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Snikt! Wolverine gets his claws out with Toy Biz!

May 31, 2012

Wolverine by 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...]

Filed Under: The Uncanny X-Men Tagged With: Toy Biz, Wolverine, X-Men

Vintage 1991 X-Men action figures by Toy Biz

November 7, 2009

I recently picked up an old X-Men Marvel comic in a second hand store - in fact, it wasn't just any old issue, but #1 from October 1991, when they were relaunched as simply "X-Men" (rather than "Uncanny X-Men") with pencilling and story by the much admired comic book artist Jim Lee. This is the third of the four variant covers telling the same tale - Rubicon - and features the double page pin up spread A Blast From the Past - again by Jim Lee, together with inker Scott Williams. It actually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Uncanny X-Men Tagged With: Marvel, Toy Biz, Wolverine, X-Men

Pre-order X-Men Origins:Wolverine action figure

January 26, 2009

Whilst X-Men Origins: Wolverine isn't due to hit movie theatres until the summer sneak previews at the marketing behind it are already online, including the Marvel Diamond Select release of a stunning X-Men Origins: Wolverine action figure. The 6 inch figure has 14 points of articulation and bears a striking resemblance to X-Men film trilogy star Hugh Jackman in the guise of Wolverine Pre-Order Marvel Select - Action Figure: X-Men Origins: Wolverine … [Read more...]

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