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The Scalextric Batmobile (which is in perfect 1:32 scaling) comes complete with those distinctive vintage fins and red trim, as well as a fixed-on Batman figure in 1960s garb (though you’ll have to supply your own mask and cape when playing with this collectable classic). It also comes with two spare Braid plates to help when running it on the Scalextric track.

The original car used for the sixties TV show starring Adam West and Burt Ward as Batman and Robin, was a reworking of the 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car by legendary car-customiser George Barris and his team, and this new Scalextric model captures every inch of that Sixties cool, replicating those sleek manta-ray like lines all the way down to the oh-so-cool Batwing-inspired tail fins.

Although the car is famous for its flame-throwing turbine thruster at the rear (something every movie Batmobile since has embraced), the car itself was powered by a 6.4-litre V8. Fortunately, this new version will run on all the usual 12V Scalextric systems no atomic batteries required.

As well as being the coolest looking car around town, the TV show’s Batmobile always had one eye on practicality. To ensure the caped crusaders would always be prepared for a long day’s crime-fighting, it featured such wonderful gadgets like a Bat Ray Projector, a Batscope and of course the Emergency Bat Turn Lever, which allowed the Batmobile to do a quick 180-degree turn thanks to two rear-mounted ten-foot parachutes.

The interior of this new Scalextric model perfectly captures that super cool gadget-laden interior and even features its own Batphone so you’ll always have a direct line to Commissioner Gordon (just remember to pull over when you make a call – there’s no hands-free in 1966).

So team up with your own boy-wonder and prepare to dance the Batusi once more as you race through the streets of Gotham (or your living room) with the Scalextric 1966 Batmobile. Available now…

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Where do we start with recommending a Batman book that hasn’t already been talked about to death? We’d like to call your attention to James Tynion IV’s most unlikely crossover, Batman TMNT. The caped crusader ties up with the shell heads to battle ninjas – what’s not to love?

While there are plenty of classic Wonder Woman stories to pull from, G Willow Wilson brought her Ms Marvel magic to the Amazon princess, updating Diana for the modern age with The Just War.

Victor Stone has always been a team player and while he’s had a couple of solo runs, some of Cyborg’s best character beats can be found in the seminal works from Marv Wolfman and George Perez in The New Teen Titans.

Yes, we know Flashpoint is amazing, but before that DC reboot, we had Crisis On Infinite Earths, and Post-Crisis, writer Mark Waid brought us some of the best Wally West, Barry Allen and Jay Garrick crossovers and it all kicked off in Born To Run. Springsteen eat your heart out

Justice League brought us a super-cool Aquaman in the shape of Jason Momoa, but before that, Geoff Johns took full advantage of the end of Flashpoint, doing away with the more goofy side of the character and brining us a regally imposing ruler of Atlantis in The Trench.

But what about the villains? If you want to know about Darkseid, you need to talk to the King. Jack “King” Kirby birthed the New Gods back in the early Seventies, introducing the worlds of Apokolips and New Genesis.

We just can’t resist going back to Grant Morrison’s brilliant late Nineties run of Justice League comics and this mammoth omnibus collects all of his JLA series plus the JLA Earth 2 graphic novel illustrated by fellow Scotsman, Frank Quitely (they both also worked on All-Star Superman). Keep an eye out for Issues 10-15, Rock of Ages.

What about the big blue boy scout? Spoilers, Snyder’s movies have been looking really heavily at ‘The Death Of Superman’, but if you want a fresh perspective on what makes the man of tomorrow, we’re fans of Max Landis’ anthology-style series American Alien.

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