Action Figures From the 70s Through the 90s
Iceman was an action figure and Marvel comics hero that was not originally sold in the United States. The Iceman came from Europe and was not a part of the “Secret Wars” comics series from Marvel. He was given his own limited series run by Marvel. He is not hard to find, and is a good target aim for if you are a collector. Iceman, also known as Bobby Drake, …
The Hobgoblin action figure was created from one of those bad guys from the Marvel comic books. Mattel ended up making a villain action figure out of him. He never did catch on, but for collectors, this fact is not always bad news. The Hobgoblin and the Secret Wars edition from the Marvel comic books inspired Mattel to create plastic copies of him. He is ranked as number 57 in …
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 Marvel Comics Secret Wars comic crossover series brought first time action figure status to many of the Marvel characters and that includes none other than the leader of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Magneto. Fans were happy that for the first time they could play as Magneto or have a character to battle their favorite X Men. Magneto later went on to star in the big X Men feature …
When it comes to Marvel Comics super villains Doctor Doom and the Red Skull stand out amongst the others though you’ll probably get arguments about that. Doctor Doom was the key villain player in the Marvel Secret Wars series. Fans had begged for years for a cool Doctor Doom Secret Wars action figure and they got their wish in 1984 with this Mattel figure. Strangely the action figure was not …
Marvel Comics hit it big with its 1984 crossover comic book series “Secret Wars”. This success led them into their first major foray into the action figure market and it was a great move. Fans who had begged for Marvel action figures finally not only got their wish but also got new versions of their superhero favorites as the saga had several in new costumes and powers. Secret Wars was …
There were only two series of Secret Wars action figures released in the U.S. But, there was a 3rd series or, if you prefer, a 2nd series foreign release. Constrictor was part of this series and was only released in Europe, was not actually part of the Secret Wars comic series and has a bilingual cardboard back. Constrictor appeared in the Captain America comic line. As you can see his …
Another figure that didn’t actually appear in the Secret Wars comic was Falcon (a.k.a Sam Wilson). He did have his own comic line at the time so it’s not like he was an unknown and he was, of course, Captain America’s occasional sidekick. Falcon appeared in the second series of Secret Wars characters from Mattel in 1984. While his wings were not the same as his comic line wings, Mattel …
