NECA Ben Cooper Phantom

I'd resisted buying more of these fantastic NECA Ben Cooper kids until I stumbled onto the glow-in-the-dark Phantom figure at a local Target earlier this month. I love the retro packaging on these figures and the insert that converts to a makeshift display diorama. The printing on this glow-in-the-dark figure has a texture to it as well- an almost flocked, sand papery feel.

...the face mask and costume vest glow in the dark quite effectively....

Below, Phantom with my NECA Ben Cooper Dracula and Witch figures...

I also have a NECA Ben Cooper Batman figure that I am mad for!

And I'd be remiss not to include my NECA Ultimate Phantom of the Opera ...!

Happy Halloween! Make it FUN!

Just Play Peanuts Halloween PVC Figures

While not a collector of related memorabilia/product, Peanuts was just a staple of my '70s childhood, and Halloween would bring the annual viewing of It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, played in constant syndication since 1966. I couldn't resist this Peanuts Halloween PVC figure set from Five Below, Charlie Brown measuring 3" in height and Snoopy at 2". 

Take note of the orange piece of candy stuck to Charlie Brown's left foot, and back full of treats- no rocks this year! Snoopy looks adorable in his skeleton costume with jack-o-lantern pail! Neither are wearing their costumes from The Great Pumpkin, but they seem to be having a better year.

On a related note, I found these Peanuts Halloween stickers at Target, which I gifted a friend, along with her own set of the PVC figures in this post. Halloween is my personal favorite holiday season, for all the spooky fun, masquerade, parties, and candy! I hope you have a great one this year!

More Later- Happy Halloween!

MOTU Origins 200X Cartoon Figures

I had zero initial interest in the MOTU Origins 200X Cartoon Collection, but one or two or three of these tempted me before I ended up putting the rest of them in my cart. I never really watched the 200X animated show, but I appreciate the fandom for it and the updated characters.

I hadn't intended to pick up this 200X He-Man but am glad I did.

Mattel got it right and gave us the properly oriented wrist hinge on his sword hand.

Below, 200X He-Man with my MOTU Origins He-Man (updated head sculpt),

and my 2026 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Movie He-Man...

...200X He-Man with my 1982 Vintage Battle Ram ...

200X He-Man and Prince Adam...

Below my 200X Prince Adam and MOTU Origins Prince Adam...

Like He-Man, the 200X Skeletor wasn't on my list, 

but I felt he was a must-have while getting the former...

Below, 200X Skeletor atop my MOTU Origins Deluxe Flocked Panthor...

Below, 200X Skeletor with my MOTU Origins Stranger Things Skeletor 

and Revenge of Skeletor figure...

Teela and Sorceress were a big draw to these 200X figures for me, 

with their great color and sculpts...

Below, 200X Teela with my MOTU Origins Teela and Boss Fight Studio Red Sonja...

I'll admit, I love a winged figure, and I love the Egyptian inspired 200X Sorceress.

Below, 200X Sorceress with my MOTU Origins Wave Seven and Temple of Darkness Sorceress...

The 200X Orko doesn't have the deluxe base that the MOTU Origins Orko has, but he did get magic accessories to put his hands into...

And last but not least, my favorite of these 200X figures, Man-E-Faces- a larger deluxe figure in the line that's just an all-around good Man-E-Faces, no matter what 5.5" figures he stands next to.

Below, 200X Man-E-Faces with my MOTU Origins Man-E-Faces...

While I don't plan on going too much deeper into the 200X line, I do enjoy these figures. In October of 2020, I had no idea how far Mattel would go with their Origins line, nor how deep I'd go with them. It has consistently been my favorite line of the last six years, and I still have a couple big boxes of them to share here on the Super-DuperToyBox!

More Later- Make It FUN!

ToyBiz Night Shadow Spider-Man Figures and More!

Continuing from my last post on ToyBiz's 10in. Deluxe Human Torch and Thing, a couple 10in. "Night Shadow" Spider-Man variants- one a 1998 Marvel Universe Edition, the other a Spider-Man Animated release from 1994. I've had the latter in my collection for many years now, but decided to open him after recently finding the Marvel Universe Spider-Man with translucent body.

 

Spider-Man's suction cups help him stick to my glass detolf case, even if precariously...

The Marvel Universe Spider-Man came with a webbed suction cup...

The ToyBiz "Night Shadow" Spider-Man figures with my 10 in. ToyBiz Spider-Man 2099, 

which shares the same body with the Marvel Universe Edition on the left...

The Animated Spider-Man came with a collector booklet...

I also recently acquired a ToyBiz 5in. Spider-Man in red and gold...

And when buying the red/gold Spidey, I found this 1996 McDonald's Happy Meal Spider-Man Web Car from another seller. I'm fond of fast food premiums, especially of the superhero genre, and have a few in my collection.

And finally, my ToyBiz Spider-Man figures and Web Car with my 9" Hasbro Origins Spider-Man, Peter Parker "Spidey Sense" Happy Meal premium, 12in. and 8in. Mego Spider-Man, and Imperial Toys Spider-Man finger puppet...

More Later- Excelsior!