The Batman Animated Series: The Penguin
The Batman Animated Series: The Penguin
Born Oswald Cobblepot, The Penguin was teased very much in childhood due to his short stature, obesity, and bird-like nose. These traits made him an outcast in his rich, high society family. Their rejection drove him to become a violent criminal. One story claims the Penguin and his mother owned a pet shop, and he became a criminal after neighborhood bullies murdered all the animals in the shop, including his beloved birds. In keeping with his family’s tradition of wealth, the Penguin lives a life of crime and evil, yet executes it with his own self-proclaimed class and style. He commits crimes with the theme of the various birds he loves.Hasbro produced this terrific line of Batman The Animated Series action figures for the hit 90’s cartoon series.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Two boys’ review: The best Penguin for our Batman collection
Posable, richly designed and fun to play with, this is the only Penguin action figure we can recommend. The design comes from “The Batman” animated TV show but isn’t so drastic a change as the redesigned Joker.
Because of his size and shape, the Penguin can’t be moved into as many positions (as the Joker, for example) despite being fully articulated. That’s really the only drawback. My sons often play with this action figure without using the swinging ball accessory just because the Penguin is more often the criminal mastermind and less often engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Batman.
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