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The Flying Batcave debuted on the cover of Detective Comics #317 in July 1963. This was the sort of goofy stuff that filled Batman comics in the 1960s, but when I stumbled across this as an 8-year-old, I spent way too much time trying to figure out how I’d build my own version when I was a crimefighter.
Eaglemoss’ diecast version that’s part of their Batman Automobilia series looks fantastic.
This is a diecast version of one of the earliest Batboats, the Bat-Launch which appeared in Batman #112 (December 1957), where Batman and Robin use it to track down Signalman.
Eaglemoss continues its excellent line of diecast Batman-related vehicles with this Classic TV series version of the Batcopter.
The Batman Automobilia magazine subscription continues its awesome series of diecast Batman vehicles with the Batman Classic TV Series Batgirl Bike.
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This is a die-cast version of the Space Battleship Yamato from Yamato 2199 (known as Starblazers in the United States) . This thing is over 16 inches long and includes LEDs to simulate the engine and the wave motion gun. This will be out in March 2014 for $265.
As an aside, I’m surprised no one has done a mashup of Yamato 2199 footage with Lonely Island’s I’m On A Boat.
From the excellent Batman Automobilia series comes a diecast version of that Batmobile featured in Detective Comics #219.
According to the always authoritative BatmobileHistory.com,
When Batman & Robin see several known criminals driving around in old cars in Detective Comics #219, they deduce that something is about to happen and decide to investigate. Their investigation takes them to a classic car convention in the town of Millville. To keep with the spirit of the festivities – where all modern cars are forbidden – Batman temporarily replaced the then-current Batmobile with this car. Based on the 1905 Marmon, it featured a Bat Mask on the front, a pair of door insignias, and a large fin on the rear. Although the car performed admirably, Robin was glad to get back to their “modern” Batmobile at the end of the story.