Forgotten Figures

I've told the story of the peg-warming Street Fighter figures, before.  It is the legend that defines the entire slate of figures, for ...

I returned to collecting as a college student in the mid 1990's.  While I dabbled a bit between 1992 and 1994, I didn't really start...

As the Joe line died at retail in the mid 1990's, there were a few stragglers that could always be counted on to be available.  Shadow N...

M Bison has long been a figure that Joe collectors have integrated into Cobra.  Mostly, it was the Street Fighter G.I. Joe figures.  But, th...

Dhalsim is an interesting figure and one of the few Street Fighter figures that calls my collection home.  Really, my interest in him is lim...

What is a G.I. Joe and what is not a G.I. Joe figure?  The answer depends greatly by collector and even within an individual collector's...

The Cobra Urban Strike set is just about my favorite Toys R Us 6 pack that was released.   The Nullifier figure was just excellent.  In tho...

In my trips to Toys R Us in 1995 and 1996, there was one group of figures that I simply could never even bring myself to try: the Street Fi...

Several years ago, I profiled the Paratrooper Guile figure. At the time, I was enjoying the various Guile variants that are available and f...

Many years ago, I profiled a lone Star Wars figure. At that time, I vowed to never showcase another Star Wars figure again. Since then, ever...