Most of the time, when the average gadget freak thinks about gadgets in general, if there is a fictional person they most closely associate with those gadgets, that character’s name is probably going to be James Bond. However, the very next person you simply must think about is Batman. For eighty years, that utility belt of his has provided a gadget for just about every tight spot Batman could get himself into. Now, compliments of DC Direct, you can own some of the Batman’s gadgets.
OK, they’re not the actual gadgets, but replicas released to help you “pretend” you’re a caped crime fighter. For instance, Batman’s Batarang replicas and a replica of his grappling hook launcher are both available. Each was made directly from molds used to make props for the Chris Nolan film The Dark Knight and will run you “just” $125 and $195, respectively. Yes, that is on the pricey side, but hey–you didn’t really think it would be cheap to be a (pretend) masked vigilante, did you?
Remember, these replicas are designed to look and feel like the real deal, but don’t even think about disarming a mugger with one of these replica Batarangs and please don’t try scaling a skyscraper with the replica grappling hook launcher. Of course, for these prices, you’d have to have the bank account of Bruce Wayne to take these into the “field” with you…
Perhaps you’d like a Batman gadget you can actually use? For just $309 (!!) you can pick up a replica of the Bat-Signal which is a fully-functioning spotlight that projects the silhouette of the Batman logo onto a surface up to sixteen feet away. While there probably isn’t a gadget freak alive who wouldn’t like one of these in their cube, odds are, none of us want to pay quite that much for it.
Interested in other Batman gadget replicas or maybe you’d like to pick up replicas of other Superhero items? Check out DC Direct’s selection of props and replicas. They’re all pricey, but they’re all spectacular looking.
