and if so what makes them art deco?"
This question is really more complex than it seems.
But, let us start with a batmobile that 95% of artists, professors of art and culture, art critics, etc., and countless admirers can pretty much agree on. Very little disagreement over the 1989 being art deeco.
Batman ’89 & Batman Returns (The Burton/Keaton Batmobile), 1989 & 1992
A typical critique/observation often involves the following or something similar to
"It’s fairly sleek and simple, so far as big screen Batmobiles go, with an incredibly cool Art Deco design to reflect the overall aesthetic of Tim Burton’s Gotham City."
Attached photo-images of a car and the 1989 that have art deco characteristics.
So, what characteristics make the Burton/Keaton 1989/1992 batmobile art deco?
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| Posted 3/31/2021 1:40:57 PM |
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Part Two
Are batmobiles art deco and if so what makes them art deco?"
WIKIPEDIA
General Summary OVERVIEW: ART DECO
"Art Deco, sometimes referred to as Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture and design that first appeared in France just before World War I. Art Deco influenced the design of buildings, furniture, jewelry, fashion, cars, movie theatres, trains, ocean liners, and everyday objects such as radios and vacuum cleaners. It took its name, short for Arts Décoratifs, from the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) held in Paris in 1925 It combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. During its heyday, Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress.
From its outset, Art Deco was influenced by the bold geometric forms of Cubism and the Vienna Secession; the bright colors of Fauvism and of the Ballets Russes; the updated craftsmanship of the furniture of the eras of Louis Philippe I and Louis XVI; and the exotic styles of China and Japan, India, Persia, ancient Egypt and Maya art. It featured rare and expensive materials, such as ebony and ivory, and exquisite craftsmanship. The Chrysler Building and other skyscrapers of New York City built during the 1920s and 1930s are monuments of the Art Deco style.
In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, Art Deco became more subdued. New materials arrived, including chrome plating, stainless steel, and plastic. A sleeker form of the style, called Streamline Moderne, appeared in the 1930s; it featured curving forms and smooth, polished surfaces. Art Deco is one of the first truly international styles, but its dominance ended with the beginning of World War II and the rise of the strictly functional and unadorned styles of modern architecture and the International Style of architecture that followed."
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| Posted 4/1/2021 8:07:02 PM |
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Part Three
Are batmobiles art deco and if so what makes them art deco?"
Art Deco Car Characteristics
The cars of the Art Deco era featured swooping fenders, long hoods, and highly streamlined shapes.
Art Deco design focuses on symmetry, sharp angles, long straight lines, long curves, compound curves.
Art Deco elements on both the exterior and interior so that each car carried out a consistent theme.
Bold and bright, opulent colors incorporating stark colors like black and white or gold and silver to create contrast.
Art Deco is not a revival style.
See attached photo-images of modern day art deco cars.
Not merely transportation, they were about bold statements and high style.
Modern day forms of Art Deco styling in cars still exist with incorporated displays of Art Deco characteristics.
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| Posted 4/2/2021 7:31:12 PM |
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Part Four
Are batmobiles art deco and if so what makes them art deco?"
Batman: The Animated Series Batmobile Is it this batmobile art deco? YES
The distinctive visual combination of "noir" imagery and Art Deco design was dubbed "Dark Deco" by the producers.
WIKIPEDIA Overview
"The series took influence from Tim Burton's live-action films, Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), and the acclaimed Superman theatrical cartoons produced by Fleischer Studios in the early 1940s. In designing the series, Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski emulated the Burton films' "otherworldly timelessness", incorporating period features such as black-and-white title cards, police airships (although no such thing existed, Timm has stated that he found it to fit the show's style) and a "vintage" color scheme with film noir flourishes.
The visual style of the series was based on the artwork of Radomski, and the gothic look of Gotham City was derived from his initial designs. In addition, Radomski issued a standing order to the animation department that all backgrounds be painted using light colors on black paper (as opposed to the industry standard of dark colors on white paper). The distinctive visual combination of "noir" imagery and Art Deco design was dubbed "Dark Deco" by the producers."
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