tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post7731903115379169201..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Dressing Like a Stoplight to Sneak Around at NightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-67829253141845233332021-06-30T20:08:50.166-05:002021-06-30T20:08:50.166-05:00There was definitely an explosion of licensed toys...There was definitely an explosion of licensed toys and other collectibles in the 1960s. But DC also made money from the Robin character as costumed through the 1940s comic strip and movie serials. I read of lead figurines of Batman and Robin given out at carnivals in the same period, but it’s not clear to me whether anyone was paying DC to make them. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-73783158689073724232021-06-30T17:38:21.951-05:002021-06-30T17:38:21.951-05:00"Yet the character of Robin had been establis..."Yet the character of Robin had been established--and lucratively licensed--for almost half a century".<br /><br />Very few tie-in merchandise items preceded the 1966 TV show, as Chip Kidd pointed out in a guide to collectibles. Otherwise, helpful articles. Hawkeye23https://www.blogger.com/profile/05730247998652268609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-32274399016038163942008-05-04T17:02:00.000-05:002008-05-04T17:02:00.000-05:00There is an alternative theory to explain why Robi...There is an <A HREF="http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp05032008.shtml" REL="nofollow">alternative theory</A> to explain why Robin's costume is so bright. I believe Tim Drake has even discussed it with Bruce Wayne, who quickly assured him it has no basis in reality. Uh-huh.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-52572030651410399572008-03-09T16:19:00.000-05:002008-03-09T16:19:00.000-05:00By coincidence, scans_daily just included a link t...By coincidence, scans_daily just included a link that ultimately led to <A HREF="http://www.worth1000.com/emailthis.asp?entry=237216" REL="nofollow">this take on the Robin costume</A>. Cosplay via Photoshop, I suppose. <BR/><BR/>This competition offers some <A HREF="http://www.worth1000.com/view.asp?image=130706&display=photoshop" REL="nofollow">other examples</A> <A HREF="http://www.worth1000.com/view.asp?entry=237011&display=photoshop" REL="nofollow">worth</A> <A HREF="http://62.193.218.250/peintres_impressionnistes/grandes_images/degas/dancers.jpg" REL="nofollow">checking</A> <A HREF="http://www.worth1000.com/view.asp?entry=237086&display=photoshop" REL="nofollow">out</A>.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.com