Mego Batcave playset from the Pocket Super Heroes line
Boxed Mego Batcave from looks very similar to the Star Trek Enterprise and Buck Rogers Command Center produced that same year; vinyl over cardboard had given way to cheap vacuform. Careful inspection will show Lex Luthor, not the rightful Joker, in the detention cell. The Joker was touted on the red cards, but sadly, never made it to the line.
The above Vintage Mego video showcases the Toy Fair Sales Reel for the Mego Pocket Heroes Bat Cave (which made it into production) and the Spider-Man Alley (which didn’t see the light of day).
Batcave Jail with Working Door
This jail door is a frequently missing or broken part. It’
A rear view shot of the Batmobile exiting the Batcave.
The Batcave Crime Lab
NO, NOT THE MIND PROBE!
The Batcomputer have some cameos from various villains, who, according to our resident Mego “Comic Swipe” expert Chris Franklin also happened to appear in the last five issues of Batman during that time. Captain Boomerang was apparently the key to cracking this case.
The Bat Computer AKA Computer Banks
Catwoman in her most famous outfit!
The Batcave is extremely fragile, and the moving parts, such as the doors (jail and cave), are usually broken. It was sold for two years (1980 to 1982) and was not offered in the 1982 catalogue.
The batpole is often missing; it was a plastic drinking straw like the one in this old auction photo below.
The good news was if a child lost or broke “the bat pole” it could be easily replaced on their next visit to Dairy Queen.
Batcave sell sheet line art from the Mego 1981 Catalog. Note that the figures are clearly drawn as the 8″ WGSH characters in this ad.
The Pocket Superheroes Batcave box is very large, it’s also not able to withstand much pressure which has resulted in less MIB examples on the secondary market.
Many of these photos are courtesy of Toy-Ventures Magazine.
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