McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Silver Age Batman review (2024)
The Silver Age Batman is probably one of the more necessary of the various Batman figures we’ve gotten from McFarlane Toys. And yes there’s been a slew of them.
Initially I couldn’t decide on the need for the Silver Age Batman until I realized he’d ironically fit in fine as the Golden Age Batman to hang with my classic Justice Society of America figures.
Let’s see if the Silver Age Batman is a golden addition to my collection or if it’s a tarnished Batman variant.
Packaging: This is the base line McFarlane DC Multiverse packaging with the largely black color scheme with white and blue accents. Useful for consistency for MOC collectors and very boring for folks who will keep open boxes if the presentation is stellar.
The side text labels this the Silver-Age Batman along with his canine sidekick Ace the Bat-Hound. Over on the back is Detective Comics 254 featuring the Dynamic Duo and Ace. That issue debuted in 1958.
Likeness: The Silver Age Batman largely uses the Knightfall Batman body. It’s the best buck for Batman and always makes for a smart choice.
Naturally there are a few differences namely a more Silver Age Batman skewing head sculpt with a wider, blockier head with a less intense stoic expression and shorter bat ears.
The utility belt gadgets are held in larger pellet shaped containers instead of the vials of the Bronze Age costume. And in a big shift from the standard Knightfall Batman, the Silver Age Batman gets a soft goods cape.
Scale: Since my intent was to pair the Silver Age Batman with the JSA, I only cared about his scale with them. He scales nicely with Green Lantern, Dr. Fate and Hourman. If you’re so inclined he matches up just fine with Riddler although neither costume truly matches up perfectly for that clash.
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Paint: Silver Age Batman has a terrific paint job. He’s got the shading in his cowl, which really should be standard for all Batman figures. It even has the blue highlights showing for his eyebrows and his nose.
That shading effect also carried over to his trunks. In the comics that shading did not carry over to his boots, capes and gloves so this look is accurate.
Silver Age Batman extended long enough for him to have the basic black bat, which evolved to the yellow circle around the bat. McFarlane opted to go with just the bat, which helpfully plays in more to my JSA Batman plan.
Articulation: Silver Age Batman has the standard 22 points of articulation as most DC Multiverse figures.
That gives him a pretty solid range of movement and poseability. It’s not the high end of articulation but that’s the best for a retail Batman figure.
Silver Age Batman has:
- neck
- ball-jointed shoulders [with pop up/down point]
- elbow (double-jointed)
- wrist
- wrist hinge
- torso
- waist
- hip
- thigh
- knee (double-jointed)
- ankle
- toe
Accessories: Silver Age Batman gets an ok assortment of accessories on his own.
He gets two additional swappable hand options — clutching and grasping hands — to help vary his display options.
Additionally, he gets a batarang. This is the slimmer more natural looking one as opposed to the blocky brick style some Batman figures received.
His big accessory of course is Ace the Bat-Hound. Like most animal or mini-figures Ace has zero articulation. That’s always limited some of the fun with these pack-ins. It’s a good idea but the execution as far as getting any poses out of them is nonexistent.
Ace gets a great sculpt though with his signature mask allowing his ears to finish the bat illusion on their own. He’s sporting a bit of a growl like he sees Two-Face coming their way and his collar has a bat on it. Branding is important after all.
In this case the usual circle stand is helpful to keep Ace upright. They also have the trading card.
Worth it? This set was the usual $25 price. To get that excellent Knightfall Batman done up in silver age style is an easy win for that price point.
Rating: 10 out of 10
This is a really great Silver Age Batman figure. The addition of Ace makes it an even better value that’s well worth picking up.
Where to Get It? I got my Silver Age Batman and Ace from my local comic shop, Third Eye Comics, but they seem to have sold through at online stores so you’re going to have to try other routes. Amazon does have him available through secondary sellers for $30.
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