Kenner Batman Returns Catwoman and Penguin Umbrella Jet

Trying to build onto my budding DC Superheroes collection, I decided to look back into the Kenner Batman film toy lines. According to the online perusing I have been able to do recently, I found out that the Batman Returns Catwoman is actually the final product from the concept that had been worked on during the Super Powers line. I didn't need much convincing after that to try to pick the figure up.

Getting this in hand, I'm reminded of all of the black and neon Batman Returns merchandise at the time. It was pretty awesome. Googling, I tried to find a picture of a Penguin backpack I had as a kid. I wasn't able to find it but I did find this similar Batman one. Pretty cool.

It is interesting that Kenner included Selena's taser as her weapon. The taser scenes were some of the more disturbing moments from a very disturbing film. I think I am more surprised that they actually labeled it as a taser and not try to play it off as something else and just let the more thoughtful children figure it out on their own.

As a huge fan of the 1966 Batman tv show, I'm glad I went with this Catwoman over the Animated Series figure. Gives off a lot of the Julie Newmar/Lee Meriwether/Eartha Kitt vibe.

She is close in height to the miniscule Wonder Woman but only because of her action pose.

Keeping with the Batman Returns line, I am a huge fan of villains having vehicles. Especially when they are over the top. Toy Biz has a Joker Van that I will pick up eventually but I couldn't pass up this neat Penguin jet. As far as vehicles go, it is pretty much a Mini Rig, to use Kenner vernacular, but it is better than nothing! And honestly, it is a much better choice than the Duck...

I wish I had this as a kid because the tip squirts water. That was always one of my favorite toy features. The color scheme goes with the Batman Returns toy but I don't mind. Maybe one day, I'll buy a second jet and paint it blue. And how cool is that Penguin logo? I had forgotten about that. Ah, merchandising.

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