A pleasant surprise.
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For the DIAMOND BATMAN ’66 INDEX of stories, click here.
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Just the other day, I questioned just how close Diamond Select was in wrapping up its Batman ’66 offerings. There’ve been rumblings of possible releases, but nothing solid.
And now there’s this:
Yep, the merchandiser is reviving its somewhat dormant Batman ’66 bust bank line with Yvonne Craig’s Batgirl, due this summer.
She’ll run you about $20 or so, in line with previous releases Batman, Robin, the Joker and Penguin.
It’s been some time since Diamond has released a ‘66 bank bust but these are nice bargains. They’re about 7 or 8 inches high, which is a nice scale, and boast solid detail. And while they are nominally banks, you certainly don’t have to use them that way.
More on Batgirl — and whatever else Diamond has up its collective sleeve — soon, but here’s another angle in the meantime:
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For the DIAMOND BATMAN ’66 INDEX of stories, click here.
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December 24, 2017
This one’s nice– at least in this prototype look. It’s a shame the Batman one is so off model.
June 29, 2018
Just got word from DCBS that Diamond cancelled the Batgirl bank. No reason given. That sucks.