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Posted 2 years ago
ReisOBrien
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I first bought this figure on a snowy December night in 1977 at a Woolworth in Adrian, Michigan, along with his faithful sidekick, Robin, with the $5 bill that I received for my birthday from my grandparents that year.
I had just turned 5 years old but was already a veteran viewer of the Batman TV series. I had already decided by then that this Caped Crusader was going to be my all time favorite hero, so finding this toy on those Woolworth pegs was the beginning of a life-long lust for Bat-collectibles.
And, let's be honest here... those boots are awesome.
Batman Action FiguresFew fictional characters have melted as much plastic as Batman. Before the …