Batman Jiggler

And speaking of jiggling rubber bats...

After reading a variety of good blog posts about Ben Cooper jigglers, I picked up this Batman jiggler, and was instantly reminded of the paradox that this ugly rubber toy presents.



On the one hand I'm faced with the reality that this is perhaps the single most unattractive representation of Batman ever made. But on the other hand, it's hard not to remember just how much fun these things were when I was a kid.




Obviously in and around 1973 I was a lot less particular when it comes to action figures. I think back then, the big draw was that you could, A: swing him around by the string, and B: stretch his arms and legs. This resulted, sadly, in the eventual destruction--arms and legs being removed--of my own Batman jiggler at the time.

I haven't had my hands on one of these in over thirty years, and though I've apparently found one with just about the worst paint job ever (and a somewhat deformed chest), I'm pretty much in love with it... which is a little creepy.