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about_faces) wrote2010-07-07 11:38 pm
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The First(?) Two-Face Action Figure! DC Comics Super-Heroes from Toy Biz (1990)
Oh, Toy Biz's DC and Marvel early toy lines from 1989-1990. At sevenish years old, I used to scour the racks at Kay Bee and Toys R Us, which was where I was first introduced to a number of iconic superheroes from the Big Two. Did you collect any of these DC figures? Me, I had Batman, Superman, Riddler, Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Lex Luthor, Joker, and, of course, Bob the Goon (as in "Bob. Gun" from Burton's BATMAN).
As action figures went, they were stiff, cheaply produced, and had very silly gimmicks. The Lex figure with "power punch" only served to punch himself in the face, which would be endless fun for Superman if Superman were as petty as Lex. But I loved them so. And even at that age, I took note of the fact that they actually made what was, I believe, the first ever action figure of Two-Face.
First off, I love the promo drawing. Classic Bronze Age Harvey all the way. I wonder who did the promo art? That's the kind of geekily specific oddity I'd like to own as original art.
As you can see, the figure features "unique COIN FLIPPING ACTION." Which is to say, he holds a gigantic plastic dime with an X on one side. If you twist the wind-up mechanism in his back, the hand spins around and around until it runs out, often ending with the coin on edge or tipped over.
Photo credit goes to cooltoyreview.com
This Two-Face is too lazy to actually flip a coin. He'll just hold it and roll his wrist around and around and around until he gets tired or until carpal tunnel sets in. In which case, many prospective murder victims of his were probably already far away.
Poor Toy Biz Two-Face: he's a terrible criminal, and a pretty lame action figure to boot. But I love 'im anyway. He was the first of his kind, and whether the gimmick was good or not, there's no doubting that it wasn't "unique," as promised!
As action figures went, they were stiff, cheaply produced, and had very silly gimmicks. The Lex figure with "power punch" only served to punch himself in the face, which would be endless fun for Superman if Superman were as petty as Lex. But I loved them so. And even at that age, I took note of the fact that they actually made what was, I believe, the first ever action figure of Two-Face.
First off, I love the promo drawing. Classic Bronze Age Harvey all the way. I wonder who did the promo art? That's the kind of geekily specific oddity I'd like to own as original art.
As you can see, the figure features "unique COIN FLIPPING ACTION." Which is to say, he holds a gigantic plastic dime with an X on one side. If you twist the wind-up mechanism in his back, the hand spins around and around until it runs out, often ending with the coin on edge or tipped over.
Photo credit goes to cooltoyreview.com
This Two-Face is too lazy to actually flip a coin. He'll just hold it and roll his wrist around and around and around until he gets tired or until carpal tunnel sets in. In which case, many prospective murder victims of his were probably already far away.
Poor Toy Biz Two-Face: he's a terrible criminal, and a pretty lame action figure to boot. But I love 'im anyway. He was the first of his kind, and whether the gimmick was good or not, there's no doubting that it wasn't "unique," as promised!