Action Figures From the 70s Through the 90s
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 …
The Bloodthirsty Baron Zemo is part of Mattel’s Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars set and was issued in 1984. According to the card back his real name is Helmut Zemo and he is 5′ 10″ tall and weighs in at 180 pounds. Not a big guy for a super villain! He makes up for his lack of size with some high powered intellect. He is considered a genius and is …
This Captain America is from Mattel’s Secret Wars series that came out in 1984. It is one of the classic Captain America action figures and was part of series one which had 8 figures. It is a 5 inch figure with minimal articulation and a shield that not similar to Captain America’s actual shield. In fact, it has a lenticular, or 3D, image which changes the image when tilted in …
