More White Elephant Toyz

It's been a couple years since I picked anything up from White Elephant Toyz, the main reason being the long, long wait for Gargon, King of Monsters. The Adventure Command line is based on an obscure offshoot of the G.I.Joe line from the '70s that I have no real attachment to- but my love for larger action figures with cloth outfits and accessories like Mego attracted me to this independently produced series of action figures.
 

Gargon is a pretty faithful reproduction of Super Joe's Gor, King of the Terrons, sans the light-up chest feature the original figure had. White Elephant Toyz also produced 100 glow-in-the-dark version with hot pink accessories, but I picked up the more traditional green version. The box art really captures the look of the 1970s blister cards of the Super Joe line. Mine was a little crushed in the top corner due to a slightly misaligned construction/fit, I believe, but I'm not too precious about that. 

Gor from the Super Joe line didn't include all the accessories that Gargon does, which really make him a deluxe package. He comes with battle armor/helmet and club for warrior mode, and crown/scepter and laser pistol to battle as King Gargon. Like the Gor figure from the '70s, Gargon has pretty limited articulation- I'd have loved to have had the light-up chest, but that must have been cost prohibitive for such a boutique line of figures.

Gargon's shade of green goes perfectly with my Adventure Command Darkon ...!

I picked up a couple Adventure Command Science Division figures as well with the new jumpsuits, a Science Officer (green) and Mission Specialist (red). They both included nifty clear plastic amulets, pistols and knives. Love the vibrant colors on these figures...

Below, my Adventure Command team assembled with my Science officer and Mission Specialist- my first group of Super Joe Unlimited soldiers, Silver Edition Commander, Agent-X2 Synthetic Humanoids and Atomic Mike... Be sure to visit 3DSuperJoes.com to see the original Super Joes like from '77-'78!

This Frightful Fiends Teenage Bog Monster is in a slightly different scale than the Adventure Command figures, but he'll fit in great with my Mego Horror figures. I know White Elephant produced a Mummy figure, and I did pick up a Lincoln Dracula and Frankenstein last year, but I'm usure if they produced all the figures featured on the cross-sell illustration on the back of the box.

...of course this Teenage Bog Monster glows in the dark ...!

Teenage Bog Monster with my Mego Creature form the Black Lagoon ...

And finally, I picked up an Atomic Apeman, also on the 1/9 scale "Type S" body like the Teenage Bog Monster. I actually have a few contemporary Mego Planet of the Apes figures in storage, a couple in this soldier uniform. There are several versions on White Elephant's website, but I liked "Gravitron's" blue hair!

Gravitron was bagged with Adventure Command accessories that he holds perhaps more securely than the slightly larger figures, and of course he glows in the dark- a feature I never tire of. What a fun action figure! I can imagine Gravitron was transformed by the same atomic waves that give the Teenage Bog Monster his glow, and that he is the boy's protector!

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MOTU Masterverse Vintage Collection Skeletor & Faker

My Vintage Collection Skeletor arrived quite some time ago, but the Faker I'd preordered from Walmart months ago was unceremoniously canceled recently, like they have more than once with their Collector Con presales. It was a Con alright. For that transgression, I decided to cancel the other preorder I'd placed. I've drifted further and further away from Walmart for a variety of reasons, but I'm tired of their preorder cancellations. I also passed the scalpers by on eBay and purchased my Vintage Collection Faker from Tech Inn- the box was beat up from international travel without proper packing, but I was going to open it anyway. Took a little longer and I had to pay a little more for shipping, but denying the scalpers and Walmart was worth my money- kick rocks you losers!

Let's just get this out right now and enjoy some photos of my new Vintage Collection Skeletor with the fantastic New Eternia Panthor we finally got this year ...!

Below, Vintage Skeletor with Revelation, New Eternia, Horde, and Battle Armor Skeletor. I've really enjoyed each of these. The New Eternia easily converts into a more classic Skeletor, but the Vintage Collection Skeletor truly has the vibes of that '80s Mattel figure with his power sword and alien, booted feet.

I was actually really happy with my New Eternia Faker but was just as excited to get the latest Vintage Collection Faker. The New Eternia version was also difficult to acquire, and cost me north of forty bucks on Amazon- ridiculous, but I wanted one. Vintage Faker has the same armor as Vintage Skeletor, but the larger chest made it difficult to buckle in back- I had to heat mine with a hair dryer and stretch it out with pliers to close the gap. New Eternia Faker has the same armor as the New Eternia Skeletor.

I want to say my Vintage Collection Faker is just a quarter inch taller the my Vintage He-Man, and I think it has to do with the new torso because the rest of the body appears to be reuse. I see where they were going with the copper accessories, but I wished Mattel just made them orange like our '80s Faker.

Vintage Collection Faker with my New Eternia Faker and MOTU Origins Faker...

Check out my 2011 post featuring Faker and a few other of my original '80s figures!

I'm really happy with these figures- as much as I tried to stay away from the Masterverse line and focus on Origins, I caved in sometime in 2023 and started buying some. I've had a few on ice for awhile in fact, so I'm sure you'll see another post soon enough. Recommended!

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Turtles of Grayskull Skele-Shredder

 I just bought this Turtles of Grayskull Skele-Shredder of Mattel Creations and felt like $45.00 was a little steep initially, but what a package! While the box is made of cardboard, it's plenty sturdy enough to display confidently in your collection, and it looks fantastic!

The top lifts to expose Skele-Shredder, but I was able to unhook the tabs inside to completely remove it for better lighting inside. It's elaborately illustrated inside and out! The throne has foot pegs to hold your figure in place, and pegs to stow the extra heads that come with the figure...

Like the Masters of the Universe Origins, Turtles of Grayskull has its own line of mini comics:

This deluxe figure comes with four different heads- to my surprise the gold helmeted head on the throne also fits the figure. I have yet to open any of my mainline Turtles of Grayskull figures, so I don't know if the gold head or any of the others have been used.

The far-out Skeletor head included inspired me to take advantage of the Origins interchangeable parts feature and make my own, alternative version of the Evil Lord of Destruction ...!

Below, Skele-Shredder with my Skel-Knight, 

possibly my favorite from the Battle for Eternia set...

Below, Skele-Shredder with some of my other Turtles of Grayskull: Splinter-Skull, 2-Bopsteady, Mouse-Jaw, Sla'ker and Krang! He makes a great addition to my collection and is a fun figure on his own. You'll see more Turtles of Grayskull here at the Super-DuperToyBox in future posts!

And finally, Skele-Shredder atop my flocked Panthor with some favorite Skeletors of mine:

Screeech 2-pk Skeletor, Skel-Knight, and the MOTU x Stranger Things Skeletor.

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