Secrets of Mattel's 1984 Secret Wars Marvel Action Figure Toy Line: When Mattel Made Marvel!

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3 жыл бұрын

Scott ToyGuru Neitlich dives back to the early 1980's when Mattel was the company making Marvel Action Figures. A line that brought many firsts including the first Doctor Doom and Wolverine toys ever, Secret Wars was named by a focus group and designed to be as inexpensive as possible to produce. Yet it is one of the most beloved toy lines of all time. Comes with our highest possible reconsideration!

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@victorcastle5757 3 жыл бұрын

That's crazy that Doom was a pegwarmer! He was the one I wanted most as a kid, because he's pretty much always been my favorite supervillain.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

He was one of the biggest pegwarmers of them all!

@victorcastle5757 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you!! He was always my favorite comic book villain since seeing him on the Spiderman & Fantastic 4 cartoons in the early 80s, and in some coloring books & whatnot that I had. My fiancé & I are having a superhero wedding in a few months, & my outfit will be based on him!!

@jesseperry9602 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Kang....Kang was the biggest pegwarmer in my area. Any set up of Secret Wars figures was 3-4 Spider-Men, a couple of Cap and Iron Mans, 15 Kangs and absolutely zero Hobgoblins.

@georgetrapp6666 3 жыл бұрын

Meh, I think it's because, by most fans eye, he wasn't the Doom they were familiar with. I think I still cringe a bit when I look at his outer-space-looking armor.

@victorcastle5757 3 жыл бұрын

@@jesseperry9602 yeah, that's what I would think. Hardly anyone knew who he was at the time... including me!

@jesseperry9602 3 жыл бұрын

I have a love/hate relationship with the Secret Wars line. Firstly, some of my most cherished toys from growing up were my Secret Wars and Super Powers figures. It was awesome to have at the same time both Marvel and DC in practically the same scale and led to a lot of crossover playing storylines that I think hooked me on comic book super heroes for life. I read comics before then, but those figures really mean a lot to me. On the other hand...man Mattel really were cheapskates on those figures. Like, Captain America couldn't come with a proper shield? Magneto and Dr. Doom didn't have their capes...hell, Magneto didn't even have EYES! Lastly, the paint apps they used are NOTORIOUSLY bad. I remember when I got Daredevil...literally the same afternoon his DD symbol, his belt buckle, and most of the paint app on his face were gone. Same for Spidey's chest, the red stripes on Cap's midsection, and good luck trying to find an Iron Man that actually has the yellow on his arc reactor. I know Mattel had more overhead than Kenner as you explained in the video, but at some point it just has to be said...The Secret Wars figures were just plain inferior to the Super Powers line, both in scope and construction. But I still love 'em and have a near full line (Just missing Ice Man and Electro...someday!).

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

It is good to have a someday toy. It makes toy hunting that much more fun. For that one day when you find them for 10.00 at a flea market!

@rokkvi1 3 жыл бұрын

I agree so much. It was nice to be able to make Marvel and DC figures fight each other and I just really loved having the Marvel characters. I had Wolverine, black Spider-Man, Iron Man, Doom, Kang, Magneto, Constrictor and Doc Oc (whose mechanical arms fell off after not too long, so yeah, again crap quality). I had Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Hawkman (my preferred DC character, who I frustratingly lost and never found again) from the DC line. I liked my Marvel figures so much more, despite the obvious difference in quality.

@EdsterIII Жыл бұрын

@@rokkvi1 When I was a kid there were some Mego Superheroes I wanted so bad but they never were released. Hawkman was one. The Flash was another, although they did make a Teen Titans set with Kid Flash, Aqualad, Speedy, and Wonder Girl. Doctor Octopus was another, Scorpion, Sandman, Rhino, Doctor Doom, etc. Mego had DC & Marvel at the time and I loved the figures, they didn't have a lot of villains. Batman's baddies were the most DC villains. 🃏🃏Joker🃏🃏, 🐧🐧Penguin🐧🐧, 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛Catwoman🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ , and the❔❔Riddler❔❔and on the Marvel side, Green Goblin, and the 🦎🐊Lizard🐊🦎 were pretty much it. Again while I loved the line of figures I always had wished they made more villains. It wasn't until later that it changed and more figures, different figures, or a larger variety of figures were produced. I think Star Wars changed that. They saw that even minor characters were bought and bad guys especially were popular. Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, and the Bounty Hunters were all flying off the shelves. One great thing about Mego was their figures were always well made. My only gripe was that their "logos" were stickers and always came off when you played with them. Batman's 🦇, Robin's ®️, Captain America's ⭐, the Fantastic Four's 4️⃣, Superman's \S/, and even Iron-Man's 🟡 ended up like -->⭕ when the yellow dot popped out. So many of the figures didn't have their logos. Only 🕷🕸Spider-Man🕸🕷, had his logo as part of his costume, and Thor, The Hulk, Thing, Falcon, Green Goblin, Lizard,🃏🃏Joker🃏🃏, 🐧🐧Penguin🐧🐧, and 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛Catwoman🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ were sticker free. Otherwise Mego's figures were spot on perfect for the most part.

@rokkvi1 Жыл бұрын

@@EdsterIII there were some Mego pocket superheroes out when I was very young. We had one of the versions of Spider Man, which was quite a nice figure. I like that line quite a lot just from looking at the figures and it was nice how they had both DC and Marvel figures in a size compatible with the Star Wars line. Ironically the Mego pocket super heroes were made from better material and had more detail than the Secret Wars figures. Hawkman was by far my favourite Superpowers figure, the second favourite being Batman. Unfortunately, I lost my Hawkman and never found him again. We also never got waves 2 and 3 of Superpowers in Iceland and I remember really liking the Firestorm figure when I got to the US and discovered the 2nd wave.

@ChapMeifan 3 жыл бұрын

I still love this line all these years later. There's something really basic and fun with the Secret Wars line. I finally found a Doom Roller two years ago and, despite it being kind of goofy, it fits with the whole comic book universe. Great video!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Those vehicles were pretty kick ass!

@JoJoBearSomaticGuide4men 3 жыл бұрын

I had the whole collection as a kid.. wish I still had em

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

You were a blessed kid!

@DanielGarciaNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Me too... Only thing I kept messing up was the hologram card

@StoneyHoliday 2 жыл бұрын

I still have Iron Man and Cap. I was about 3 years old when these came out and I will never forget getting them. I almost forget that back then the DC characters were more mainstream than the marvel characters but that shifted dramatically in the 90s.

@fromagenoir7220 3 жыл бұрын

I still have the first wave figures, Dardevil and Black Suit Spidey, the Doom Tower and Freedom Fighter. The shields and accessories are lost to time however. Great video!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah those shields have a way of being easily forgotten.

@SoberIrishman 2 жыл бұрын

Grew up in this 1984-85 era and it was fantastic being 10 years old. This series was awesome, have all the figures, comics and even lots of customs made from the base figures of the XMEN. :)

@spectorcreative1872 2 жыл бұрын

Such a cool line

@warface4881 3 жыл бұрын

The first time I ever saw WOLVERINE was his Secret Wars figure. I was like "who is this cool guy?" As I recall they were made a of this rubbery plastic that was kinda an articulation feature on its own.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah as the first ever Wolvierine toy this was his character introduction to many kids

@michaelstreeto3889 3 жыл бұрын

I had him too

@Goldenbane 3 жыл бұрын

I saw Wolverine for the first time in the Spider-man and His Amazing Friends cartoon series, as well as the old TSR roleplaying game my older brother owned. Funnily enough, it was the Toy Biz Marvel figures when I first saw Venom. I remember getting one of those "toy catalogs" and there was the Marvel figures...and I saw this giant evil Spider-man who looked like he'd been possessed or something! When I finally managed to get a hold of him, it became a love affair that continues to this day!

@deanmatthews4515 11 ай бұрын

Exact same for me dude and his suit was the x men standard standard

@deanmatthews4515 11 ай бұрын

Wasn't the x man standard

@kevingonzalez3673 Ай бұрын

These toys were so cool. I had them all and would have great battles with them and my GI Joes. I wished I still had them.

@Frankh747 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 38 and still have some of these in my collection. Did not realize that was Dr. DOOMs first figure, glad I kept it.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Worth keeping!

@toddtaylor6506 3 жыл бұрын

I had Red/Blue Spidey ( my favorite super hero ) , Iron Man and Dr. Doom.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. Toy memories are the best

@Merylstreep1949 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool and informative. I'm subscribing to your channel because of this video

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Welcome aboard. And thank you

@georgetrapp6666 3 жыл бұрын

That tears it! So am I, now!

@ADAM_COLLECTS 3 жыл бұрын

Love the education about things I noticed as a kid “these guys have the same arms legs and head.. Why.” Cost, standard and expected answer but fun to learn

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

It usually all comes down to cost!

@sgtbathsoap 3 жыл бұрын

Very funny timing this video was posted, I just watched infinity war for the first time, and then get to see an extremely informative video about the first huge crossover, loved it, keep it up!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. See how perfect the timing is between me and Marvel Studios?

@rodrickadamginsburg8960 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed these figures very much back in the day!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

They were toy-riffic

@joeholtster1891 2 жыл бұрын

Wish this line went further. My all time favorite Marvel line.

@spectorcreative1872 2 жыл бұрын

It was a classic

@davidcarnevale5974 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Being born in ‘72, I grew up on these toys and comics. Very fortunate to still have most of the comic series as well as many of the figures.

@spectorcreative1872 2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same!

@freddyvidz 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVED these toys.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Toys are love.

@cepolt 2 жыл бұрын

Wolverine at the time was one of my favorite characters, but the general public at that time had never heard of him. No one at my school knew who he was.(The Miller/Clairemont series had just come out). I was lucky to have been introduced to comic collecting by an older cousin, 15 years my senior. ) Not until years later did I realize the black claw version was rare; I was lucky to have that one.

@spectorcreative1872 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, this was well before he got popular

@korydoe4813 3 жыл бұрын

I had Spiderman and Dr doom, they got lots of play, my Spiderman has very little paint left these days!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the paint had a way of disappearing quickly on these figures when played with.

@favoritemustard3542 3 жыл бұрын

Which Spidey?

@korydoe4813 3 жыл бұрын

@@favoritemustard3542 the regular red and blue secret wars one

@archangel5627 3 жыл бұрын

My Secret Wars Spiderman got lots of play too. He’s missing a ton of paint as well. I loved that figure!

@korydoe4813 3 жыл бұрын

@@archangel5627 if I remember correctly my spent lots of time in the bath tub too! Lol

@jamescampbell2891 3 жыл бұрын

The iron man shield lenticular still had Tony Stark instead of Roadie

@oldschooltommyim 3 жыл бұрын

Never thought about that and it’s right there in this video too.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Good point. It is almost like no one was paying attention to the details.. cough cough Wolverine Claws

@mikesoylo1496 3 жыл бұрын

WTH gives this video a thumbs down?! Great job!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Haters gunna hate

@DONTOURAGETV 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I clicked on this video because the Marvel Secret Wars toys are still to this day one of my favorite toy lines and I literally had every figure but watching this video brought me back because I also had some of the DC Kenner toy line as well

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Toy memories are the best kind! And if new to this channel, please take a look around, we have tons of great stuff! Welcome aboard.

@GrrrwolfWherewolf 3 жыл бұрын

Well done! Thanks for doing these videos!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching and commenting! And help by posting them to friends on social media is most appreciated.

@BladeStar-uq6xe 2 ай бұрын

I didn't even start Collecting until 1994, and I still have 4 of these. In fact, I even use the Iron Man as Obadiah Stane because I figure such an ancient Iron Man armor is the best that he can do. I also have Wolverine, Captain America, and Magneto. I gave Magneto the cape of Dr. Mindbender. It's a bit small as it was a 3.75 figure. Tell the truth, I don't ever remember buying them. I remember specifically when I started Collecting. It was April 2nd, 1994, Toys R Us in Chula Vista, Ca. I went in and they still had a large selection of the Toy Biz rerelease of Super Powers and I bought; Superman Batman Robin Wonder Woman Hawkman Aquaman Green Lantern Martian Manhunter Red Tornado Dr. Fate I mean, I have such clarity about that day. Can't fathom where those Secret Wars figures came from.

@mjaks78 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Seeing this i now remember having a few of these! Wolverine, Cap, and Dr Doom, if i recall correctly. Great figures!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Oh you recall totally correctly!

@mjaks78 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Great videos, man! Enjoy them a lot!

@chrisalan457 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating video Spectre, I do remember this line as a kid. Doctor Doom was in fact a peg warmer, I remember seeing him still on the pegs 2 to 3 years after the line ended. 😳 Always a great viewing experience, can't wait for the next one!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah after Dr Doom sold badly in the first wave he was double packed in the second wave!

@chrisalan457 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 That explains why there were so many.

@NinjaToyReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Lot of information Thank you

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you liked! Share with your friends! It helps the channel a ton

@Bulbasquirtle 3 жыл бұрын

Great Channel! Glad to see there's more people who care about stuff like this!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Feel free to share any of these videos on your social media. It helps the channel a ton!

@artkingofwholefoods74 Жыл бұрын

That series was optical magic. The story was AMAZING! I still have my complete set.

@christopherlockery9629 3 жыл бұрын

I was born on not only the year that 'Secret Wars' came out (1984) but also on the same month that was on the cover of the first issue of the mini series (May) a fun little series and in my humble opinion one of my personal favorite cross over events, be it from Marvel, DC or any other company. Nuff Said!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Clearly Secret Wars was in your destiny

@bluestripetiger 2 жыл бұрын

As a kid i loved both the Super Powers and Secret Wars action figures. They were both well made and for their time had a lot of detail. i had a Mego Hulk and i loved him but he was quite big. I also had a big Spiderman that had a little hook that would pull it up. I loved that Spiderman figure but it was a little stiff. The small figures were poseable (in a limited early 1980's sense) but above all i could take them with me anywhere, while the big Mego Hulk and Spiderman with hook were home only toys.

@spectorcreative1872 2 жыл бұрын

Such great toys to grow up with

@scottandrewhutchins 3 жыл бұрын

Kang was a notorious pegwarmer I bought several years later for 50 cents. Despite my love of Marvel, the only others I managed to get were Doctor Doom and Daredevil--that latter was at a drug store and quite surprised me. I got the Tower of Doom for $5 on clearance at Zayre, but I couldn't get the gate to stay open. It also had Kenner Ecto-Plazm spilled on it because that was Zayre. Someone told me that if you press the lever down when it's pulled out, you can make it stay in place, but mine is in storage in the original box in another state because I moved to NYC for grad school and didn't take my toys with me .

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, Kang and Doom were huge peg warmers. It didn't help that they were re-released in Wave 2!

@robatkinson2125 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant figures of my youth

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you have awesome toy memories of these!

@TheNecessaryEvil 2 жыл бұрын

I remember looking in the toy aisle of every store that carried toys for Hobgoblin. Never found him. I think I had all the others

@FerrisBueller-lj9zj 3 жыл бұрын

Best looking comic book action figures

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

And a bit ahead of their time in the day!

@Spongemonkey26 3 жыл бұрын

Still have my Wolverine, Capt. America, Doom, and Magneto from my childhood.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Worthy keepers!

@-Hail-15 3 жыл бұрын

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@andrewgrant2990 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video sir; your depth of knowledge is impressive! While I may not have had much of these as a kid, over the years the accessories came my way & the Wolverine claws (etc) were used by GI Joe @ times.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Well GI Joe needs all the help he can get!

@vincentfranklin17 2 жыл бұрын

Doctor Doom didn't have an action figure until Secret Wars? Wow! Mego definitely had figures of the FF! I guess I just assumed Mego made one! Ya learn somethin' new every day, huh?

@Crowquilll 3 жыл бұрын

I still remember the only time I saw wave 2 in a store. I had birthday money to spend and was thrilled to find Falcon at Walmart. I was headed a few aisles over to show Mom when a thunderstorm knocked out the power. All customers were asked to leave and I never saw one again. Eventually I picked up black Spidey and DD from flea markets, but no luck on Falcon or Hobgoblin.

@favoritemustard3542 3 жыл бұрын

The gods must be crazy! I _never_ got to see any wave in person... IDK why, I was around!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Some of those are still tough to track down. But I kinda like having an item to hunt for!

@JeffTheFutureJaros 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video as always Guru, man, I used to dig the Secret Wars line back then, great line!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Hoping we can see Mattel bring it back one day. Only a Marvel License away...

@JeffTheFutureJaros 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 That would be an Instant Hit with Adult Collectors! Fingers Crossed.....

@MiKeMiDNiTe-77 3 жыл бұрын

Gosh wish I had these as a kid what amazing looking action figures....on to ebay now to check them out...

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Worth it!

@gim95697 2 жыл бұрын

I like that Magneto is in the cross sell as a villain but in the comics hes zapped in with the good guys

@Chaos-chosplay-is-bored-ToRd 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad for the comment.

@Ed-jv3xu 9 ай бұрын

Oh one more black Spider-Man was my favourite 👍♥️

@Spaceprince72 3 жыл бұрын

Loved these growing up. Played with them so much the paint rubbed off on few. My sister used nail polish to give Cap his stripes back. Still have them in a shoe box with all my Super Powers figures.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is hard to find these figures with all the paint intact these days!

@scockery 3 жыл бұрын

The paint would rub off on some of them instantly, like Dr Doom's details. It was shoddy.

@Skywarp-js9ne 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this video takes me back man I remember secret wars I still own all 12 issues I have number one framed I love that issue I'm Spider-Man yeah these speakers are awesome I was able to find somebody yard sale one time picked them up cleaned them up and put them in a nice little display and there they sit

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

They are so rememberable huh!

@jzachery 3 жыл бұрын

While I love the Secret Wars line in terms of nostalgia I do remember getting them as a kid and wondering why they couldn't be like the Super Powers figures. No capes. Cap didn't have his actual shield. The action poses weren't great. Mattel seems to have a history of getting a license so they can compete and then cutting cost and corners until it can't compete at market.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

The lack of capes was a cost saving measure due to Mattel's high overhead.

@genesanford9412 3 жыл бұрын

Love these guys.I still have a few of them , & some 'Pocket Hero,s ' versions.I had the Batman exploding bridge set ,tho long gone : ( . Great story ,thanks, from a Ol Skool collector who grew up in this era ! :D

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

We are all old school now!

@genesanford9412 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 LOL

@jamesjustice4515 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning big guy. I tell u what , you do a wonderful show. I learned a few things I didn't know like iron man been rody. U do a beautiful job. U and ur family becareful today. Have fun. God watching over u all.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and glad you continue to enjoy! Many more to come.

@Daveyj666 3 жыл бұрын

I loved these as a kid. I remember Doc Oc's tentacles broke off really easy, think I ended up getting two of them and had the same problem. Don't know about the figures but I remember seeing Dr Doom's base and some the the vehicles in my parents attic, about a year ago.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Doc Ock's tentacles always break no matter the scale!

@kyleolson8977 3 жыл бұрын

Invtelivision was not a "notorious failure', or if you really want to use that term it was a 'smashing success' first. The system had been out for 5 years when the 1984 video game crash hit and while it did not sell as well as the Atari VCS (2600), it did ship 3 million units. As Wikipedia notes "Mattel Electronics provided 25% of revenue and 50% of operating income in fiscal 1982". But Mattel Electronics, like Atari, had overspent during 1982, hiring like mad even there were signs that the market would cool and this caused huge losses over the next 2 years even though ME suspended hiring in early 1983.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Well, it was still considered one of Mattel's bigger failures in the big picture. Even if it made some money! The development was very costly.

@freddyvidz 3 жыл бұрын

These need a remake!!!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Make it happen Hasbro, er Mattel, er Marvel

@daniellennane9461 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I once read that there was another wave in the works that featured Hulk, Abomination, Mr. Fantastic, Dazzler, Mystique and some others. The Hulk prototype has some images floating around online too.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely no hulk was prototypes because of the tooling needed. He couldn't use the standard body and all the figures needed to use the standard body

@daniellennane9461 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Check here. toyotter.com/2010/11/the-best-kept-secret/ About half way down the page there is a photo of the prototype. It's next to a few custom pieces. It believe it has been confirmed as official. I wish I could find some better pictures, but I'm 100% sure it's real.

@Clay3613 3 жыл бұрын

I inherited some of the toys from my chiropractor who's a huge comic book fan. Mostly the villains and Doctor Dooms playset.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Love getting toys from hand me downs. Always some gems

@Ed-jv3xu 9 ай бұрын

Meaning had them played with them love them ❤️👍🔥

@IuriFiedoruk 3 жыл бұрын

Both secret Wars and Super Powers were amazing and made a lot of success here im Brazik brought by Estrela and Gulliver companies. And I am glad to own a few pieces of both lines.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. The foreign releases were awesome

@razrentals8897 3 жыл бұрын

I had all of these as a kid except Hobgoblin. I loved them back then and I love em now. I had probably 3 Black suit Spider-Man figures because I kept breaking them. The black suit quickly became my favorite costume of all time. They were sold in some discount stores by me in north East pa so it was easy for my parents to buy multiples of the broken figures.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Hobgoblin is worth tracking down!

@razrentals8897 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 I have him now and I agree!

@ProfessorHurt 3 жыл бұрын

I will always remember attaining Secret Wars Doctor Doom and getting Castle Doom. I didn't get Cobra Commander until Version 3 (the battle armored one). So having THE comic book bad guy was something else.He was my defacto villain the heroes would battle in that scale, and Castle DOOM was his lair (until of course the Cobra Terrordrome was released). I remember I still played with that dang figure until the early 90s when they released a caped version. I still have both the figure and Castle Doom. Both have seen better days (the paint is all gone on the figure and castle doom is missing parts). But I'll always remember the glory days of it when I was a kid.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. He does make a good defacto villain for a lot of toy lines.

@AndyC3.0 3 жыл бұрын

I remember reading the secret Wars saga when it first came out via comic books.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty groundbreaking at the time!

@ericlewis217 3 жыл бұрын

I remember Kang being the biggest pegwarmer. Found him as late as 1989 at Ks Merchandise.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Doom and Kang were big dust collectors. They hung around in wave 1 AND Mattel shipped them in wave 2.

@nvfury13 3 жыл бұрын

Still have a bunch of these!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

They are classic in every way!

@bobbyana9728 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! I’ve been looking everywhere for this one video that I’m sure you did on the monster high reboot and I can’t find it anywhere. Did you delete it? or was it made by another creator?

@spectorcreative1872 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't made any Monster High videos. Must be someone else! Sorry.

@aaronwood8012 3 жыл бұрын

These weren’t as good as Kenner super powers but I loved them at the time

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

All true.

@Pegwarmers 3 жыл бұрын

I had Cap and Dr. Doom as kid!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

You were twice a lucky as me!

@AllysonA8281 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my all-time favorite toy lines and comic series. My favorites were definitely Wolverine, Doctor Doom, Black Suit Spider-man, and oddly Kang the Conqueror. The design was simple but effective. Definite miss on the weapons though. Still a great line anyway. Thanks for this and all the amazingly informative videos. I recently subbed and have been binging. Cheers!😃

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

I am so glad you enjoyed! Feel free to share with friends. It helps the channel a ton

@AllysonA8281 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Will do! 👍

@ricardomachado6792 Жыл бұрын

I had a Dr Doom during this time. And I had another Marvel characters but from another company that made figures but without articulation it was a Namor.

@robertlduncan12 3 жыл бұрын

I was about five the first time I saw these figures, and outside of Spiderman didn't know who they were. But still had Cap, Magneto, Iron Man and Dr. Octopus. I think they were already on clearance by the time I got them, but I'll always have nostalgia for the toy line even if I never really became a big comics fan. I did get the paperback compilation of the Secret Wars series a few years back though simply because of my fondness for the toys.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, these were the introduction to the Marvel Universe for many many kids!

@Skywarp-js9ne 3 жыл бұрын

Man I'm ripping a kid and seeing these on the shelf got to text me back I never got these I was still really into Star wars at the time and he man but you know what thing and back now man have been great to get them but marvel legends just redid these figures in a like a nine pack or something so I'll probably pick them up and keep them carded cuz they'll just look amazing on the shelf

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

They do make a toy shelf happy!

@jeremyburdge8573 3 жыл бұрын

I love this toyline and remember when i got my first one in 1984 when i was 2 it was Spider-Man and it was my first time seeing Wolverine but i could not have him at the time because of the claws but still awesome. :) Then looking up the history of this toyline i found out there was prototypes that were going to be made.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

It was so breakthrough for its time! And toy memories are the best!

@jeremyburdge8573 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Very true and i have a collection of them now still need a few more to complete the original line and i am one of those who is adding customs to my collection as well.

@johnalucard7860 3 жыл бұрын

Had a bunch of these.I remember the paint on them being cheap and coming off .

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Quality toys of the 80s!

@edaniels240 2 ай бұрын

Yep Secret Wars Kang will be the very 1st Marvel figure I got that year until I accidentally lost him in 86

@Metlhd313 3 жыл бұрын

I had the entire first wave of figures save for Wolverine. I also had Kang's glider and the Freedom Fighter.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

A good line to still have

@georgetrapp6666 3 жыл бұрын

Have an early after-market Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Captain America, but early enough in my collecting career, that regrettably, I opened their packaging. But still have all the accessories and all figures do not show wear. Have a few Flea Market finds of various characters, Doc Ock (one missing tentacles, one intact) Doom (one with chest paint wear, and missing that band on his thigh, one clean and with minimal wear) Magneto (one with heavy wear, a second with minimal) Hobgoblin (heavy wear, missing all accessories, especially glider) Kang (medium wear), and I swear somewhere buried away, I have a black-costume Spider-Man.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

He will show up. All toys come back that are lost

@JediJunkie247 3 жыл бұрын

Only ever had the original Spider-Man. This line was my introduction to the larger Marvel universe.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

You share that with many kids in the 80's!

@robatkinson2125 3 жыл бұрын

Managed to get some of these figures recently. Black spiderman, spiderman, iron man, captain America.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Some of the best of the bunch!

@Mlotshaw1 3 жыл бұрын

Wow memories

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

That is just what I am going for!

@Mlotshaw1 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Well it is a homerun!

@alanrussette2819 3 жыл бұрын

I still have my Iron Man and Wolverine (Wolverine has his claws intact), but the shields and guns are long gone. I was never a fan of the action features of the Super Powers line. I was fine with Star Wars level articulation and overall sturdiness, so Secret Wars was right up my alley. I was also a bigger fan of Marvel than DC growing up, so that might have been part of my preference for the line.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

I think a few small companies make repro parts. You may be able to replace your shield!

@symbiote1982pk 3 жыл бұрын

Ooooh that kid was brapping up a storm.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much

@MikeB12800 3 жыл бұрын

I loved these toys, but I remember the paint rubbing off pretty quick

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah toys in the 80's did that

@stephencerhit 3 жыл бұрын

I sill have my Doctor Doom and Kang. Spider-man broke years ago, but still lasted in my collection for many years. I still remember my Granddad had one of Spider-mans vehicles.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

I remember his race car quite fondly.

@cruizerdave 3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing those as a kid. They kind of looked like knock offs to me then, so I passed. I think it’s funny they cut the quality and diversity of the line basically so the executives could be paid more. Had they put a little more effort into it. It may have been much more successful. Thanks for the insight!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Their is always Ebay!

@Anhviet19 3 жыл бұрын

I remember having Cap, Ironman, Dr. Doom, Magneto and Kang.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

A wonderful childhood you must have had!

@lunarmodule6419 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent - thank you - I just SUB.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Well thank you so much! Please do feel free to share videos on social media. It helps the channel a ton!

@lunarmodule6419 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Will do.

@shenanitims4006 3 жыл бұрын

I had most, if not all of these as a kid. I was a huge Marvel fan growing up, so my cousins had the DC Super Power figures, but I only bothered with the Secret Wars ones. I kept my alien costume Spider-Man, Hobgoblin, Dr. Oct., and Falcon for a lot longer than I probably should have, but that symbiote suit Spider-Man was just too perfect to give up.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

It would be great to see homage figures made in modern style!

@shenanitims4006 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 True, but I'm so far out of the game (and country), I'd have to live vicariously through videos such as these. And I figured most of these characters already have updates.

@rossato2109 2 жыл бұрын

I stil have my Spiderman figure! Had the Captain America too but he is long gone.

@spectorcreative1872 2 жыл бұрын

Figures worth keeping

@ClosedEyeVisualisations 2 жыл бұрын

This line and the uncanny line in the 90's, i just love so much more than the legends line. I dont know what it is, but they look too new. I wish they did certain characters like galactus but in the uncanny line.

@5linx4lif 3 жыл бұрын

I had almost all of them at 48 I wish I still had them.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

They were great

@evilchaosboy 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVED "Secret Wars" figures!! I knew about them long before the comic book. I actually went through 2 full sets (minus the 3rd wave) I didn't even know about them until years later. I preferred the "Secret Wars" stuff over the "Super Powers" stuff because 1. I was always a Marvel kid and 2. Even though the "Super Powers" figures had more "articulation", they were moulded from a very rigid stiff plastic whereas the "Secret Wars" gang had limbs that were moulded of a softer "bendy" plastic. I did have complaints though. I thought the shields were dumb and never used them ( I had my Dad make me an "authentic" Cap Shield! lol) and Doc Ock (My fave bad guy) certainly had the "look"...a wee bit muscular, but they got the face "dead on" perfect. His Xtra arms "looked" good, but were certainly not tested for durability (they came off very easily)...even when I got my second set and vowed not to be so rough, they still bit the dust. The worst thing about them was how easily the paint came off many of them; like my Spidey with no webbing on his costume or my Falcon with a snow-white nose! I put up with it because they were just so freakin' awesome! I know my 2 faves were Symbiote Spider-Man and The Hob Goblin! Great vid! Thank you!! \m/

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

That was such an awesome (and 1st ever) Hobgoblin. I still love Hobgoblin toys thanks to this one

@chinaski_ 5 ай бұрын

OMG I´m from Spain... While whatching the video I was thinking... this man is forgetting some characters... But I dind´t know that some of the didn´t were released in USA!!... man the Electro figure and R n B Spiderman were my favs!!... And Doc Oc too!... and Daredevil... and the Falcon... ok ok Sto it!.... Eventually I managed to get the whole collection... Being honest some of them had to go, by any means; to my pocket... I was really obsessed!... The good old times with Marvel... P.D: I´m sorry, Ms. n´ Mr. Mattel!...

@DCMarvelMultiverse 3 жыл бұрын

To repair my Superpowers, all I needed were a few symbol stickers. For SW, I needed a lot of paint. I found mostly the villains at Ben Franklin in the early 90s. Iron Man and Cap were thr only heroes there.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Those two were some of the highest produced.

@MrDagonOfTheDead 3 жыл бұрын

I still have my doom/ Doom base, Cap and Logan🔥🔥🔥

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Well kept

@vermis8344 3 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy these behind-the-scenes look-backs. The thought came to me halfway through watching: how common are Bruce Banner action figures?

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Bruce Banner sell ways less than Batman. Usually 20-30 Batmen to one Bruce.

@jesseperry9602 3 жыл бұрын

In the various Hulk centric lines you have a fair number of Bruce Banner figures. The number goes down dramatically if it's just a generic Marvel line though, because it's very rare in a non-collector line that you get secret identity figures.

@RisingBean 3 жыл бұрын

Along with MotU, this was my big early 80's toyline. While I had some of the Superpowers, Hulk and particularly Spider-Man were my favorite heroes. So I played with Spidey until I wore all the paint off and had him replaced a time or two. I also had Wolverine on the good guy side, and my neighbor had Symbiote Spidey and Iron Man. On the villain side I had Magneto, Doom and Doctor Octopus. Doc Ock's arms would break off with any attempt to play with him and while my mom returned him for another, I eventually got stuck with an armless Ock. A Mego Hulk completed my Marvel collection until the 89' Marvel Superheroes came out. Good times.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

You know, I have yet to see a Doc Ock figure who doesn't have this issue! Even the Legends toy.

@RisingBean 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 The late 80's Marvel SuperHeroes Ock was good if you didn't mind the suction cups attached to two of his arms. The newest Ock is my first since then and his lack of articulation is annoying.

@DanyTV79 3 жыл бұрын

I got a Captain America from this line. Very cool figure, but I miss the shield.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he needs HIS shield right?

@georgetrapp6666 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought it was a cool figure, but I felt his blue was the wrong tint.

@mistermort77 3 жыл бұрын

I only miss 2 figures in this line : Electro and the Falcon (Yes, I have Iceman since I was a child in the 80ies. And I still have his shield)

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, you were quite lucky! Iceman is gold.

@mistermort77 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Yes, lucky to be french (I think that the figure were only sold in France and Spain, maybe Italy too) The funniest thing is that I lived in a very small burgundian town when I was young. The figure I wanted the most was the classic Spiderman (like any kid, I guess) There was no way to find him in the only toy shop. One day, my mother had to go to Paris and bought me Spiderman from the BHV as a surprise. I was so happy, and played with it heavily (to the point of having him having his two arms broken and loosing every painting detail. Luckily, a friend of mine repaired it and it is now as if it was a new figure). But believe it or not, the Spiderman that you was supposed to find easily was never sold in this little shop, but the Iceman figure was !

@andrewt6338 3 жыл бұрын

I had a bunch of the wave 1. I didn't realize Iron Man was Rhodey until years later. You can't tell, but it was kinda cool.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

The only time he has been done in the original armor ever!

@andrewt6338 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Yeah. Like I said, it wasn't until years later I figured out it wasn't really Tony. The line was pretty good, except Spider-man had a weird foot that made it difficult to stand him up. And Captain America's shield... c'mon.

@SobekLOTFC 3 жыл бұрын

I had that Hulk Mego as a kid.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Hulk Mego Smash!

@rokkvi1 3 жыл бұрын

I was a kid the Superpowers line came out and I got a few of them. I liked the Secret Wars figures a lot more when I later came across them, simply because I liked the Marvel characters and comics a lot more than what came from DC. That was despite how obviously lower they were from a quality perspective.

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

Hey you can't beat out on what a kid likes. It wins every day.

@rokkvi1 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 that´s exactly it. I thought Wolverine was the coolest, best looking and most badass superhero ever and I wanted to play as Wolverine. I had really liked Hawkman as a kid but otherwise I didn´t care that much for the DC characters or their stories, while I had always liked to read Marvel comics. As an adult however, I valued the DC Superpower figures much more for collecting, because of their higher quality. The Marvel Secret Wars ones just don´t look that good to display them for example.

@justbenelson 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, I've been digging deeper into MOTU history, but I know next to nothing about Tops Toys. Maybe there's not much to explain, but I'd like to see a video about their role in manufacturing MOTU toys. Thank!

@spectorcreative1872 3 жыл бұрын

How is this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gs6Jicdp3tC4lHk.html

@justbenelson 3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Ah, I missed this one. Thanks!