This metalflake dark blue model with blue flames is from the 2022 Walmart exclusive Batman series. While it is not a premium series (the car has regular wheels and a plastic base), the card art is nicely done.
Hot Wheels | Walmart exclusive | HLK44 | 2022 Batman 1/5 | TV Series Batmobile | metalflake dark blue with blue, red and white tampo, blue tint windows, gray plastic interior, black plastic base | MY | chrome rim mc5 wheels
The back of the card shows the other Batmobile castings available in this Walmart exclusive series.
The Hot Wheels Classic TV Series Batmobile was first released in 2007 and has been produced in over 40 different variations. This nice example with playful card art is from the 2016 Hot Wheels Entertainment: Batman series and is another of my finds from a March visit to J & J’s Treasures.
Hot Wheels | DJF46 | 2016 Hot Wheels Entertainment: Batman | Classic TV Series Batmobile | metalflake black with red and white tampo, clear windows, gray interior, black metal base | Malaysia | chrome ring black Real Rider 5-spokes
For fans of the Hot Wheels 1966 TV Series Batmobile – and I am one – 2022 was a good year, with 5 new variations of the casting issued within the 12 months. I have so far scored 4 of those models, gradually finding them at various places during the course of the year. The Hot Wheels version of the famous George Barris creation was first released in the 2007 New Models and has already been produced in 43 different variations, the latest of which will be included in the 2023 Batman 5-pack.
The Replica Entertainment Series began in 2013 (then called Retro Entertainment) and usually includes at least one of the many different Batmobile castings each year. These are metal body/metal base releases with Real Rider wheels, and the card art is usually as well-done as the vehicles themselves. The TV Series Batmobile in the 2022 series is no exception. I found this one at Dillon’s (Kroger) grocery store in a nearby suburb.
Hot Wheels | HCP10 | 2022 Replica Entertainment: Batman Classic TV Series | TV Series Batmobile | metalflake dark blue with red and white tampo, tinted black windows, black interior, black metal base | Indonesia | chrome red and black oh5
2022 also brought us a Batman Series, not quite on the level of the Replica Entertainment segment (unlike that premium series, these have plastic bases and regular wheels), but with some pretty fun card art just the same. There are 5 different Mixes, with vehicles representing all of the different Batman movies and animated series. By the way, the only 2022 TV Series Batmobile that I don’t yet have is from the Walmart exclusive Mix 5. I found my Mix 1 TV Series Batmobile at Target.
In addition to the TV Series Batmobile, Mix 1 of the 2022 Hot Wheels Batman Series included (pictured here on the back of the card) variations of the Batplane from the Batman Animated Series, the fantasy Batmobile that was created by Hot Wheels designer Omar Rehman in 2019, The Dark Knight Batmobile, and a Gotham City Police Department ’11 Dodge Charger RT from the Batman vs. Superman movie.
Hot Wheels | HDH00 | 2022 Batman 4/5 | TV Series Batmobile | metalflake black with red and yellow pinstriping, red and white bat logo on doors, clear windows, red interior, black plastic base | Malaysia | chrome red and black OH5
The Batman Mini Collection from 2022 is yet another 5-car series of different Batmobile castings, with at least two variations of each – except for the 1/5, metalflake dark blue The Dark Knight Batmobile, which is a Treasure Hunt. This series includes a new casting, the ‘Tooned version of the Classic TV Series Batmobile.
The first color variation of the (non-‘Tooned) TV Series Batmobile is a relatively straightforward gloss black. In my mind, it’s the color the car was meant to be, but it still looks sharp with the red and white Batman tampo and retro-slot wheels. I also found this one at Target.
Hot Wheels | HCV64 | 2022 Batman 4/5 | 1966 TV Series Batmobile | gloss black with red stripes on sides, top and hood, red and white bat on doors, light blue tinted windows, gray interior, black plastic base | Malaysia | retro slot wheels
The second color variation is a much more unconventional, but still very striking, metallic gold paint with purple, black and white tampo combination. It also has retro slot wheels, but in this case they are painted black with a chrome lip. I found this one at Walmart.
Hot Wheels | HCW61 | 2022 Batman 1/5 | Classic TV Series Batmobile | gold with purple, black and white tampo, purple tint windows, gray plastic interior, black plastic base | Malaysia | chrome lip retro slot wheels
While Hot Wheels now has at least 13 different Batmobile castings (not even counting Batboats, Batcycles, Batcopters, etc.), the 1960s Batmobile – the modified Lincoln Futura created by George Barris for the 1966 TV series – will always be my favorite. I still have the PlayArt model from my childhood, and though I don’t really seek them out, I’m happy to grab another example of this car when I find one somewhere. This model that I found on a recent grocery run to Dillon’s (Kroger) is from the 2020 Hot Wheels Batman series.
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