Action Figures From the 70s Through the 90s
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 …
The Mugato was a horned alien who carried poison in its fangs. He had a humanoid shape to his body and once attacked Captain Kirk. Luckily, Bones was there to zap him with a phaser. Mego made somewhat of a copy of the Mugato Star Trek alien for the children back in 1975. Even though the differences are easy to see from the television episode, this action figure has become …
Gorn was a fearsome looking humanoid alien with a reptile head. He looked the part of the bad guy and fought Captain Kirk with a slow but convincing battle. He eventually lost, but Mego made the Gorn into one of their action figures. Now he is a collectible along with the other Mego toys in the Star Trek alien series. Captain Kirk blew the attacking Gorn alien into the dirt …
The 1975 Mego Star Trek alien series included the Andorian figure. This was a bluish humanoid with two appendages coming out of the top of his head. If you remember the fight Captain Kirk had with the top Andorian, you will remember these aliens. Mego immortalized an unnamed Andorian in their 1975 action figures. Andorians were hot tempered if Shran their commander was any indicator. Mego made a very accurate …
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 …
