Product Description
The LEGO Batman The Bat-Tank Riddler and Bane's Hideout Set 7787 is a 2007 LEGO DC Comics Batman set released as part of the original LEGO Batman theme that debuted alongside the Batman video game of the same year, featuring the iconic Bat-Tank vehicle, the Riddler and Bane's hideout structure, and a selection of minifigures that brought the DC Batman universe into the LEGO System for the first time at a scale and price point that made Batman accessible across the full range of LEGO System buyers. The Bat-Tank is the set's central vehicle piece, a heavily armored Batman vehicle inspired by the military tank aesthetic that various Batman adaptations have applied to the Dark Knight's equipment inventory, featuring the dark grey and black color scheme that defined LEGO's first generation of Batman vehicles and that distinguished the Batman theme's visual identity from the brighter primary-color palettes of other LEGO System themes of the same era. The Riddler and Bane villain minifigures packaged in this set represent LEGO's first production of these two specific DC villains in minifigure form, giving the set collector significance within the LEGO Batman minifigure category as the original release point for characters that have been reinterpreted and updated in subsequent Batman theme sets across nearly two decades of LEGO DC production.
The original LEGO Batman theme launched in 2006 and 2007 represented LEGO's first foray into DC Comics licensing, establishing the design language and character selection approach that would inform all subsequent LEGO DC products including the transition to LEGO DC Super Heroes and eventually the broader LEGO DC Universe. Set 7787 at 517 pieces positioned it in the mid-range of the original Batman theme's lineup, offering enough building complexity and vehicle and structure playability to serve as a centerpiece set rather than a smaller companion purchase. Released June 1, 2007 at $50 retail, the set is now retired from LEGO production and available exclusively through the secondary market.
The LEGO Batman The Bat-Tank Riddler and Bane's Hideout Set 7787 was released on June 1, 2007 with a retail price of $50.
