Kenner

Lando Calrissian: Show me your teeth!

August 27, 2010

When today’s toy manufacturers launch a new action figure with myriad variations it’s hard not to smile ruefully and picture the board meeting in which that decision was made and to hear the Kerching! of the cash register ringing in one’s head as collectors scramble to add every version to their set. It’s fun, therefore, [...]

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Two-Face from Batman: The Animated Series

July 21, 2010

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

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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Raiders of the Lost Ark: Toht

July 5, 2010

Raiders of the Lost Ark by Kenner - Toht

One of the secrets of the success of many movie spin-off toy lines is surely not only the popularity of the hero, but also that of the nemesis. Kenner’s wonderful 1982 series of 3 ¾ inch action figures – Adventures of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark – is a case in point, [...]

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It’s Showtime with Kenner and Beetlejuice!

June 24, 2010

Beetlejuice by Kenner - 1989 action figure

There are some action figures that seem to divide collectors straight down the middle – you either love them or hate them – and the 5 inch Kenner Beetlejuice action figures from 1989 seem to fall into that group. I personally adore these figures and have no idea why some collectors gripe about them, as [...]

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Jurassic Park by Kenner: Alan Grant

June 14, 2010

Alan Grant Jurassic Park action figure by Kenner

One of the things that becomes patently clear when one looks at action figures of as recently ago as the mid 1990s, is that kids were clearly far less demanding about having their spin-off toys actually look like the actor in the film. This 5 inch Jurassic Park action figure with the standard five points [...]

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Kenner Super Powers: The Flash!

June 2, 2010

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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