Forgotten Figures

I guess it's tradition to post up the Flying Scorpion every 5 years.  Today, though, marks 25 years since I first posted my original pro...

Cobra's iconic army building duo of the Trooper and Officer were exported all over the world.  Versions of them were released in Argenti...

Early Funskool figures feature a lot of weird colorings.  Funskool had a bit more carte blanche to create toys for their home market.  Slow...

Most collectors are familiar with the Brazilian Tiger Force exclusives.  The Tiger Force Shipwreck ( Marujo ) and Airtight ( Ar Puro ) have ...

The Kraken figure isn't so much a rarity as it is an oddity.  How this monster came to be included in the Action Force line isn't kn...

In 2001, a weird figure popped up.  It was a previously unknown toy that used G.I. Joe molds.  The figure was named SuperCop.  Using the hea...

Mutt is among my favorite figure sculpts and characters in the entire line.  I have a version of every figure ever released based on the vin...

Sometimes, a figure is just a figure.  There's not much special about it.  The design is drab.  The character is somewhat one-dimensiona...

Muralha is, basically, Flint.  Without context, a photo of Muralha would easily be mistaken for a standard Flint.  Some people might think t...

There are many different Funskool Lady Jaye figures.  Some are more interesting than others.  My version  of the figure isn't too far of...

Crazylegs is not a figure that mattered to me during my childhood.  In fact, I kind of hated the figure because, before I saw the figure in ...

The Funskool Red Dog debuted nearly 24 years ago.  During that time, I've been constantly flummoxed by the figure's complete lack of...

I'm not a Quick Kick fan.  I never have been.  Even back in 1985 , I didn't find much use for the figure.  I had Snake Eyes to engag...

In Mexico, the Auriken toy company released a small line of exclusive Joes.  There are a few different series.  The initial series, though,...