Monday, April 14, 2025

McFarlane DC Dump


I have quite a few McFarlane DC Multiverse/DC Direct figures I need to bust out, so I thought I'd dump seven of them right here. I buy a lot of mine at Nerdzoic because I like supporting a small family business with great service.


I've loved this Earth 2 Robin design since seeing it years ago; he teamed up with Huntress in a trade paperback I read, Dark Knight Daughter. He comes with an alternate head that looks like Green Lantern's domino mask, but I prefer the full head mask. I am really enjoying the wired cloth capes McFarlane moved to.


Earth 2 Robin with McFarlane DC Multiverse Red Robin and Damien Wayne Robin ...


I was really excited to see this Huntress solicited; she's the modern version but makes a great partner with my Earth 2 Robin. The interchangeable face plates were a great idea, but I feel a different expression might have added some variety- these are all somewhat neutral. The base helps a great deal keeping the figure upright with her impossibly tiny, heeled feet.



Below, McFarlane Huntress with my DC Collectibles Huntress,,,



I was slowly piecing this trio of villains together for the last year or so; I was glad to see some classic versions of Gotham City's rouges' gallery. I eagerly await the Two-Face I preordered!


McFarlane packed a lot of extra hands in with Riddler, doesn't get much more classic than this.


McFarlane Riddler with my modern Mego Riddler...


This was the McFarlane Joker I was waiting for; it looks like it walked right out of the comics of my youth. Bronze-Age. Included are several extra hands, including holding cards and the laughing fish. 



Below, McFarlane Joker with my DC Universe Classics Joker...


I picked up this Super Powers variant of the McFarlane Collector's Edition Penguin at a discount from an online seller because it's damaged box, but I wanted to open him anyway. His card was damaged, but I don't really take any special care of those anyway.



I will say, I liked the parasol that came with my DC Universe Classics Penguin better... 


McFarlane included many sets of extra hands, a radio communicator, and batarang with this Adam West/Classic TV/'66 Batman. Love it! It would have been interesting to see an entire wave or two of '66 Batman figures, but McFarlane was already filling that space with the 6" Classic TV line.




Below, McFarlane Adam West Batman with my Mego Adam West Batman ...


I'm still waiting on my McFarlane '89 Batman, but these two were a big part of my early childhood. I was six when Superman movie dropped, and '66 Batman was in heavy syndication throughout the entirety of my youth, so I was excited to see them.


This figure came with two portraits that bear few obvious differences, though I prefer the version with the tighter spit curl. Chris Reeve is my Superman, so I was really happy to get this figure. Beautiful cape!





Below, McFarlane Chris Reeve Superman with my 12" Mattel Chris Reeve Superman...


Below, Chris Reeve Superman and Huntress with my 


This was a fun group of McFarlane DC figures to bust out, I have several more Batman figures I need to post on. While I've had my gripes about McFarlane figures, including their pinchy joints, ball-jointed wrists and ankles, and inconsistent scale, I was surprised to hear they lost the license back to Mattel! I thought of it as a successful line and I'm sure I'll pick up a few more on the way out this next year.

More Later- Make It FUN!

Sunday, April 6, 2025

FeedSpot Top 60 Action Figure Blogs 2025


Again, the Super-DuperToyBox made the FeedSpot 2025 Top Action Figure Blogs list! I'm pretty sure 2017 was the last time they contacted me for the accolade. FeedSpot is a targeted media contact list connecting vendors to the best bloggers for their marketing campaign. I've been contacted by a handful of companies to review/sample their product over the years, but few that I felt were a good fit. I still enjoy the long format of blogging, regardless of the shift to Instagram and YouTube the last many years- the Super-DuperToyBox gets a lot of views with over 1,200 posts from the last fifteen years. 

If you represent a company that falls with my interests, namely DC/Marvel figures, Masters of the Universe or other 5.5" fantasy figures, Mego or other 8" figures, feel free to contact me.

Honorable shout out to She's Fantastic and Action Figure Barbeque- two blogs I thoroughly enjoy who also made the list! There are several more on the list we should all check out!

More Later- Make It FUN!

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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 


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! 

More Later- Make It FUN!