Less than a year after Batman made his debut in 1939, he was joined by a sidekick, presumably the first "kid" sidekick in comics: Robin, the Boy Wonder. According to the official accounts of Robin's creation, he was added to give younger comic readers a character with whom they could identify, and one that would bring a somewhat lighter tone to the grim, dark stories that had been the trademark of the Batman's adventures up to that point. While some of the higher ups at DC were dubious of the character's appeal, he turned out to be an immediate success with the readers, and became an integral part of the Batman mythos. As I mentioned in my blog entry on Aurora's Batman model kit, by 1966 "Batmania" had gripped the country as a result of the extremely popular Batman tv show. Aurora had their Batman kit in production in 1965, and I can easily see that they decided to capitalize on the desire for Batman related merchandise by releasing a kit of the D
The Model Kit Monster
I've been building models since the days when monsters ruled, and "Aurora" was king of the kits. I'll showcase some of my favorites I've built over the years and am in the process of building, and maybe even a secret or two about how I bring 'em to life. Although I focus mainly on figure kits, don't be surprised to see the odd vehicle or two. And I do mean "odd". Those are my favorite kinds of kits, after all.