Action Figures From the 70s Through the 90s
The creative juices were flowing at Filmation and Mattel in the early eighties. This was the time that a menacing looking monster named Clawful was introduced into the Masters Of The Universe series. This humanoid is not one that submits to authority well, as he ends up getting on the wrong side of even Skeletor. He is given personhood in the fact that he can speak, although it is apparent …
A mysterious figure from the East of Eternia was introduced in the Masters Of The Universe series. He came along during the early eighties and went by the name of Jitsu. He was designed as the karate master who is a mighty warrior. He is on the side of evil according to the creator and is brave enough to allow Skeletor to convince him to fight He Man. Mattel made …
Being a warrior and having a big fist go together, and the Masters Of The Universe series had just the ticket. He was naturally called “Fisto” for his super sized right fist. He starts off as a villain in service to Skeletor but is converted by He Man. He could be called an ex-terrorist because he used to terrorize his neighbors until He Man got a hold of him. Even …
Some birds are just plain evil and the one that Skeletor keeps as a pet is one of them. Screeech is the name of this falcon that not only has a boring name, but an equally unimpressive role in the Masters Of The Universe series. The falcon is seen as the antithesis of Zoar but less so. Mattel did not make an action figure out of Screeech, but they did …
When someone needed a smile on the Masters Of The Universe television series, Orko was there. This was a lovable little floating semi-magician that seemed to have his magic tricks backfire on “Man At Arms” too many times. He is a Trollan from the land of Trolla and originally created in the Filmation series. Mattel created an action figure out of him in the early eighties that reflects part of …
The 1985 Secret Wars Series 2 action figure line from Marvel and Mattel included the superhero named Daredevil. Daredevil is blind, but that does not seem to be much of a hindrance for him. He developed his abilities after a childhood accident and can now do what is impossible for normal people to do. The Daredevil character is not that well known and probably isn’t on the top 10 super …
Mattel wanted to make some large action figures for the kids in 1976. This one was named Pulsar The Ultimate Man of Adventure. He was a towering thirteen and a half inches tall, which was two inches taller then the competition. He had some interesting aspects to those who liked biology, as his internal organs were all visible under his shirt. Get the story here on the Ultimate Man of …
From the film Moonraker comes an action figure for the Masters Of The Universe series. Trap Jaw got his inspiration from the “Jaws” character from the movies. The minicomics were the first indication that Trap Jaw was a part of the the evil gang. He was first featured in, “The Menace Of Trap Jaw”. He was a criminal from another dimension. Mattel made him into an evil action figure in …
