b'49162MASUDAYA / MODERN TOYS BATMOBILE.This circa 1960s Batmobile is tinplate litho, with rubber, friction driven wheels and a vinyl Batman driving with his vinyl cape flapping in the wind behind him. Length: 32cm (12.5).The streamlined and futuristic style of this superb toy makes it one of the most sought-after of the many Batman toys produced, given further impetus by the163success of the live-action television series in the mid-1960s. The Batman movie franchise has created a whole new generation of fans who are also keen on the early comics which introduced Batman to the world just as World War Two was starting. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (cover dated May 1939). Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of Spring 1940. It was first164advertised in early April 1940, one month after the first appearance of his new sidekick, Robin, the Boy Wonder.$4,0006,000163Tinplate Clockwork Maroon Saloon Car; 1930s Cadillac; probably by Kuramochi. Length: 28cm (11).$4005001641930s Chrysler Airflow wind-up four-door sedan in bright red; probably by Kuramochi. Length: 28cm (11).$400500 1651661930s Graham Paige wind-up four-door sedan in dark blue; probably by Kuramochi. Length: 28cm (11).$300500167Japanese tinplate clockwork Graham Paige 4-door saloon, marked T.N. in diamond; circa 1930s. 166 Length: 22cm (8.5).$4005001651933 wind-up Ford sedan in aqua, by Kuramochi; the spare tire with printed 1934 CHICAGO WORLDS FAIR. Length: 19cm (7.5).$400500167'