BATMAN RETURNS - Mayoral Pinguin (Danny Devito) - Figure 1/4 38cm

This 1/4-scale articulated figure represents the character of the Penguin, as played by actor Danny DeVito in the 1992 film Batman: The Challenge (Batman Returns). The PVC statuette reproduces the features of Oswald Cobblepot's character during his election campaign. It is fitted with implanted synthetic hair and joints allowing various posing options. The character is dressed in a removable cloth coat and a removable top hat. The set is accompanied by a number of accessories, including a monocle, a cigarette holder, a partially eaten fish and a mini election poster reading "Cobblepot for Mayor".

In Tim Burton's feature film, Oswald Cobblepot is a child born with severe physical deformities, abandoned by his aristocratic parents in the sewers of Gotham City where he is taken in by penguins. As an adult, he temporarily allies himself with corrupt businessman Max Shreck. Shreck manipulates public opinion and uses the Penguin's plight to propel him to political prominence as Gotham's official mayoral candidate. The mini election poster supplied with the action figure illustrates this particular part of the scenario, during which the criminal hides his vengeful intentions behind the suit of a respectable politician in order to undermine Batman's credibility and take control of the town.