Top 6 Best Lego Batman Sets

GAMR

10 years ago

6. The Bat vs. Bane: Tumbler Chase

Set number: 76001

One of the best Batman vehicle sets, based upon The Dark Knight Rises movie, Tumbler Chase has a great lego rendition of the Bat. It also includes some rarer Minifigures including the movie themed version of Bane and Batman as well as my personal favourite Commissioner Gordon a character that has no other Lego rendition. The set’s fun to build though doesn’t take too long at 368 pieces, that said, it’s got excellent design and is the only set based on the movie property. This one is well worth picking up while it can still be purchased online.

Original Value: £39.99
Current Value: £39.99 (still available via Lego.com)

5. The Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape

Set number: 6857

Whilst not the biggest of sets, beyond Arkham Asylum it’s great to have a set focused primarily on villains. As such the Funhouse Escape set is excellent, it features some fun elements including traps and a mine cart ride. With a host of Minifigures including a very limited Harley Quinn figure this set is 380 pieces worth of awesome. Limited as a Lego hard to find item in its original run the set less than half a year after it’s discontinuation is already starting to double it’s value.

Original Value: £39.99
Current Value (w/box): £60-£100

4. The Batcave: Penguin and Mr Freeze’s Invasion

Set number: 7783

In the Batman themed runs so far there have been two separate versions of The Dark Knights very own Batcave. Whilst the newest set 6860 Is excellent in its own right, it doesn’t quite compare to the sheer scale and feature rich original 2006 version of the set. Packed with characters and unique features including a vehicle turntable it’s a great set. It’s also the only set ever released that contains a minifigure of Alfred, which consequently now sells in the region of £100+ on ebay!

Original Value: £79.99

Current Value (w/box): £300+ (Alfred minifig alone comes in at around £100 on ebay!)

3. The Tumbler: Joker’s Ice Cream Surprise

Set number: 7888

Released to coincide with the epic Christoper Nolan directed ‘The Dark Knight’ this set features an excellent lego recreation of the movie’s Tumbler as well as an extra joker themed vehicle. The set included 3 Minifigures of Batman, The Joker and a Joker Henchman. Consisting of 449 pieces it’s a little on the lighter side considering it was released in 2008, but it certainly makes up for it with its fantastic take on The Tumbler. If you’ve still got this set intact with the box and all pieces then you’ll no doubt be excited to find out that it tends to fetch in the region of £175+

Original Value: £39.99

Current Value (w/box): £175+

2. The Batmobile: Ultimate Collectors Edition

Set number: 7784

A fantastic set released as part of the first run collection of Batman themed Lego, the Ultimate Batmobile is a delight to build with a design echoing that of Tim Burton’s classic Batmobile seen in the 1988 movie Batman. Weighing in at a cool 1045 parts this was a hefty set to build, retailing at £50 on its original release way back in 2006 it was excellent value for money compared to more recent sets.

Original Value: £50

Current Value (w/ box): £75-£150

1. Arkham Asylum Breakout

Set number: 10937

There have been two versions of Arkham Asylum crafted out of Lego, this newer set however is far superior to its 2006 predecessor which consisted of a smaller 860 pieces. The newest iteration of Arkham Asylum launched in late 2012 and is currently still available. It’s an amazing set with real attention to detail, a whopping 1619 pieces and 8 amazing Minifigures including a very rare orange jumpsuit joker, Harleen Quinzel and the scarecrow. If you’re looking for a fun build and potentially the best use of the Batman theme to date – then pick up Arkham Asylum Breakout whilst it’s still available. Given the awesome Minifigures this is no doubt a set the collectors will be after in years to come too.

Original Value: £129.99

Current Value: £129.99 (still available via Lego.com)