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Farewell to Harry Potter…!Expecto Patronum Deluxe Action Figure

July 7, 2011
Harry Potter Expecto Patronum

Whilst fans have been gathering for days in London’s Trafalgar Square to see the stars of the final Harry Potter movie Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows:Part 2 walk up the red carpet for the film’s premiere, I thought it might be fun to take a look back at a Mattel action figure release from [...]

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Ovion from Battlestar Galactica: Insect enemy from the TV space saga!

April 13, 2011
Ovion from Battlestar Galactica

With this 1978 Battlestar Galactica action figure of Ovion, Mattel managed to pack six points of articulation into a 3 ¾ figure. Of course, when the figure in question is an alien bug with four arms and two legs, they clearly had a head start on the articulation front! Sadly, the neck is firmly one [...]

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Secret Wars: Spider-Man

March 29, 2011
Secret Wars: Spider-Man

Whilst Super Powers will probably remain my first choice as winners in the great superheroes action figure stand-off during the mid 1980s, when the mighty Mattel joined forces with Marvel to produce the Secret Wars line in direct competition with the DC Comics branded Kenner Super Powers product, I have to admit that I’m growing [...]

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Pulsar: The Ultimate Man of Adventure

March 22, 2011
Pulsar: The Ultimate Man of Adventure

It wasn’t really until I had unwrapped this recent on-line purchase from his bubble wrap and held him in my hands that I fully appreciated the sheer scale of Mattel’s classic 1976 action figure – Pulsar aka The Ultimate Man of Adventure. Measuring 14 inches tall from the top of his head to his chunky [...]

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Secret Wars: Falcon

February 11, 2011
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Falcon

One of my favourite action figures from the vintage Mattel’s Secret Wars 4 ½ inch series featuring superheroes from the Marvel Universe is, without a doubt, the Falcon. He may not have actually featured in Marvel’s tie-in Secret Wars limited series of comics, but fans seem more than happy to overlook that detail when faced [...]

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Secret Wars: Captain America

January 31, 2011
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Captain America

2011 looks set to be another great year for superhero action movies – Thor, Green Lantern, yet more in the X-Men and Transformers sagas, and the hotly awaited Captain America: The First Avenger, starring Chris Evans (no stranger to Lycra after his turns as Johnny Storm in the Fantastic Four films) will all be hitting [...]

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Harry Potter and the Mattel Mini Collection Figures!

November 11, 2010
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Mini Collection

The countdown to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is well under way with Part 1 of the film about to hit cinema screens across the globe in just over a week’s time! Harry is all grown up now in this grand finale, so I thought it might be fun to take [...]

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