2023 Hot Wheels Batman 5-Pack

While 2022 brought us 7 different variations of the Hot Wheels 1966 TV Series Batmobile, 2023 gave us only one, and it was found in the Batman 5-Pack. I picked up mine back in May at a local Target store.

Hot Wheels | HLY68 | 2023 Batman 5-Pack

If I’m being honest, many of the variations of the 1966 TV Series Batmobile look pretty similar (black, gloss black, matte black, satin black, metalflake black), so it’s often the cool packaging that makes these fun to find. In the case of this 5-pack, it’s a chance to also have some other really great castings that I don’t normally collect.

Hot Wheels | 2023 | TV Series Batmobile | metalflake black with red, blue and white tampo, blue tint windows, gray plastic interior, black plastic base | Indonesia | chrome 5-spoke wheels

Muscle Bound is a Hot Wheels original design that suggests some of the great American muscle cars of the late 1960s. Camaro? Mustang? GTO? They’re all in there. First released in the 2019 Speed Blur series, it has so far been produced in 5 different variations.

Hot Wheels | 2023 | Muscle Bound (Robin) | red with yellow and black Robin graphics, yellow tinted windows, gray interior, black plastic base | Indonesia | yellow rim Phil Rielman 5-spoke wheels

The ’11 Dodge Charger was first released in the 2011 New Models and has so far been produced in 26 different variations. This is not the first time this casting has done work for the Gotham City Police. Since the 2016 Batman v Superman 5-Pack, it has performed law enforcement duties for either Metropolis or Gotham City 7 times. This does, however, introduce a new livery for the GCP.

Hot Wheels | 2023 | ’11 Dodge Charger R/T (Gotham City Police) | blue with white Gotham City Police livery, smoke tinted windows, gray interior, gray plastic base | Indonesia | chrome rim Phil Rielman 5-spoke wheels

The coolest car in the 5-pack is this ’49 Merc with Batgirl tampo. The popular Merc has been in the Hot Wheels lineup since 2004, with about 27 variations having been produced. The graphics on this release are really sharp, and that yellow rim on the back wheel is a really nice touch.

Hot Wheels | 2023 | ’49 Merc (Batgirl) | light blue with black and yellow Batgirl graphics, smoke tiny windows, black interior, black plastic base| Indonesia| yellow rim Aerodisc wheels on back, black rim Aerodisc wheels on front

Based on the aircraft that Batman flew in the 2012 movie, The Dark Knight Rises, the Hot Wheels The Bat was released the same year as the movie and has been produced in 13 different variations. Fittingly, this is another vehicle that is always some variation of black, dark gray or dark blue and so far it has never had tampo decorations.

Hot Wheels | 2023 | the Bat | matte black, green tinted windows, black interior, black plastic base | Indonesia

Other Hot Wheels TV Series Batmobiles in my collection include one of the 2007 New Models and a 2009 release in the Faster Than Ever Series, another with excellent card art from the 2016 Batman Series, one from the Batman Series of 2020, and most of the variations released in 2022 , including the WalMart exclusive model.

2022 Hot Wheels Walmart Exclusive Batman TV Series Batmobile

2022 was a big year for the Hot Wheels 1966 TV Series Batmobile. Back in January, I proudly showed 4 of what I thought at the time were 5 different variations released that year. And while I did eventually find the 5th, it turns out there are actually 7!

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.

Other Hot Wheels TV Series Batmobiles in my collection include one of the 2007 New Models and a 2009 release in the Faster Than Ever Series, another with excellent card art from the 2016 Batman Series, and one from the Batman Series of 2020.

2022 Hot Wheels 1966 TV Series Batmobile Variations

Holy Variations, Batman! It’s raining Batmobiles!

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

Other Hot Wheels TV Series Batmobiles in my collection include one of the 2007 New Models and a 2009 release in the Faster Than Ever Series, another with excellent card art from the 2016 Batman Series, and one from the Batman Series of 2020.