Existence of a Vampire number on the form $v = xy = a^bb^a$?

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A number $v = xy$ with an even number $n$ of digits formed by multiplying a pair of $n/2$-digit numbers (where the digits are taken from the original number in any order) $x$ and $y$ together. Pairs of trailing zeros are not allowed. If $v$ is a vampire number, then $x$ and $y$ are called its "fangs."

Quoted from http://mathworld.wolfram.com/VampireNumber.html

Example: $60 \cdot 21 = 1260$

Does there exist a non-trivial vampire number $v $ such that

$v = xy = a^bb^a$ with integers $ a,b > 1 $ ?

Is there a way to show that this $v$ exists without having to check every known vampire number with an algorithm?