This will be the last Ask Mattel Q&A session until August, since 2013 San Diego Comic-Con is just around the corner and therefore there will be nobody at Mattel to answer questions for a while. And judging by some of the answers here, that may have already started. But here we go!

superpowersfan asks: If we get around to a super powers deco kalibak in the dcie will he be oversized like his classic comic counterpart or 6″ but stout , wide and bulky.

Either way might be possible. What would the fans prefer?

superpowersfan asks: With the exception of the super powers deco penguin in wave 1 of batman unlimited we havent gotten a single classic character or a list her or viklain in a classic variant in the retail line. Is the retail of dc and batman unlimited only going to feature new media incarnations from comics, video games and cartoons exclusively or can we expect an 80s or 90s character or characters
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Hey everyone. I should have posted this yesterday, but I completely spaced. But here are the answers Mattel sent in for this session of Ask Mattel!

Black Arbor asks: Concerning the Power Attack Batman line: One of the deluxe Batman figures came with a cardboard cutout of Scarecrow. I’m just wondering, is that an indication that a Scarecrow figure is in the works? I really hope so, the design looks Awesome!

Scarecrow is a top Batman villain and will almost certainly be a part of the Batman Power Attack/ Evergreen line at some point… though his design has gone through some evolutions over the last year from the time that target figure artwork was created!

Mint Condition Customs asks: So on the Toys “R” Us website, there are 8 different Man of Steel movie masters figures listed. The 8th one is a mystery though, as there’s no description, name for the character, or picture. Is this is a mistake by Toys “R” Us, or is there an 8th figure on the way, and if so is this character deliberately being held back for reveal until the movie premieres?
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It’s that time again for Ask Mattel. If you’d like to ask Mattel a question about any of its brands, leave them as comments to this post. I’ll pick five out of the bunch to be answered on July 1st, 2013. All questions need to be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on June 14th, 2013.

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It’s that time again for Ask Mattel. If you’d like to ask Mattel a question about any of its brands, leave them as comments to this post. I’ll pick five out of the bunch to be answered on June 17th, 2013. All questions need to be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on May 31st, 2013.

Tom asks: If the CIE line has to be planned out a year in advance, according to Toy Guru, to give time for sculpting why don’t we at least know the list of characters planned for the year when the subscription comes out? Even if a substitution has to be made for a figure or two, we would at least know what characters we are investing in rather than waiting for bits and pieces all year long during the current subscription.

We need flexibility in case the inevitable change happens. Figures originally planned for the line from day one often change due to cost or logistic issues and we don’t want to announce something that is still in the planning stages. Things change a lot in the toy industry which is why we wait until we are 100% (or close to 100%^) sure an item will make it to fans before announcing it. And this doesn’t always happen. Often things still get announced and changes happen.

Chaos! asks: Now that we have seen a Action League type Batman figure in the Target exclusive Justice League line, will Mattel try to release the Robin, Grundy, bat creature Batman, Green Lantern Batman, Phantom Batman and Ted Kord Blue Beetle BATB Action League figures that never made it out ? You already gave us Green Lantern Sinestro, Deadman, Kite Plasticman and Bronze Tiger from that line, please give us the others somehow.
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It’s that time again for Ask Mattel. If you’d like to ask Mattel a question about any of its brands, leave them as comments to this post. I’ll pick five out of the bunch to be answered on June 1st, 2013. All questions need to be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on May 14th, 2013.

Black Arbor asks: If the 60’s Batman series does well at retail (fingers crossed!), is it possible we’ll see figures of some of the one-off guest villains and supporting characters?

That’s always a possibility!

RXOK asks: Will Catwoman from the 60’s line have her mask on or off? Or will there be a variant of both like TDKR Catwoman had?
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It’s that time again for Ask Mattel. If you’d like to ask Mattel a question about any of its brands, leave them as comments to this post. I’ll pick five out of the bunch to be answered on May 15th, 2013. All questions need to be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on April 30th, 2013.

Holy inquiries, Batman! The fans have spoken, and they have a lot of questions about the upcoming 1966 Adam West Batman toy line that Mattel is putting out. It’s not too surprising though, there is a lot of buzz surrounding it. So yes, this round is mostly Batman related questions. But enough from me, let’s get to the Q&A!

Black Arbor asks: At Toy Fair in February, we saw the mock-up packaging for the 60′s batman figures. Now, on the Batman and Robin two pack with a wall display base, Robin’s word balloon says “Holy High-rise, Batman!” which is perfectly fine, considering it’s a building side display, but for the single figure packaging his word balloon says the same thing. Is it possible to have Robin’s word balloon on each figures card be different? For example, maybe Batman’s packaging could have him saying ” Holy Happenstance!” and the Riddler’s packaging could have him saying ” Holy inquisition!”. Again, this is just a suggestion, and I’m very excited for these figures!

Holy Interesting Idea! The Classic TV Series Batman line is scheduled to hit shelves this summer. You’ll have to check out the packaging then!

CAL asks: Looking forward to the Batman 1966 line. Has Mattel considered releasing the Romero Joker with a Joker utility belt ? Those episodes where among my very top favorites of the show.
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