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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 to like the Secret Wars figures more and more. Bright colours, solid sculpts and accurate comic-book costumes and likenesses made these figures popular at the time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mattel Secret Wars Tagged With: Marvel, Mattel, Secret Wars, Spider-Man

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 clip-on boots, he positively towers over his contemporaries like Action Man or his most obvious rival on toy store shelves, Kenner's hugely popular Six Million Dollar Man figure of Steve Austin, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vintage Blog Tagged With: Mattel, Pulsar

Secret Wars: Falcon

February 11, 2011

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 with an action figure that looks this good! The Falcon had, however, starred in his own 4 issue miniseries from November 1983 to February 1984, so maybe the powers that be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mattel Secret Wars Tagged With: Marvel, Mattel

Secret Wars: Captain America

January 31, 2011

Marvel Secret Wars - Captain America by Mattel

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 the big screen this year. Superhero flicks, of course, bring with them a slew of merchandising and a deafening kerching! as the tie-in products fly off shelves...or gather dust if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mattel Secret Wars Tagged With: Marvel, Mattel, Secret Wars

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 a look back at an action figure when Harry was younger, and quite literally, in the case of this figure, much smaller! Small, but nevertheless, perfectly formed with an excellent movie-likeness of Daniel Radcliffe and six points of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vintage Blog Tagged With: Harry Potter, Mattel

Vintage-style Major Matt Mason logo T-shirts!

May 23, 2010

Major Matt Mason Logo T-shirt design

This classic logo of the 1960s Mattel action figure Major Matt Mason is now available as a vintage-style T-shirt design...just in time for the summer! If you're not sure what to get the vintage action figure collector in your life as a birthday gift then look no further...Available in Girl and Boy flavours and a large array of sizes and cotton weights to suit all climates! [phpbay keywords="Major Matt Mason T-shirt" num="6" siteid="1" customid="Matt Mason Tee" sortorder="BestMatch" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Action Figure T-Shirts Tagged With: Major Matt Mason, Mattel, T-shirt

What’s that smell? It’s pine scented Moss Man!

March 23, 2010

Moss Man - Masters of the Universe

The Internet is fairly buzzing this spring with news of the latest Mattel release in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line - Moss Man. So here's a timely look back at the vintage version of that figure... If there were a prize for the most bizarre action figure attribute then surely whoever thought up Moss Man's gimmick for Mattel with their 1985 Masters of the Universe 5 inch figure would win hands down! As if the the furry coating over what was essentially a green repaint of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Masters of the Universe Tagged With: Masters of the Universe, Mattel, Moss Man

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