COMC Sunday's: 1966 Topps Batman (Red Bat)

It's been a few months since the last time I did one of these Sunday posts, you can be chalk that up to me being stupid and thinking that I can wait until Saturday night to write them, which never works. But I'm actually thinking ahead for once, and writing this on a Thursday!

So today I've got a few cards from the second of the five Batman sets that Topps released in 1966, which was due in large part to the success of the Adam West television series.

The second series -- also known as the Red Bat set -- was a lot more over the top than the first series, which I'm assuming, made it very appealing to kids at the time.

Thanks to the sensationalized nature of it's subject matter, this is by far my favorite of the three Norman Saunders Batman sets.

Young me is screaming from the past "Why didn't we have this card 25+ years ago?", to which I have no answer, other than maybe it's because it was more expensive in the pre-internet era... and a little more difficult to find.

A back, just in case anyone cares.

Batman looks like he's in the process of filling up his tights, not that I blame him though... I'd probably do the exact same thing if I was out on a burning rope that high above the city.

 Where do I sign up to get a portable bat signal of my own?

Sometimes giant snakes need hugs too!

"Dang it, Joker! I've told you a thousand times, leave the room before you do that!".

Some might disagree with me, but imagewise, I think that this is the most iconic/memorable card from the set, so much so, that I'm of the opinion that it should've been card #1 (or rather, card #1a).

If I can duplicate the success that I had with writing this one earlier in the week, come next Sunday, I might just have a few cards to show from what is possibly the most famous 1960's non-sport set.


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