By Admin on March 12, 2013
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 […]
Posted in Mattel, Secret Wars | Tagged Daredevil, Marvel, Mattel, Secret Wars, Series 2 |
By Admin on November 13, 2012
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 […]
Posted in Excerpt, Mattel, Pulsar Ultimate Man of Adventure | Tagged Mattel, Pulsar, Pulsar The Ultimate Man of Adventure |
By Admin on October 30, 2012
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 […]
Posted in He-Man MOTU, Mattel | Tagged He Man, Masters of the Universe, Mattel, MOTU, Trap Jaw |
By Admin on October 29, 2012
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 […]
Posted in He-Man MOTU, Mattel | Tagged He Man, Masters of the Universe, Mattel, MOTU, Wind Raider |
By Admin on October 28, 2012
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 […]
Posted in He-Man MOTU, Mattel | Tagged Faker, He Man, Masters of the Universe, Mattel, MOTU |
By Admin on October 27, 2012
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 […]
Posted in He-Man MOTU, Mattel | Tagged Evil Lyn, He Man, Masters of the Universe, Mattel, MOTU |
