Growing up we had lots of cool superhero toys to collect. There was never a shortage of Batman, Superman or Spiderman figures in the toy aisles. Mainstream characters got all the love. Dudes like Daredevil, not so much. That all changed in the mid to late 80's (Mattel Secret Wars) and in 1990 Toy Biz would start releasing their seemingly neverending line of Marvel Superheroes that gave us action figures of everybody from Daredevil to Deathlok.
I usually don't do bootleg action figures, especially after my bad Spiderman Legends experience. That guy ultimately ended up in the trash. I took the chance on this CT Toys Wolverine figure on the strength of YouTube and positive eBay reviews. Glad I did! CT Toys ( MAFEX) hits different. The character specific colored box art and design are displayed prominently on all sides of the packaging and has the look and feel of an oversized NES video game. If that makes any sense. The overall presentation screams 80's Marc Silvestri. You get a lot here. Three sets of hands ( including attached set) , two head sculpts, hanging removed cowl and a display stand. It's pretty insane. Also,You won't have to worry about bruised fingertips or adversely bending your action figure when extracting.Wolverine and contents can be removed and replaced easily due to the loose fitting plastic figure and accessory...
Hope you end up finding a Man at Arms in the wild.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Fuji. I'm also looking forward to other figures in the line.
DeleteWhat is it? (Besides Orko) - Looks like a robot underneath.
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Yeah hes like a robot vessel for Orko. It's kind of wierd. Kinda like Orko was downloaded into the robot shell.
DeleteStill trying to find these in the wild for me and my kids! All we can find around here is He-Man and Skeletor. Nice find & congrats!
ReplyDeleteThanks Spyda! It's hit or miss out here. I'm kind of digging the larger scaled figures, too.
ReplyDelete...THIS is the one I'm after! Want to use him in my MOTU Origins display!
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