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DC Direct dropped a surprise on comic book retailers today in the form of a product catalog that showcases many of the company's planned action figures for 2012. In addition to first shots of figures based on the upcoming feature film The Dark Knight Rises, this catalog shows off figures based on Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham City and Batman: Arkham Asylum games.

Due out this September, this new wave of figures consists of Ra's al Ghul, Azrael, the Penguin, one of Joker's clown thugs, and a new Batman sculpt. Throughout the course of the year, fans can also look for deluxe figures of Killer Croc and Mr. Freeze (both due out in June), as well as a Titan mutated Joker (expected in November). All we need now to complete the collection are Solomon Grundy and Clayface.

Thanks go out to Game Informer reader HK-47 for the news tip.