Bat-Merchandise!

[Alexandra Wayne]

Well, I haven't posted this in a few years, and it always gets the most interesting replies, so here's a question for all...
What's the oddest Bat (or Supes, for that matter) -merchandise you've ever seen? It seems like they'll slap the bat signal or the Superman S on just about anything. The execs don't seem very discriminating. :D
My vote (and this is very holiday-appropriate!) is for the Batman: The Animated Series valentines I picked up a few years back. I couldn't believe the store carried them; BTAS had been off the air awhile. It was a pack of those cheesy paper punch-out cards with pictures of Batman, Catwoman, the Joker, and the like...just what I want for Valentine's Day: a supercriminal! All had hilariously cheesy phrases printed beneath them (ie: You're Purrfect, Valentine!) And the best part? The tiny, multicolored heart-shaped stickers to seal the envelopes. Each was festooned with an image of Batman's cowled head, looking out of the brightly colored sticker grimly. Weirdest thing ever.
All right...who else has seen something crazy? And...did you break down and buy it?

[Heehaw]

While not the craziest item, one of the more unusual ones, I have in my collection, would be a BTAS toothbrush holder. It has a suction cup and is basically a big Batman head. There is also a companion piece that attaches onto a faucet. I guess the kiddies like for water to come out of the bottom of Bat's head. I also have a variety of toothbrushes, candles and eating utensils with either BTAS or TNBA figures as handles(or the item itself).

[Barb Gordon]

I got the Batman valentines that year too, they so rocked! This year I got the BB ones...but I would had preferred Nightwing ones ;) I was just at the comic store and I saw in a glass case a bunch of Batman stuff. The oddest thing in it was Batman utensils for the kiddies....and an Ace the Bathound stuffed animal....it was so cute! I was quite tempted to get it...but blew all my cash on comics instead.

Barb^-^