Super 7 Vintage Series Thundercats- Lion-O, Mumm-Ra, Jackalman

I had just picked up some Super 7 Ultimate Thundercats figures last November, and then these 5.5" Vintage Series Thundercats were solicited. I had really got into Masters of the Universe Origins the last four years, so I preordered these immediately. Articulation is limited to swivel joints at the neck, shoulders, waist, with a hinge added to the hips that help balance the figures for the most part. Mumm-Ra has a thick satiny cape that's pretty nice!

This new Vintage Series Lion-O has a lot in common with 

the Deluxe Lion-O that dropped last year:

The Vintage Series Mumm-Ra is a little different from the Ultimate Mumm-Ra I have, 

which is the "Toy Version" that pays tribute to the original LJN toys design/colors.

Jackalman would make a great sparring pair with my 

Super 7 Vintage Series Conan the Barbarian:

I got into Formo Toys Legends of Dragonore in 2023, another fantastic 5.5" fantasy figures line. While slow to release (I'm still waiting on Wave 2), their quality is top-notch, and their parts are interchangeable.

I only have a couple Suoer7 MOTU Vintage Series figures, 

including this Filmation Skeletor, but they look fantastic!

In case you are new to this blog, the castle playset featured in this post is the Funko Primal Age Batcave I bought in 2020 in lieu of the promised MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull. It's mainly for my Legends of Dragonore nowadays, but I use it for other figures, including some Mego Horror figures. Fantastic playset, the best twenty-five bucks I ever spent!

I'd love to see a few more of these released, but no word regarding additions to the Vintage Series, nor the larger DX/Deluxe Series. I'm a casual Thundercats fan at best, but they are fun to pose with other fantasy figures in my collection and they look good with my Primal Age Batcave. Recommended! 

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MOTU Origins Panthor (2021 Deluxe Flocked)

I've had this deluxe flocked Panthor on ice since I found him at a local Walmart in 2021. for what reason I can't explain- his exorbitant price of forty bucks? The avalanche of MOTU figures that have been released in the interim? Regardless, his collector-friendly packaging allows for him to be easily removed and put back for safekeeping, so I decided to finally open and photograph this wonderful toy.

I didn't have the original Panthor released in 1983, just after I started getting into more teenage interests, but it was only released flocked like this. He's a different shade of purple than my standard release MOTU Origins Panthor, as well as my New Eternia Panthor from Mattel Creations that I just posted about. Suddenly, I have a lot more Panthor in the Super-DuperToyBox!

Below, my standard issue Panthor with my 1st Wave Skeletor, and my flocked Panthor with my new MOTU x Stranger Things Skeletor in front of my Snake Mountain playset, the latter of which I also did not have back in the '80s. It's fun to have more characters/figures/playsets from the MOTU line than I had in childhood!

And finally, flocked Panthor with my new MOTU x Stranger Things Skeletor and He-Man 

atop my flocked Panthor and Battlefield Warriors Battle Cat in front of the MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull ...!

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MOTU x Stranger Things

I'd been holding onto the Skeletor/Demogorgon MOTU x Stranger Things 2pk forever, only a week ago bumping into the He-Man/Vecna set at a local Target. I'm not sure why the rollout for these was spaced so far apart, but I feel like it didn't help generate much excitement about them- the initial Skeletor/Demogorgon set was still crowding the pegs at most the local Targets when I found the He-Man/Vecna set. The packaging is great on these, especially the inner tray that doubles as a diorama/background for these figures...

I liked the Netflix Stranger Things series, and have enjoyed the various MOTU crossovers, including TMNT and WWE. Mattel did a great job turning the Demogorgon and Vecna in MOTU figures- there are reused parts of course, but enough new that it doesn't feel like a cash grab at all. And they look like they were made to reside in my Snake Mountain playset!

Demogorgon and Vecna fit right in with my other MOTU Origins baddies: Lords of Power Beastman, Scare Glow, Webstor, and Whiplash...

Below, Stranger Things Skeletor with the other MOTU Origins Skeletors in my collection: Terror Claws Skeletor, Battle Armor Skeletor, Rise of Evil Skeletor, Wave 1 Origins Skeletor, and Screeech 2pk Skeletor... 

And below, Stranger Things He-Man with the other MOTU Origins He-Men in my collection: Snake Armor He-Man, Flying Fists He-Man, MOTU Origins Wave 1 He-Man, and Battlefield Warriors Battle Armor He-Man...

There was a second release of the Wave 1 Origins He-Man and Skeletor with the classic heads and new, solid power swords. We did get more classic heads with the Battle Armor versions of these characters ahead of these re-releases, but I thought so much of these figures that I bought them as well....

And finally, Stranger Things He-Man and Skeletor on my Battlefield Warriors Battle Cat and that deluxe flocked Panthor I mentioned in my last post. I had the latter on ice for the last five years, but had to break the seal for this post- the box was very collector friendly, so he'll probably stay in there for most of his life to keep him clean. I love the He-Man and Skeletor variants in these sets probably even more that the Demogorgon and Vecna!

Be sure to double back for my posts on the MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull and Snake Mountain!

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MOTU Masterverse New Eternia Panthor

 Like everyone, I was excited to hear about Mattel Creations releasing a Masterverse Panthor, and the thing did not disappoint! The box art is magnificent, front and back, which continues onto the inner slip panel, which features a panoramic scene of Snake Mountain on the verso:

The overall metallic sheen of Panhor and his armor make the whole thing sizzle, bringing out the texture in the sculpt. The horned bracers on the front legs and spear are nice extras. Panthor's green eyes are really a standout, set back under their realistic, glassy depth. Really nice. Additionally, his upper fangs drop down when you open the cat's jaw. Panthor also has subtle leopard pattern over his body, largely covered by his saddle and helmet.

This Panthor was made to carry my Masterverse New Eternia Battle Armor Skeletor ...!

Below, Masterverse New Eternia Battle Armor Skeletor and Panthor with my MOTU Origins Battle Armor Skeletor and Panthor. I also have had the MOTU Origins Collector's Edition Flocked Panthor boxed since 2021! 

Below, Masterverse New Eternia Panthor with my Masterverse Revelation Battle Cat and Revolution Battle Armor He-Man! I got my Battle Cat at 50% off retail, but some collectors have wondered aloud if we will see a New Eternia Battle Cat- is there a demand for it like Panthor? I suppose it's possible, and while I'm happy enough with my Revelation Battle Cat for now, Panthor superior in presentation and features.

At forty bucks plus six ninety-five to ship, I say this deluxe Panthor is a good value- a beautiful toy that MOTU collectors have been waiting a long time to get. The perfect steed to my Battle Armor Skeletor and looks great next to my Battle Cat. Recommended!

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DC Multiverse Collector's Edition Power Girl & Gold Label Superman

I preordered my Gold Label Superman from Nerdzoic some time ago but only stumbled upon the Power Girl in the wild last weekend while out of town! Since they are cousins, I thought they'd be a nice pairing to post about. I have a love/hate relationship with McFarlane DC Multiverse that's mostly positive, but they have made some great looking figures, and I'm liking the move to wired cloth capes.

This Gold Label Superman looks to be mostly a repaint for the Action Comics 1000 Superman that came out about five years ago, but with a wired cloth cape- with an S on the back this time. For whatever reason, they removed the sculpted chest insignia, replacing it with a flat tampograph, inexplicably printed in metallic red. It has nothing to do with the tomato reds throughout the outfit, but I like it for some reason. I'm unsure the butterfly shoulders help articulation, and we get the original single hinged elbows from the older figure- there are better, updated bucks that have superior articulation. Regardless, the wired cloth cape makes him 10X more interesting, and we were given a flight stand.

I didn't care for the skin tone or facial portrait on this McFarlane Hush Superman, and though he may have better articulation than this Gold Label Superman, I'm not convinced the sculpt is better. The Gold Label looks more natural...

Funny, I posted another McFarlane Toys Superman only a couple weeks ago- 

the fantastic Super Powers Classic Superman!

I felt like this Gold Label Superman had a lot in common with 

my old DC Universe Classics Superman, especially the dark blue.

Below, Superman with Martian Manhunter, The Flash, and Aquaman ...

To my dismay, Power Girl quickly sold out online and I accepted I might not get her but was surprised to find her a Walmart while out of town recently! I love this mostly classic version of Kara- especially the confident, beautiful facial portrait. Another wired cloth cape, but disappointingly no flight stand like Superman. Her cat Streaky has a cloth cape as well.

Below, McFarlane Power Girl with my DC Universe Classics Power Girl, 

and DC Collectibles New 52 Power Girl...

... and Power Girl with my only other female McFarlane DC Multiverse female, Batgirl!

Superman and Power Girl dispatch Lex Luthor ...!

While Superman has a lot of reused parts, and Kara is possibly out of scale with a lot of earlier McFarlane DC Multiverse figures, I did enjoy these figures. They both have great facial portraits, and the wired cloth capes are fantastic. McFarlane figures often confound me with their awkward articulation and instability, and some of that applies here, but the figures look great overall.

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