Part of the concept behind Kenner's initial idea of the
line would be for the larger "DC Superheroes"
collection to encompass subsets of smaller lines for different
characters. Hence, Superman would have a collection, Green
Lantern would have one, and the largest of them all would
go to Batman.
To say that this set shown here alone would have thrilled
collectors would be an understatement. It also shows how
forward thinking Kenner was, since Batman would become
the largest license of the 90s. Some of these items did
end up getting made, although in slightly altered forms.The
big "what if?" that can never be answered is
to wonder what would the toy market be like if Kenner
had not given up the DC license after Super Powers, and
had continued with these subsets THEN as a bridge until
the Batman movie licenses hit.
A final note: some of this art has shown up before, and
has been presented to the public as things that were in
the works when the line was cancelled. But make no mistake,
these never got past the initial pitch for the license.
Once Kenner decided on going with a general DC Comics
line, all these subsets were tossed.
