Let’s take a trip down to Mexico. Now I’m not too far from the US/Mexico border. I haven’t visited there for a while now. But I think I will be taking a trip there in the not too distant future (if I could only remember where my passport is).
The following figure is plenty old. This might have been on the old site before, but the review was lost when I let the site lapse a couple of years ago. So here it is again.
Patman!
Who needs a cape when you can have wings? This figure comes in some typical Mexican border town packaging. A simple plastic bag with a card that’s sealed with couple of staples. The 200 on it is how much was being asked for the figure (roughly two bucks). I might have negotiated the price down a small bit. Although to be honest, when in Mexico, if I’m buying it from a street vendor, usually I just pay what they are asking for.
Check the card out…
Original artwork no doubt about it. It’s hard to tell in the pic, but Patman is holding a whip in his right hand. I can’t figure out what the weapon in his left hand is supposed to be. I’d like to chuckle out loud at the artwork. But it’s really not that bad. Of course, you gotta love the Pat symbol on the card.
Dang! That’s one impressive looking figure! Patman stands tall at about five inches. Who cares that his costume’s all one color.
Because you asked for it, here’s Patman’s back side. I wonder where the wings came from? Are they an original Mexican mold designed just for this figure or was it ripped off of some other toy line?
Can plastic figures actually be sad? Rather then be a menacing figure of the night, Patman looks like he’s ready to cry. I mean, the blue paint on his face, the poor quality of the way his arms are attached to his torso, the weight of carrying those wings on his back. I’d be ready to burst into tears if I was Patman. Maybe he’s sad because he was given such a crappy superhero name. Patman? Really? Patman?
Patman also comes in other delicious flavors. Yes, the figure above sports the same sloppy paint job as the main figure featured in this post.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Reis // Jul 7, 2009 at 8:13 am
Oh man, what a stinker! I love figures like this, though. I can’t help it. Something about the shoddiness that appeals to me.
But that name! Patman?! These bootleggers didn’t even try!
Awesome post!
2 Mars // Jul 8, 2009 at 6:03 am
I WANT ONE!!
Someone needs to do a documentary on this industry!
3 Andreas // Jul 8, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Patman! Haha, what a great bootleg toy..
The artwork comes from two of the Batman Returns action figures from 1992; The Penguin and the Thunderwhip Batman – I’ve got pictures of them here:
http://batmansweden.blogspot.com/2009/05/latest-additions-to-collection.html
The mold for the wings come from the Batman Forever Deluxe Attack Wing figure from 1995.
4 Emily 'Pirka' B. // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:33 pm
‘Patman Returns The Penguin’ – an epic tale of a fat man trying to get home and the Pat Man who helped him on his way.
It’s the feel-good movie of the summer.
5 Vissy // Jul 12, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Patman? Looks more like The Pick. I mean, the TICK
6 The King Of Bootlegs // Jul 16, 2009 at 1:30 am
K K Kk K knock off!
7 Your #1 Fan // Mar 29, 2010 at 12:18 pm
I gotta get my hands on one of these! It rocks!
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