Figure of the Day 22 – The First Doctor
The First Doctor Series: Doctor Who Classics Release Date: 2009 Comments: For the 2009 San Diego Comic-con Underground Toys offered 4 2-packs from their Doctor Who Classics line. These packs…
Read more »Figure of the Day 21 – Universe Legends Brawn
Brawn Series: Transformers Universe Legends Release Date: 2008 Comments: The legends toys were introduced to be lower price point versions of larger toys. Once the classics series of Transformers were…
Read more »Figure of the Day 20 – Ralph Wiggum
Ralph Wiggum Series: The Simpsons; World of Springfield Release Date: 2001 Comments: Ralph Wiggum was released in the 4th wave of Playmates’ World of Springfield line, during the line’s heyday. …
Read more »Figure of the Day 19 – Hockey Snoopy Capsule Toy
Hockey Snoopy Series: Sports Series Snoopy Capsule Toys Release Date: 2008 Comments: I picked up this hockey playing Snoopy figure while on a trip to San Fransisco, at Giant Robot. …
Read more »Figure of the Day 18 – Cyclops
Cyclops Series: X-Men vs. Street Fighter Release Date: 1998 Comments: In 1996 Capcom released the arcade version of ‘X-Men vs. Street Fighter’ taking characters from MARVEL’s merry band of mutants…
Read more »Figure of the Day 17 – Hulk (World War Hulk)
Hulk (World War Hulk) Series: Hulk Superhero Squad Release Date: 2008 Comments: These 2″ deformed toys are almost irresistible. As 1/2 of a 2 pack (packaged with Hulkbuster Armor Iron…
Read more »Figure of the Day 16 – DJ Domo
DJ Domo Series: Target Exclusive Domo Release Date: 2008 Comments: Domo has his roots as a TV network mascot in Japan, with the western world first becoming aware of the…
Read more »Figure of the Day 15 – He-Man
He-Man Series: Masters of the Universe (2002) Release Date: 2002 Comments:Everything old will be new again, or at least that’s the way it seems in the toy aisle. Given the…
Read more »Figure of the Day 14 – Graduation Day Buffy Summers
Buffy Summers (Graduation Day) Series: Sideshow Toys’ Buffy the Vampire Slayer Release Date: 2005 Comments: There have been many Buffy figures in many different scales, but Sideshows’ 12″ offerings are…
Read more »Figure of the Day 13 – Robot Heroes Jazz
Jazz Series: Transformers; Robot Heroes Release Date: 2006 Comments: I can’t believe that HASBRO knew that their younger skewing Star Wars line, Galactic Heroes, would ultimately result in similar lines…
Read more »Figure of the Day 12 – Remote Controlled R2-Q5
Remote Controlled R2-Q5 Series: Star Wars; Target Exclusive Release Date: 2009 Comments: Japan seems to get a lot of cool stuff before the US; Transformers, Godzilla and remote controlled Astromech…
Read more »Figure of the Day 11 – The Fifth Doctor
The Fifth Doctor Series: Doctor Who; Classics Release Date: 2008 Comments: When Doctor Who relaunched itself with Christopher Eccleston’s season as the Doctor the amount of licensed Who merchandies ballooned. …
Read more »Figure of the Day 10 – Batman Heroclix
Batman Series: Heroclix Hypertime Release Date:2002 Comments: It’s a week before my trip to San Diego Comic-con 2009, so I thought while I’m looking ahead to the trip, I should…
Read more »Figure of the Day 9 – Sideswipe
Sideswipe Series: World’s Smallest Transformers Release Date: 2003 Comments: Sideswipe (or to be technical Lambor) here was in the first wave of Takara’s short lived World’s Smallest Transformers series. These…
Read more »Figure of the Day 8 – Rebel Fleet Trooper
Rebel Fleet Trooper Series: Star Wars; Power of the Force 2 Release Date: 1997 Comments: What a difference 12 years can make. In 1997 this figure was huge, never before…
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