DC Comics hero Batman is an authentic cultural icon, and has appeared in everything from radio to television and film, and inevitably, extensive merchandising such as action figures. The Gotham city crime buster and his sidekick Robin were brought to wide international notice through the camp 1960s TV series although Frank Miller’s mini-series comic book Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Tim Burton’s 1989 film helped to remind the public [...] Continue reading
The Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man remains one of the most popular comic book characters of all time and like DC Comics own hero, Batman, has proved to be a lasting cultural icon and enormously commercially successful. [...] Continue reading
Superman was the first in the Mego Corporation’s World’s Greatest Super-Heroes 8 inch action figure line appearing in 1973. The company remained faithful to DC comics’ super-hero par excellence and the Mego Superman action figure saw numerous reinventions over the years [...] Continue reading
Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael – The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – first appeared in 1984 in Mirage Studios small print run comic books before being licensed for toys including action figures, cartoons and film adaptations. [...] Continue reading
Originally created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for Marvel Comics in 1962, The Incredible Hulk – the mean, green alter-ego of mild-mannered physicist Dr. Bruce Banner – is still as popular today as ever, with numerous TV shows, movies and of course, action figures appearing over the years. The 1970s TV series – The Incredible Hulk – starring Bill Bixby as Dr. “David” Banner and Lou… [...] Continue reading