Action Figures From the 70s Through the 90s
Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Stratos was a simian created in the early 1980s in the cartoon series “He Man And The Masters Of the Universe”. He had the ability to fly. He was the King of all the “Bird People” and as such was chosen to fight alongside with He Man. He not only could fly but had great eyesight as well. This made him a great spy against …
The story behind Teela has more than one history. Some say she was a clone from the laboratories of Skeletor, while some just say she was given to “Man At Arms” from the Sorceress of Grayskull. Whichever is believed, Teela is a fireball and shows it at times. She does not know who her real Father and Mother are, and it seems to affect her judgment. She is heard to …
Some cats are green. The Battle Cat action figure from Mattel is one such curious creature. He is not just a green cat, he is a green tiger, with an interesting alter ego. The Battle Cat creature is He Man’s steed in his many adventures. He is also a part of the “Masters of the Universe” collection from 1983. He was created in DC comics and joins He Man when …
The He Man series grew out of an idea in the early 1980s by Roger Sweet, a designer at Mattel. By 1982 Mattel had brought the toy line to market. Mattel the company then began to make original He Man action figures in 1981 which also spawned later incarnations. There were similarities between He Man and “Conan the Barbarian” which happened to have a movie out during the same time. …
Ben Kenobi from the Star Wars movie series was also known as “Obi Wan” Kenobi. In 1978 Kenner made him into an action figure for the enthusiasts and later for the collectors. Depending on the condition, this Star Wars action figure can sell from $25 dollars up to $13,000 dollars or more. Get a closer look at the details on the Kenner Ben “Obi wan” Kenobi Star Wars action figure …
Everyone remembers Captain Kirk and his adventures in outer space on the spaceship Enterprise. His popularity is reflected in the Mego Captain Kirk Star Trek Action Figure. Mego produced the Star Trek series in 1974 just as a new wave of Star Trek popularity was starting up. The Mego Star Trek figures are 8″ figures and was the first Mego series to be available only on cards and not in …
This 1985 Kenner Star Wars Yak Face action figure was never available at the retail level in the U.S. Production started just before Kenner discontinued the Star Wars line. Some say that Kenner destroyed their overstock while others maintain that left over figures were sent to outlets in Europe and Canada. Some years later collectors realized the rarity of the Yak Face figure and started scooping them up. That sparked …
You don’t see this action figure come up for auction too often but when it does it brings big dollars! Star Wars action figure aficionados will recognize this figure as Kenner’s 1978 Luke Skywalker. Not just any Luke Skywalker but a 12 Back A double telescoping lightsaber Luke Skywalker. It sold in March of 2012 for a cool $13,000! It is unpunched and AFA graded at 90 or NM/MT. A …
