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Two-Face from Batman: The Animated Series

July 21, 2010
Two-Face from Batman: The Animated Series

After our look at the Super Powers Robin last week, let’s stick with the Batman theme, but this time take a look at one of his greatest enemies – the crime boss and terrifyingly insane Two-Face. As fans of DC Comics will know, once upon a time Two-Face was Harvey Dent, the District Attorney of [...]

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Kenner Super Powers: Robin!

July 13, 2010
Kenner Super Powers - Robin action figure

Scrolling back through recent posts I realised that this website is a little light on Batman, so let’s fix that right away with a look at his erstwhile sidekick Robin as he appeared in the first series of Kenner’s wonderful Super Powers action figures from 1984. This 4-inch figure was a superb version of The [...]

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Kenner Super Powers: The Flash!

June 2, 2010
Kenner Super Powers - The Flash

Whilst the focus of my own personal collection of vintage action figures tends to be on movie and TV memorabilia sometimes I just can’t resist adding the occasional superhero to the stash, particularly when the figure is a real classic like this version of The Flash. Created by Kenner in the first wave of their [...]

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Justice Society of America designed by Alex Ross

June 12, 2009
Justice Society of America designed by Alex Ross

The Justice Society of America, or JSA, the  superhero group created by All-American Comics ( later DC Comics) has the distinction of being the very first team of superheroes in comic book history. Emerging during what is now thought of as the Golden Age of comic books, the group first appeared in issue 3 of [...]

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The Sandman gets the 1/6 scale figure treatment!

March 20, 2009
Sandman Absolute Edition 1/6 Scale Action Figure

The Sandman is the first in a new line of 1:6 scale figures inspired by the Absolute Editions of the cult DC Comics comic book series created by Neil Gaiman, and the first Vertigo character to get the 1:6 scale figure treatment. Dressed in an intricate and authentically detailed costume, including a 4-panel tattered cloak, [...]

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Superman action figure inspired by Jack Kirby

March 3, 2009
New Gods Series 2 Superman Action Figure

This Superman action figure is based on the enormously influential and instantly recognizable comic book art of Jack Kirby. Working with the writer Stan Lee, Kirby started out with the fledgling Marvel Comics during the 1960s, creating world famous characters such as the Fantastic Four, X-Men and the Hulk. In 1970, however, the disgruntled Kirby [...]

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Batman is bestselling action figure in the Justice League International Series 1

February 12, 2009
Justice League International Series 1 action figures

Fans of the much-loved 1980s comic book series Justice League International by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire are snapping up DC Direct’s Justice League International Series 1 action figures based on the series. So far Gnort, Ice and Black Canary have been released together with Batman. Each figure features multiple points of articulation [...]

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