Capture Winch Batman is a pretty historic figure- this
was most likely the very first official "variant"
of Batman ever produced (or as close as it came to production).
In light of the hundreds of variations to follow, it's
all the sadder that this guy never saw the light of day.
The special feature would have been an oversized Batarang
on his belt that could be pulled out and used as handcuffs
on a villain, then when you pushed a button it would retract,
pulling the criminal to Batman. Or it could be attached
to a surface, then retract, allowing Batman to be pulled
up along the cable.
Unlike the other Power Plus figures that reuse parts,
only the arms and head were existing on this figure. Even
more historic is the fact that the legs didn't have knee
joints, probably due to the weight of the new torso making
it hard for the old legs to stay standing. Photos of the
Power Plus Batman hard copy are courtesy of the fine folks
at The
Earth Toy Mall.
