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If I could tell my younger self that one day It’d be gingerly pulling pants onto a 12-inch figure, being careful not to snag or tear them, my younger self would have had a good laugh. After all, as one of my good friends likes to say, I collect action figures i– not dolls. Well, if the Hot Toys Joker from The Dark Knight is a doll, then a doll collector It’ve become.

Not that I didnI’t see myself ending up here t– my slide down the slippery slope began with the Medicom Real Action Heroes Goku and Piccolo and got cemented when I bought the VCD Gohan just for the Piccolo interchangeable head. But this is my first Hot Toys purchase. And judging from how I feel about this 12-inch action figure – not doll! – my wallet is going to be taking a beating.

The tray holding the playing cards lifts up and out to reveal the Hot Toys Joker figure. Billed as the G“Gotham City Policec” figure, this actually contains enough clothing and accessories for two complete figures, and interestingly enough, the figure comes clothed in the costume the Joker wore for much of the movie. This outfit and head sculpt are an update from the previous Hot Toys Joker, and while I dond’t have that figure, I believe there have been several significant upgrades which make this a worthwhile addition to those that own the previous release.

This 1/6 scale Joker figure from Hot Toys' 'Movie Masterpiece Deluxe' line only stands a foot tall but is super-realistic, including moving, semi-translucent eyes. The figurine comes with two heads (one with Joker make-up, see after the jump), several different outfits, and interchangeable hands and weaponry. No word on price yet (probably expensive based on the quality), but they should be available sometime this summer/fall. So, start saving your milk money, kids. And also, yourself for marriage -- the wait is worth it.