Figures Toy Company Shazam

Figures Toy Company has been selling licensed 8" figures for quite a while now, including outright reissues of DC Mego figures of the '70s. This Shazam has an updated outfit, different than the Mego original, with a larger lightning bolt insignia, cuffed boot tops, and a white cape. I bought mine loose in a factory bag to save money. 

Below, Figures Toy Co. Shazam with my Mego 50th Anniversary World's Greatest Superheroes Shazam. The Mego Shazam has a superior new body with tighter joints, but I like having the Figures ToyCo. variant ...

Below, my Figures Toy Co. Green Arrow and Shazam ...

I watched the CBS live action TV show in the mid '70s, 

so Shazam carries a level of nostalgia for me...

Below, Figures Toy Co. Shazam with my Mego 50th Anniversary World's Greatest Superheroes Superman- two of my favorite powerhouse characters from DC Comics ...!

Shazam Party! Left to Right: 8" Mego 50th Anniversary Shazam, 4" DC Spinmaster Shazam, 8" Figures Toy Co. Shazam, 14" Mego Shazam, 6" DC Universe Classics Shazam, 8" Mattel Retro-Action Shazam...

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Mego Justice League Shazam & Black Adam

I actually got these new Meg Justice League Shazam and Black Adam figures free back in September 2022, using my Amazon Chase Card points earned to preorder them in July. A far better deal than the overly expensive Topps Exclusives that were available for only a week online. All's well that ends well- check out the video:

Above, Mego Justice League Shazam and Black Adam with the McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Rebirth Shazam and Endless Winter Black Adam from my last post. The McFarlane Shazam and Black Adam are more modern in their design and sculpt, but stay true in spirit to the original character designs that the Mego figures honor.

Above, Justice League Shazam with my new Mego 50th Anniversary Edition Shazam, both of which are also pictured below with my 8" Mattel Retro-Action Shazam, 4" Spin Master Shazam, 6" DC Universe Classics Shazam, and new 14" Mego Shazam...

My only real gripe with these is the unfortunate angle of the boots, which necessitates a forward-leaning pose to get the figures to stand upright. Otherwise delightful, modern Mego figures, mine are currently on a flight stand to combat this engineering oversight. There are 3rd party Mego accessories available that may not have this issue, or it may be possible to gently reshape using heat to rectify the situation. Leave a suggestion in the comments if you have modified either of these figures' boots! Visit the online Mego Museum to see what's new since the triumphant 2018 return of Mego Corp, and reminisce about its halcyon days in the '70s!

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McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Rebirth Shazam & Endless Winter Black Adam

I found this McFarlane Toys Gold Label Shazam at a local Walmart back in October, then hunting down the Endless Winter series Black Adam on eBay to pair him with. Their bodies are identical, the chest bolt/cape and heads the only difference aside from color. Both came with cards, Black Adam featuring photography of the toy, while Shazam's card has a character illustration.

I thought finding this Gold Label Shazam would be hard, but I saw several at retail on more than one occasion. While top heavy from this large cape, he's a wonderful version of the character. The same lightning accessories that came with Black Adam were included, as well as additional outstretched/flight hands.

The Endless Winter set was nice that came with a cool Frost King build-a-figure, but I can't buy every wave of all the figures I like. This figure seemed to be a standard Black Adam figure, so I had to have him to pair with Shazam- I saved at least five or six bucks buying him loose on the secondary market. His lightning accessories are a little different in color and rigidity than Shazam's. This is the fourth or so Black Adam released recently by McFarlane, ramping up the hype surrounding the recent Black Adam movie I've yet to see.

Below, Shazam with my McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Hawkman and CW Flash...

Below, Black Adam with my McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse General Zod and Lex Luthor...

I am loving this pair and seriously considering picking up a McFarlane Toys movie Black Adam figure and the forthcoming Fury of the Gods Shazam, which both look fantastic. I've enjoyed both characters mostly within a couple of DC's Crisis books, but I am interested in seeing some of the movies. Shazam caught my eye as a child in the '70s, when the character was the lead of a Filmation live action TV show on Saturday mornings for three seasons. Shazam evokes early memories of superheroes for me!

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MEGO 50th ANNIVERSARY WORLD'S GREATEST SUPER-HEROES

 Before finding Superman, Batman, and Robin at Walmart on Black Friday, I had preordered the new Mego 50th Anniversary Shazam, Aquaman, and Flash from ZLC Collectibles, along with the forthcoming Green Arrow figure. I'm also still waiting on the Green Lantern and some other new Mego figures from Absolutely Retro. While Flash wasn't in the original Mego WGSH lineup, they did a fantastic job styling him as they would other characters cack in the '70s- I know because I was there! Check out the video:

There are group pictures with other toys in my collection in the video, some from Mego's newer 14" and 8" DC figure lines, Mattel 6" DC Universe Classics and 8" DC Retro-Action figures, 4" Spinmaster figures, and more. Below, Mego Batman with my 8" Mattel Retro-Action Batman and 10.5" Medicom Sofubi vinyl Batman, all with removable cowl. My childhood Mego was the later, 2nd version without the removable cowl, but otherwise indistinguishable from this 50th Anniversary version. Because of this, the blue/gray version with yellow oval chest insignia is kinda my jam- love all-black Keaton Batman too, but this was my first impression. 

I'm glad I picked up all of these and look forward to getting Green Arrow and Green Lantern, the latter of which was never produced in the original '70s WGSH lineup, like the Flash. Mego recreated the "magic" however on both these new additions. I had hoped Superman, Batman and Robin would have printed insignia like Shazam and Flash, but they went with the sticker like back in the day. I was never a fan of the oven mitt gloves either, but they are authentic. Regardless, I love that Mego released these- their return in 2018 was unbelievable, and I've bought more this year than any other since. It turned out to be a Merry Mego Christmas with even more to come!

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Mego 14in. Shazam & Superman

 I was somewhat late to the party for Mego's resurrection when in May of 2019 I began picking up some of their magnificent new 14" figures, but I was hooked from that moment on. I was less than enamored with their first attempt at the Man of Steel, so when this new version with improved body and extra hands was solicited, I preordered him from BBTS. We were supposed to get a Shazam in this scale back in 2019, but sources at the online Mego Museum reported the factory producing these closed, leaving Mego to start from scratch. Check out the video:

I could not be happier with these two figures, which were quite a bit more expensive than Mego's first outing in this scale, but vastly improved in body construction and included an extra set of hands. I was surprised to discover they are not exactly the same buck- because I didn't want to strip them down, I'm not sure where the difference is but suspect it is in the legs.

Among several comparisons in the video above are Mego 14" Superman & Shazam with my new Mego 8" Justice League Superman and Mattel's 8" Retro-Action Shazam. Though the success of Figures Toy Company's 8" replica figures was nearer to Mego's 2018 resurrection, Mattel's Retro-Action line from over a decade ago essentially led to Mego's revival.

Within my collection of large action figures are several of DC Direct's 13" deluxe figures, including a beautiful, classic Superman which I treasure. I'd love to see Mego's take on Martian Manhunter and Green Arrow in this larger 14" format...

My Mego 14" Justice League lineup is coming along nicely! 

Shazam, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Batman...

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4in. DC Spinmaster Figures

 Though I sold most all my 3.75 - 4" figures just a few short years ago, I'd taken to picking up these 4" Spin Master DC figures while out and about this past December. Though I don't typically pick up figures of this class, meant for younger kids, I do like them and feel they will sell easily enough in an eBay lot down the road.  These remind me of Mattel's Infinite Heroes line from the late 2000s, which lasted about three years or so, and I wonder how far Spin Master will take this line, going into its third year in 2022. The pegs have been While they have no wrist, ankle, or waist articulation, the hinge-swivel joints in the shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees in most the figures make them serviceable enough for posing.

Spin Master included "mystery accessories" with these figures, located in three small lockers withing the left side of the packaging. While a lot of them are somewhat clunky, with no paint apps, the play value of these figures is increased by their inclusion, allowing kids to collect and swap them among their other action figures. Both the standard and gold Superman came with armor, a Kryptonite rock, and laser eyes accessories...

Below, 4" gold Spin Master Superman with 2" gold Mighty Minis Superman...

Cyborg:

Shazam! ...complete with Billy Batson figure accessory   ...!

Green Lantern:

Wonder Woman:

Flash and Reverse Flash:

Gorilla Grodd:

Aquaman and King Shark...

I was particularly taken with this Tech-Firefly...

Deathstroke actually came with a couple nice swards in a realistic color,

 pictured below with the 3.75" Funko ReAction Series Deathstroke...

Picked up several Batman figures from this line...

One of the first of these 4" Spin Master figures I picked up was this outstanding 

Batwing figure, pictured below with the Imaginext Batwing I posted about recently...

Was mad for these two Bat Tech Series Batman figures, one is translucent blue plastic:

This black and gun metal/gray Batman, decked out in another figure's accessories, is the more conventional. He reminded me of my Mattel EXP Series Ultimate Defender Batman, pictured with below for comparison...

Man-Bat came with a pair of claws, as did a couple other Batman figures...

I also managed to find four different variations on Robin, a couple hooded, and a couple molded in translucent plastic- one an almost completely red translucent mold. I liked some of the accessories, particularly the gun metal finished

Like the Robins I found, this Nightwing has the Bat Tech lines on his outfit and has a translucent black buck. Spin Master went all-in across its DC toy lines with the Bat Tech branding. For whatever reason, Spinmaster gave Nightwing his signature escrima sticks molded into giant gauntlets, mine in sparkle-translucent blue nonetheless ridiculous. 

Like Nightwing, Batwoman has the Bat Tech lines

 on her outfit, and has a translucent black buck:

Catwoman and Harley Quinn were in their standard issue looks, both great little figures...

And last but not least, the Clown Prince of Crime himself. This may be the third or fourth Joker of the series, this one with utility belt and dynamite strapped to his thigh. I like the metallic paint on this version, which came with a fish and chattering teeth, accessories appropriate to the character, even if molded in translucent/sparkly plastic. The left pantleg hiked up over the boot on this mold is a small detail I enjoy on this... glad I found this variant.

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