Action Figures From the 70s Through the 90s
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 …
Do you love the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes action figure line or know someone that does? Well, here is a book you have to have. It is from Benjamin Holcomb and includes fantastic detailed color pictures from his extensive collection of action figures. It is called Mego 8″ Super-Heroes: World’s Greatest Toys! and the 256 pages within its hardcovers are chock full of pictures detailing the World’s Greatest Superheroes line …
Of all the Star Wars action figures that have come out, probably the most surprisingly successful one was Boba Fett Star Wars action figure. He made his official debut in “The Empire Strikes Back” and was an immediate hit. George Lucas didn’t realize how many fans liked him and his subsequent screen presence was cut in the final episode “Return of the Jedi”. That being said, Boba Fett made his …
Jawa was part of the original Star Wars 12 Back wave which were the first figures produced by Kenner for the Star Wars movie. There’s an interesting back story or two regarding the 1978 Kenner Star Wars Jawa action figure. This action figure was originally produced with a brown vinyl cape. In fact, if you have one of these vinyl caped Jawa figuresfigures you’re probably looking at about a $2000.00 …
If you’re thinking about collecting or selling in the Star Wars action figure market there probably isn’t any one action figure that is as sought after than the 1978 Star Wars Darth Vader action figure. Well, except maybe the prototype Boba Fett. The Darth Vader figure came out about a year after the movie Star Wars came out. Kids and adults back then scrambled to the toy stores to get …
Introduced in 1975, the superhero Talos from the Star Trek Aliens Series had a short life. The production lasted only a year from 1975 to 1976 after which it was discontinued. Many a child was fascinated by the figure when they first saw it on the store rack. Many, however, felt that the figure was ugly and it had not even appeared on Star Trek. The Star Trek Aliens Talos …
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 …
