VTG Ralston Unopened 1989 Batman Movie Cereal

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VTG Ralston Unopened 1989 Batman Movie Cereal.
Unopened, cellophane wrapped box of Batman Movie cereal from 1989
The cereal pieces in Batman cereal were made to resemble the shape of a bat. The cereal was described on the box has having a "natural honey nut flavor". A television commercial for the cereal called it "a smashing taste... a honey nut flavored part of your complete breakfast." Many people remember this cereal tasting similar to Cap'n Crunch.
Batman cereal was a promotional tie-in for a 1989 film titled Batman directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger.
Cereal box enthusiasts remember this box best for a Batman Bank that was offered as premium - attached to the box within plastic shrink wrap.
In 1982, Ralston produced a second Batman cereal called Batman Returns as a tie-in for a film of the same name. In 2006, Post got into the Batman cereal business with their limited-edition cereal called The Batman. This time, the cereal was part of a promotion for an animated television series.
Known premiums for Batman cereal: a Batman bank attached to the the box, a send-away offer for a hologram Batman t-shirt, and offer for free Batman comics and a glow-in-the-dark Batman Frisbee.