“Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee, The greatest sports action figure is Muhammad Ali” I'm a huge admirer of Muhammad Ali and a massive fan of Mego's vintage 8-inch action figures from the 1970s, so this Ali meets Mego action figure has always been a must-have item for me. I finally managed to track one down at a fair price in an online store recently and have had it in my possession for only a short time, but I became instantly smitten the moment I unrolled him from the bubble-wrap … [Read more...]
The Man in Black…Darth Vader!
During 1978 to 1985 Kenner created over 100 action figures based on characters in the original Star Wars movie trilogy. These 3 ¾ inch Star Wars action figures became legendary and are enormously popular as collectibles even to this day. But for the fledgling collector, where to begin? Concentrating initially on the first twelve releases – known as “12-Back” figures because the original packaging cards featured a picture of all 12 characters in a row on the back of the card – is certainly a … [Read more...]
Storm Shadow…Train hard, fight easy!
Hands down one of the best things about the immensely popular 3 ¾ inch G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line has to be that Hasbro invented a satisfying back story which included a fantastic range of villainous bad guys for the G.I. Joe Team to fight in the shape of the Cobra Command. Storm Shadow aka Thomas S. Arashikage here, however, is one of only a few characters whose allegiance has shifted back and forth over the years and who has been issued as both a member of team Cobra and a member … [Read more...]
Extreme Sports Thrashin’ Mike
When Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reappeared on the small screen in 2003 in a relaunched animated TV show Playmates Toys picked up their old license and resumed production of their legendary TMNT action figures, raising the bar with every new figure set with increasingly clever and inventive toys. Their range of solidly constructed action figures were also built to survive heavy play. This particular 5 inch figure, for example, was part of an accessory-packed set of figures from that same … [Read more...]
Snikt! Wolverine gets his claws out with Toy Biz!
Several years ago I posted a great vintage advert for the first wave of 5-inch X-Men action figures produced by Toy Biz, which appeared in issue #1 from the October 1991 relaunch of the comic book starring the mutant superhero team as simply "X-Men" (rather than "Uncanny X-Men"). I finally got around to tracking down a few of these enduringly popular figures recently and will be posting them here, starting today with what seems to be everybody's favourite figure from the line – Wolverine! … [Read more...]
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Pink Ninja by Bandai!
Who can resist a ninja action figure?! Not me, evidently, as I knew I had to have this figure the second I saw it in a charity shop on a recent trip back to the UK to visit friends and family. I wasn't entirely sure who this character might be, but knew it probably wouldn't take much sleuthing to discover the identity of this dazzling pink net launching girl ninja! She may look like something out of Disney's Aladdin, but I soon discovered that this 5 ½ inch action figure is a Ninja Ranger … [Read more...]
Marvel Superheroes Thor by Toy Biz!
With no less than three Thor movies starring Chris Hemsworth appearing at the rate of one of year - last year's Thor, directed by Kenneth Brannagh, and the imaginatively titled sequel Thor 2 still to come in 2013, and of course, Joss Whedon's The Avengers presently smashing box office records all over the world - Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, has never been so popular. A veteran character from the Silver Age of Comic Books, Thor was created by the comics dream team Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, … [Read more...]
Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys
Sometimes we need a little help from our friends, so big thanks are in order for Twitter follower @happymonkeyshoe who helped me identify this cosmic monkey when I sent out a tweet for help recently! I'd spotted him on a market stall in Rome, but hadn't the faintest idea who he might be – thanks Dyl, for introducing me to the world of Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys! The only clue to be found on this 5-inch chunky monkey is a copyright line which reads © 1995 HEI & MPI – which I … [Read more...]
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