Superman

Pre-Order Christopher Reeve as Superman by Hot Toys!

May 27, 2011
Christopher Reeve as Superman by Hot Toys!

As regular readers of this blog will know, I take a very occasional look at a brand new action figure release if it’s likely to be of interest to vintage collectors…or if I’m so excited about a figure that I can’t wait to spread the word about it! I mean, seriously folks, who could resist [...]

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Mego Superman: Putting the Super into the World’s Greatest Super Heroes!

March 10, 2011
8 inch Mego Superman

We can rebuild him, we have the technology is a phrase we know and love from old The Six Million Dollar Man episodes, but if you’re a collector of vintage Mego 8-inch action figures the expression could easily apply to any toy you are hoping to restore – it is by no means uncommon to [...]

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Kenner Super Powers: Superman!

February 6, 2011
Super Powers Superman by Kenner

Whilst the star of the last post Captain America may have been top dog over at Marvel with the Mattel Secret Wars action figures, DC Comics had their very own leader of the Kenner Super Powers line – none other than The Man of Steel himself, Superman! It’s a testament to the sheer quality of [...]

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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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Marlon Brando as Jor-El in Superman Returns

February 4, 2009
Marlon Brando as Jor-El

DC Comics Superman Jor-El 1/6 Scale Collectors Figure For those of us old enough to remembering queuing to get into cinemas to see Marlon Brando as Jor-El first time around in Richard Donner’s 1978 Superman movie, his resurrection thanks to CGI  in Superman Returns might seem somewhat spooky! Nevertheless, this spectacular 12 inch Jor-El action [...]

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