Oh my god, Mattel really went above and beyond on the packaging for this line. It’s gorgeous! The figure comes mounted in a nice sized bubble with colorful wrap around comic art as well as personalized artwork for the character himself. It’s technically just a glorified cardback, but the design is so well done, it feels like you’re getting some kind of exclusive collector box. I suppose with some deft use of a razor, it can be collector friendly, but I mangled it pretty bad to get at my figure. Behind the insert there’s a rolled up mini-poster. It’s a nice bonus, but compared to the other figures’ posters, Catman’s poster isn’t all that great. Seriously, though, this is an awesome presentation for a run-of-the-mill retail action figure release.

Out of the package the first thing you might notice is that Catman, like all the Batman Legacy figures, is basically a DC Universe Classics figure and fits in perfectly with that line. He sports a standard DCUC male body with a sculpted belt, sculpted gauntlets and boots, and a brand new head sculpt with a little bit of stubble on his face. His soft rubbery cape appears new as it has straps that wrap under his arms. The sculpt is certainly simple enough, but it really captures the character very well.

The paintwork on the figure is good, albeit rather muted. The gold trim around his gauntlets, and the top and bottoms of his boots is an excellent touch and the cat scratch tampo on his chest certainly looks distinctive. He’s got a two-tone wash to his torso, arms and legs. There’s really no slop or bleeding to mentino, although there is a minor stray mark under the left shoulder strap of his cape.

In addition to his poster, Catman comes with two sets of handheld claws and a figure stand.  The claws fit nicely into his hands and are made of soft plastic to keep you from scratching out someone’s eyes with them. The stand is particularly cool, as it features the Batman emblem and is personalized with Catman’s name on the front.

I haven’t spotted these figures at retail yet, so I’m not sure exactly how much they’re going for each. I picked up the complete wave of three figures for $60 shipped. Normally, I’d say twenty bucks is a lot to pay for a single DC Universe Classics figure, but in this case I don’t mind at all. I never thought Catman had a big chance of being made, and while I have even less hope that the other members of the Secret Six will come out, at least I now have half the team in my collection!