I remember, when I was a kid, my parents would go to town on Fridays and do all the grocery shopping for the week while I was at school. My mom would pick me up one or two Super Power figures each week and I would spend all day wondering which ones I would get. I was so excited to get home on thoes days and see. It was like mini-Christmas. :)
Excellent quality! I still have Superman, Green Lantern and Joker but sadly, Joker only has one arm. I have them sitting on top of my Justice League Unlimited Apache Chief, Black Vulcan and Samurai on the wall in my bedroom.
Interesting. Back then, Kenner (which was absorbed by Hasbro) produced action figures for the DC characters, and Mattel had the rights to Marvel with the Secret Wars series. Today, it's vice versa.
@Skull10 =)) I know, right? And the Marvel toys now don't "move" like Super Powers did even though Hasbro owns them. This obv. isn't the same Hasbro that made talking GI Joes back in the 90's or all those wonderful GI Joe: Real American Hero playsets back in the 80's. Its sad to consider but one has to wonder what changed between then and now to make everything in the toy aisle so *cold* by comparison. I mean back then even mormon kids played GI Joe. Now its like toys are on prozac. Just there.
Correction, Robin and Hawkman had levers on their backs. Wait, didn't their Wonder Woman have one on hers as well? The Toy Biz version of WW seemed fatter as well, lol.
You're referring to the Toy Biz versions made in the late 80's. They used the original molds but had lame action features. Flash, Robin and Hawkman had levers on their backs whereas the originals had the squeeze leg/arm features built in. I dissected a Martian Manhunter and found plastic pegs and wire as the secret behind the features. I also took my batmoble apart. I still have the pieces, lol.
Yeah, I remember seeing that and wondering what the heck that was about. I had a Batman merchandise pamphlet from when the first Burton film was released. The Batman action in that was a repainted Super Powers Batman figure painted all black. It actually looked cool and way better than the final version(s).
why dont they make cool toys anymore like these :)
classicfreeze72 2 months ago
I remember, when I was a kid, my parents would go to town on Fridays and do all the grocery shopping for the week while I was at school. My mom would pick me up one or two Super Power figures each week and I would spend all day wondering which ones I would get. I was so excited to get home on thoes days and see. It was like mini-Christmas. :)
LibraGamesUnlimited 3 months ago
@LibraGamesUnlimited awesome man..i remember..good times for me too..when i would get to go to the store and get one.
classicfreeze72 2 months ago
@classicfreeze72 Yeah, I did that too during school breaks and summers :)
LibraGamesUnlimited 2 months ago
I still have my wonder Woman
mrfrogbutt1 5 months ago
Batsignal on buildings > Batsignal on clouds
MrDynamoJoe 6 months ago
Those toys looked WAY better than the Marvel and X-Men figures of the early 90's.
WebVMan 8 months ago
YOU DECIDE!
jaysteel2008 9 months ago
I love how in those old toy commercials, they assume all kids have toy brick sets.
DeathAdder83 1 year ago
@DeathAdder83 lol..lol
classicfreeze72 2 months ago
i have the whole collection loose
boulder6969 1 year ago
@boulder6969 wow cg!!!
classicfreeze72 2 months ago
Batman rocks!
Terryfan 1 year ago
0:16 IT'S A TRAP
LordSmog 1 year ago
Excellent quality! I still have Superman, Green Lantern and Joker but sadly, Joker only has one arm. I have them sitting on top of my Justice League Unlimited Apache Chief, Black Vulcan and Samurai on the wall in my bedroom.
Mysterwright 2 years ago
@Mysterwright poor joker lol
classicfreeze72 2 months ago
Interesting. Back then, Kenner (which was absorbed by Hasbro) produced action figures for the DC characters, and Mattel had the rights to Marvel with the Secret Wars series. Today, it's vice versa.
Skull10 2 years ago
@Skull10 =)) I know, right? And the Marvel toys now don't "move" like Super Powers did even though Hasbro owns them. This obv. isn't the same Hasbro that made talking GI Joes back in the 90's or all those wonderful GI Joe: Real American Hero playsets back in the 80's. Its sad to consider but one has to wonder what changed between then and now to make everything in the toy aisle so *cold* by comparison. I mean back then even mormon kids played GI Joe. Now its like toys are on prozac. Just there.
Mysterwright 2 months ago
God, I had that. *tears up*
infrafan 3 years ago
Correction, Robin and Hawkman had levers on their backs. Wait, didn't their Wonder Woman have one on hers as well? The Toy Biz version of WW seemed fatter as well, lol.
WarriorSmurf 3 years ago
I remember the clamps on the back of the batmobile that could capture the joker, wish i still had that.
BillDezynski 3 years ago
me, my bro, and my dad have the whole collection of that stuff. that was the greatest superhero toy line ever.
Serabo 3 years ago
I have all 35 figures still and also the Supermobile,Batmobile,Batcopter and the Hall of Justice.
noway2009 3 years ago
Yeah. I still have my flash batman and superman. batman has a recoiling grappling hook.
the flash is a windup toy that jogs. I'm not sure what superman was supposed to do.
popculturehero 3 years ago
You're referring to the Toy Biz versions made in the late 80's. They used the original molds but had lame action features. Flash, Robin and Hawkman had levers on their backs whereas the originals had the squeeze leg/arm features built in. I dissected a Martian Manhunter and found plastic pegs and wire as the secret behind the features. I also took my batmoble apart. I still have the pieces, lol.
WarriorSmurf 3 years ago
arent there like, 3 versins of the toybiz batman you can get? because so far ive noticed 3 different head shapes...
stupidcatfilms 3 years ago
Yeah, I remember seeing that and wondering what the heck that was about. I had a Batman merchandise pamphlet from when the first Burton film was released. The Batman action in that was a repainted Super Powers Batman figure painted all black. It actually looked cool and way better than the final version(s).
WarriorSmurf 3 years ago
IIRC, the (Toy Biz)Superman figure had a magnetic torso or something weird like that.
WarriorSmurf 3 years ago