2 MINUTE TOY BREAK !

My first Captain Atom read was back in the 80s. We had a corner store down the street from where I lived called Passaros and for some reason all they ever had were DC comics. That's where I picked up this issue along with a couple of Green Lanterns.  Ever since, I've been trying to find a Captain Atom figure resembling the one I grew up with and this McFarlane iteration comes damn close. 

A while back I did a post about a Captain Atom figure I had acquired , but I'm not exactly sure what line It was from, right now.Anyways,I didn't like the figure that much but loved the character and hoped to one day add   an Infinite Heroes to my collection.That endeavor has finally come to fruition! Captain Atom Is one of my favorite DC characters next to Batman and Superman.I got hooked on his 1987 run of books,starting with the 1st edition annual. That issue featured a drag out brawl between Captain Atom and another character with similar powers created by the government,Major Force. I hope to one day recoup those issues as I'd like to familiarize myself better with both characters. 

I remember buying this Captain Atom annual as a kid and really liking It.The fight between he and Major Force at the end  was pretty bad ass!He was one of the few non mainstream characters in the DC universe that I liked.I always thought he looked a little like Roy Scheider In the comics,the way he was drawn. I've always wanted a 3 3/4 Captain Atom figure,just not this one.It's nice to finally have one ,but these are just crappy little figures.Limited articulation coupled with the odd positioning of the hands  make them ,well, just odd.They're not even 3 3/4 ,I'm guessing 4 inches .I'm still looking out for the 3 3/4 public enemies or Infinite Heroes version .