Action Figures From the 70s Through the 90s
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 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 …
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 …
The idea of the Wind Raider vehicle came from minds of the minicomic designers. There was definitely nothing like it on the market up until that day. This was a machine that not only flew, but floated in the sea as well. It was the first vehicle to ever become available in the Masters Of The Universe series. It was seen in the television series created by Filmation as well. …
In a cross between Skeletor and He Man, a hybrid of sorts came from the minds of the Masters Of The Universe designers. Faker was supposed to be a creation of Skeletor as is indicated by his blue skin. Just one minicomic had Faker included in its pages, so there was not a lot to be said about him. Mattel packaged Faker with the words, “evil robot of Skeletor” or …
A female figure was needed to complement the traditionally male characters in the Masters Of The Universe series. This need brought along Evil-Lyn into the mix. She was designed as an evil “warrior goddess” but actually had no fighting skills. She was initially created to be the evil opposite of Teela, but in reality, she has enough power to be equal to the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull. Mattel brought her …
