I dig these figures a lot and there’s a lot of give and take if I’m comparing them to the older Mattel line. Gotham City is filled with a rogue’s gallery of criminals eager to unmask the Batman, but they are thwarted by the Caped Crusader’s own clever ways. That having been said, mine came from a reputable online retailer and it arrived clean and unscathed. The second half of the Dynamic Duo has two separate figures available: a standard masked version, and an unmasked “chase” variant with a McFarlane Platinum Edition designation. I already dipped into the Retro 66 Batman pool a short while ago with a look at Boxing Batman and Riddler, but today I’m going to go back to basics by checking out the Dynamic Duo and their bitchin ride.

The atomic pile is the main focal point of the set– as it should be, because it is both huge and awesome– with the rocks of the cave making up the rest of the segmented backdrop.

That beautiful yellow oval looks great against the bodysuit that is just pure West, and the pockets on the belt are upside down for ease of Batarang and other gadget retrieval. The cowl has the drawn-on eyebrows and nose, along with the two-tone separation of the face from the rest of the mask. The Batmobile comes in some of the absolute worst packaging I could imagine: A box that leaves the toy completely open to the elements.

Since 2016 we have traded in Ghost and other band merchandise from all the top rock and metal bands. Housing the Batcomputer and a host of gadgets, the Dynamic Duo solves crimes and is always alert for trouble in Gotham City. It’s understandable, but there are lots of potential problems when you consider the open packaging and the possibility of them warping. Stately WAYNE MANOR™ is the luxurious home of millionaire playboy BRUCE WAYNE™ and his faithful ward DICK GRAYSON™.Knowing what I was getting going in, I’m not at all sorry I picked it up, but if you do already own the Mattel version, you may want to give this one a pass! They have little notches toward the top that can fit over the edges of the diorama backdrop, but even then they’re really loose and fall over easily. The backside has the sculpted parachute pouches, which is a great touch, but that turbine is just itching for a flame effect part that wasn’t included. I won’t gas on and on about what the 66 Batman TV Series meant to me, as I already did that in the above referenced review.

Bubble wrap is still used for fragile items and some preowned toys but the majority of our parcels use brown kraft paper.This means they won’t snap or break easily, which is great considering how thin and delicate they are, but that also makes them pretty easy to warp. The best Batmobile of all comes to McFarlane Toys’ Batman ’66 range for use with your Surfing Batman and plain old non-surfing Robin figures!

Of the three figures available, Joker has the best likeness of his onscreen counterpart, as this is a pretty spot-on Cesar Romero look. Still, you get some detailed cushions sculpted on the seats, the Bat Fire Extinguisher and Bat Phone, both in red plastic, and some gauges and a shifter handle, as well as the handle protruding from the roof bar.OVERALL: If you love Batman: The Classic TV Series, there is no reason why you shouldn’t track down every single one of these pieces. So, here’s where that retro moniker really works as an all-excuses pass, because the scaling here really is pretty close to the scaling between MEGO’s vintage Batmobile and the figures in the line.