Mezco is building this release around Batman's roughest and most formative comic-book phase rather than a polished late-career version of the character. The official Mezco product page for the One:12 Collective Batman: Year One currently lists the figure at $116 on the waitlist as of Thursday, July 23, 2026, with a ship window of July through September 2026.
This is a live official product-page listing rather than a vague convention tease, so here is what is actually confirmed.
Mezco's official listing confirms the following:
That gives the release a much more story-specific identity than a broad greatest-hits Batman figure. Mezco is clearly aiming at the early-vigilante version of Bruce Wayne, when improvisation and grit mattered as much as polish.
Batman has no shortage of collectible versions, so the figure only works if it feels tied to a distinct phase of the character rather than a default icon pose. Year One gives Mezco exactly that. This is the Batman still figuring out how to become the symbol Gotham needs, and the figure's gear reflects that rougher, more experimental stage.
That matters because it lets the release stand apart from more theatrical or fully realized Batman variants. It feels less like a brand-placeholder and more like a chapter-specific collectible.
Five portraits is a big part of what makes this release feel complete. Year One Batman is not just a costume. He is Bruce Wayne under strain, recalibrating his mission and testing what kind of presence he needs to project. The inclusion of an unmasked Bruce Wayne portrait helps sell that idea, while the range of intense expressions gives the figure more emotional variety than a single grim face ever could.
For this character version, the portrait spread is doing real storytelling work, not just inflating the accessory count.
The wired cape immediately gives the figure the grounded, noir-style silhouette collectors want from a Year One Batman. Just as important, the accessory mix does not lean only on standard batarang shorthand. Mezco includes more improvised and investigative gear like a tape recorder, blowgun, and floodlight, which better fits the early-career detective and vigilante balance that defines this storyline.
That accessory direction makes the figure feel more like Year One specifically, instead of Batman in general.
Because Mezco's own page currently shows the figure on the waitlist, collectors should treat it as something to monitor rather than assume is still open for standard direct pre-order. The listing still gives a clear view of what comes in the box, which is useful if you are weighing whether a waitlist conversion or aftermarket pickup would actually be worth chasing.
For keeping the extra portraits, smaller gear, and effect pieces organized alongside the figure, an acrylic modular case helps keep the full accessory set cleaner and easier to manage.
For displaying Batman with a more dramatic cape shape and layered rooftop-style pose, a 4-step acrylic display stand for action figures gives the figure stronger shelf presence.
The official Mezco listing shows it at $116.
The current listed ship window is July through September 2026.
Five, including an unmasked Bruce Wayne portrait.
The wired cape, Year One-specific gadget loadout, and portrait variety all tie it closely to Batman's earliest war-on-crime phase rather than a generic Bat-figure formula.
This figure works because Mezco did not treat Year One like just another costume label. The wired cape, the Bruce Wayne portrait, and the prototype-style gadgets all push the release toward a much more specific interpretation of Batman at the start of his mission.
If you are watching it on Thursday, July 23, 2026, the waitlist status matters, but the bigger appeal is that this version feels less like another Batman slot and more like a figure built around one of the character's most defining comic-book phases.
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