I picked up this Marvel Avengers Black Panther action figure this morning at the local Walmart's. It was on clearance sale for two dollars but I had seen him a week ago for four dollars. He is four inches tall and comes with a purple claw accessory. This Black Panther is part of the Epic Hero Series from Hasbro with a copyright of 2024.
Here is a close up look of the Marvel Avengers Black Panther action figure:
I picked up this Imaginext DC Super Friends Series 1 Superboy Prime action figure yesterday at the local Walmart's. He's pretty cool looking for one of the most hated characters from DC Comics. I love the way that his left eyebrow is raised plus he has a red cloth cape. His accessory is the kryptonite cuff bar but it does not glow in the dark (a missed opportunity if you ask me). I only need Aquaman and Batman to complete the set.
I picked up three more DC Super Friends Series 1 mystery bags this morning. Naturally, one of them was Blue Beetle, which I already have. Luckily, I managed to get a Martian Manhunter. He's pretty cool looking for he has a cloth cape. However, his accessory is a little lame for it's basically a clear stand that you plug in to the hole in the bottom of one of his feet. I guess the purpose it to make it look like he's floating. All the other action figures got something to put in their hands. Poor Martian Manhunter got an accessory that you put in his foot. Guess who gets to float in the back when it's time to display them all?
I don't know if I was lucky that I found this Imaginext DC Super Friends Series 1 Man-Bat action figure on Tuesday or not. He has to be one of the saddest looking Man-Bats that I have ever seen. For starters, the wings on his arms looks more like catfish fins. He appears to be wearing a utility belt harness contraption that crosses his chest and back. To top it off, his accessory is a katana sword. I guess the claws on his feet and hands are not enough. At least, his face is scary enough and he does have large bat-like ears.
I picked up three more Imaginext DC Super Friends Series 1 mystery bags on Tuesday. Naturally, I got Bane again so I'm thinking he's probably pretty common. I did luck out and found a Imaginext DC Super Friends Series 1 Swamp Thing action figure. His entire legs glow in the dark along with most of his arms and torso. Hard to see in the below photo but he has red eyes. His accessory is a brown vine staff that I had some trouble putting in his hand.
Blue Beetle is the third and final Imaginext DC Super Friends Series 1 action figure that I found last Tuesday. His right hand and forearm is covered by an energy weapon. The wings on his back are translucent blue. Blue Beetle's accessory is a translucent blue shield.
Will I get any more Imaginext DC Super Friends Series 1 mystery bags? Probably because I would love to have Swamp Thing and Man-Bat. Overall, they are not bad action figures for under five dollars.
Bizarro is the second Imaginext DC Super Friends Series 1 action figure that I found last week. He's so ugly that he's cute. What makes him really cool is that he has a fabric cape (non-removable, of course). Bizarro's accessory is a parking meter that he ripped up from the ground. His face and hands looks like they should glow in the dark but they don't.
The first Imaginext DC Super Friends Series 1 mystery bag that I opened on Tuesday had Bane. Part of the action figure's costume glows in the dark in front and back. I was really hoping that the white part of his mask would have also glowed but no such luck. Bane also comes with a weapon accessory that fits best in his right hand.
I picked up three Imaginext DC Super Friends Series 1 mystery bags on Tuesday at the local Walmart's. Each package was $4.72, and they only had less than a dozen left. I didn't even see these before so I'm not exactly sure when they were stocked but the insert has a 2023 copyright date. Each action figure comes with an accessory.
The wrapper shows Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman in the lower left-hand corner. I'm only showing the front of the wrapper because the back is too shiny for my scanner to pick up the small print.
The outer side of the insert also shows Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman along with a gorilla with a battle axe, a female Troll and dinosaurs.
The inner side of the insert is the checklist for all nine action figures in the Imaginext DC Super Friends Series 1 set. The set includes Swamp Thing, Bane, Man-Bat, Batman, Martian Manhunter, Superboy Prime, Bizarro, Aquaman and Blue Beetle. Swamp Thing and Bane as glow in the dark features. Notice that there is a Batman action figure but no Superman and Wonder Woman figures.
The third and final action figure that I picked up last Tuesday was this McFarlane Toys Super Powers Batman Who Laughs. He was also only six dollars so in a way I got a buy two get one free deal. Unfortunately, there is a big crease down the side of the card as if somebody bent it back. This was new for 2022 and has to be one of the oddest action figure in my collection.
I also picked up this McFarlane Toys Super Powers Deathstroke action figure last Tuesday at the local Walmart's for six dollars. He comes with a sword and the back of the card has a copyright year of 2023. I will probably keep him in the package too and hang him up on my wall next to Nightwing.
I broke down and picked up the McFarlane Toys Super Powers Green Lantern John Stewart action figure from 2022 this past Tuesday. The local Walmart's had him on clearance for six dollars. I still have my Kenner Super Powers Green Lantern Hal Jordan but he's loose and has no power battery. I might keep John Stewart in the package.
I picked up this McFarlane Toys Super Powers Wonder Woman 2023 action figure yesterday at the local Walmart's as part of my birthday present to myself. I'm hoping they get figures of other women from DC Comics like Black Canary and Catwoman.
By the way, Happy Valentine's Day!
To celebrate my 59th birthday, which is today, I bought this McFarlane Toys Super Powers Nightwing from 2023 this morning at our local Walmart's. They don't get very many DC Comics related action figures so this is a rare treat.
I did manage to get a couple of undamaged Happy Meal boxes promoting The Marvels movie. On the left side, there are images of the Nick Fury, Captain Marvel, Marvel's Goose and Princess Carol action figures at the top. The majority of the side is devoted to showing how you can put the action figures on your phone or tablet for more fun.
The front of the box features Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel, Teyonah Parris as Photon and Brie Larson as Captain Marvel. A brief description of their powers is also listed for each of the superheroines. The right side of the Happy Meal box features images of Kree-Supremor Dar-Benn, Ms. Marvel, Photon, Captain Marvel and Prince Yan on the top. The majority of that side is taken up by the scan code to power up your toy at the Happy Meal website.
I don't always keep track of what's new with the Happy Meal toys so I was surprised a few weeks ago when I ordered one and found out that it was based on The Marvels movie. I got Kamala Kahn aka Ms. Marvel, which is number five of eight. You push the button in the back of her head and her right arm moves side to side. You can also rotate her left arm all the way round. Iman Vellani reprises her role as Ms. Marvel in the movie, which is cool because I really enjoyed her in the tv series. I picked up another Happy Meal the following week and got number eight, which is Kree Supremor Dar-Benn. You can rotate a wheel on her back to move her right arm and weapon all the way round. Her left arm rotates too but her hair stops it from going all the way. Dar-Benn is played by Zawe Ashton in the movie.
I picked up another Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Happy Meal a few days ago. I managed to get Adam Warlock, which is the third action figure in the set. He has a big head and a lever in his back which makes his right arm rotate. Adam Warlock's lever gets stuck in the down position a lot. He has curved base so he rocks from side to side. You can also attach other action figures on each side of the base. Will Poulter plays Adam Warlock in the movie and you might remember him from We're The Millers and The Maze Runner. I'm not very familair with the character and only read a few Marvel comics that featured him.
Yes, I did get a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Happy Meal box but I will save [posting that for another day.
I picked up a Happy Meal from the local McDonald's a few days ago since they are promoting Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 movie. I received Star-Lord, which is the first action figure in the series of eight. To me, he doesn't look very much like Chris Pratt but he does have a big head. There is a button on a back that you can push to make his arms go up and down. He has a blaster in his right hand and his left index finger is extended up. The base is not flat so he rocks from side to side. The base has a hook on the right side of the base and a slot on the left side so that other action figures can be hooked up to him. I'm really hoping to get Rocket Racoon or Cosmos the Spacedog the next time. Unfortunately, I did not received the correct box so either they were out of them already or they haven't received them. Hopefully, I will get the correct box the next time.
To my suprise, I found Final Faction First Impact: The Origin Story #1 at the local Dollar Tree this morning. The comic book was sealed in a cheap plastic bag that I quickly discarded and is based on the cartoon, which is based on the action figures. I never paid them any attention but I guess they came out in 2021. The inside of the front cover features photos of the Final Faction action figures and accessories. They also include the space aliens known as the Kharns. There are no ads in the comic book but the inside of the back cover features ad parodies such as Final Faction Cola and Sarge's Cookie Company. The comic book is only twenty pages long and I can't remember the last time I bought a comic book for $1.25. The story and art has the feel of the old G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero but with aliens. I have scanned and shared the front and back covers along with the first three pages below. The issue has no publisher information but I can only assume that it was published by Greenbier International, Inc. since they also produce the Final Faction toy line.
The seventh action figure in the Marvel Studios Heroes toy line is the Wasp. Not only is she the only woman that I got in the McDonald's Happy Meal but she was also the last figure that I received in that set. Yep, I only got four out of the nine action figures. I will probably be looking for the others at the local thrift stores next year.
If you push the button on the back of her head, her wings move.
One final note that I haven't mentioned before. All the action figures in the Marvel Studios Heroes toy line can be connected together side by side.
