McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Batman Classic TV Series review

A Batman Classic TV Series figure was a no-brainer from McFarlane Toys. While there’s a prolific line of 6” figures out that includes some fun deep cuts, the urge to make this figure in the standard Multiverse 7” scale was way too appealing.

And it’s not like collectors were gonna complain about an Adam West Batman. I sure wasn’t but I will complain about a long delay in getting a companion TV series Robin.

Let’s see if this figure has me doing the Bat-tusi or has me reaching for the shark repellant.

Packaging: This is the usual McFarlane package setup with just a few tweaks in the front. There’s a Batman Classic TV series logo in the front as well as a tag for a retro sweepstakes.

That’s fun and something we never see any more from mass market lines. Good on Todd for adding another element to make collecting fun. Over on the back is a cool reference pic of Adam West as Batman.

Likeness: The Batman Classic TV series figure has a unique mold to best match up to West’s physique. I like that it’s not as defined yet still broad enough to make the West Batman look like a capable fighter. That’s an appreciable change from the more super heroic torsos that we normally get.

I really like the head sculpt, which impressively captures West’s jawline. Even if I covered the top half of the head, I would be able to identify this sculpt as Adam West, which is terrific work from a line that initially struggled with actors’ likenesses.

One area that needed some tweaking was the cape. The lowest point of it rests around Batman’s ankles. For a more accurate Batman Classic TV version the cape lining should stop right around his knees. Some collectors have figured out an easy fix for it by swapping the cape with the Hugo Strange figure with this one.

Scale: This really matters more if we get other Batman 1966 characters in the DC Multiverse scale to appropriately assess his scale. I’m hoping we at least get a Robin figure…and maybe a Joker, Penguin, Catwoman and Riddler. So… just a few more.

Paint:  For this version, the Batman Classic colors are more of a blue violet shade of blue. McFarlane Toys went with more of a navy blue. It’s a nice, clean even shade so it looks good while also standing out among the more classic blue and grey color scheme Batman figures already produced.

He does have the proper half oval shading around the cowl with the lighter blue eyebrows and nose outline.

The paint job does also incorporate the copper bat buckle to contrast against the rest of the yellow utility belt. The only catch is the square is not fully colored.

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Articulation: Batman Classic sports the standard 22 points of articulation. Of all the Batman figures, this one definitely doesn’t need to be doing any kick flips or high agile moves.

His poses should be pretty standard and basic. Again, he suffers somewhat for not having other characters even to fight. This would be a good time to take advantage of clearance sales on the more generic looking characters from The Batman movie.

Batman Classic has:

• neck
• ball-jointed shoulders
• butterfly shoulders
• elbow
• wrist
• wrist hinge
• torso
• waist
• hip
• thigh
• knee
• ankle
• toe

Accessories: Batman Classic gets a generous number of accessories.

He’s got two additional sets of hands — with Bat-tusi hands and a left pointing hand and a right grasping hand. It seems like he’s missing a set of fists, but I should be able to match them up with some of the 16,784 other Batman figures from McFarlane Toys.

He also has a Batarang, which is much larger than the comic book style version. It’s got some nice detailing with a more pronounced bat design. Batman Classic also has a Bat Radio, a very fun accessory with the two antennae and a speaker in the center.

Worth it?  Given the accessories, the standard price point of $22.99 feels fair. I wonder what other goodies he would come with if this were a Collector Edition figure. Maybe an Adam West head sculpt?

Rating:  9.5 out of 10

This is an outstanding figure that’s only held back by the lengthy cape and the lack of other 1966 figures in this scale. Hopefully that’s something McFarlane addresses in 2025 as it’d be great to at least get Robin, Joker, Penguin, Catwoman and Riddler.

Where to get it?  I’ve seen Batman Classic a few times at Target and Walmart, but you can grab him from Amazon.

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