Before deciding to make the Hall of Justice into a playset,
Kenner first went down the path of making it a straightforward
carrying case, much like the shaped
Star Wars carrying cases that Kenner had
been accustomed to making. This item got as far as having
a wood
pattern made, before Kenner switched gears
and released a plain vinyl case instead.
The most interesting thing about this design is that
the facade remained relatively unchanged from the carrying
case to the eventual playset that was released. They even
kept the handle design, expanding it the be more comfortable
in carrying the larger playset.
