Sadly this year Mattel is wrapping up its popular DC Universe Classics 6” action figure toy line featuring DC Comics' heroes and villains. But they’re not letting the toy line end without one last big hurrah! At Toy Fair 2014 Mattel announced it will be releasing six final DC Universe Super Powers action figures just in time for the 30th anniversary of Kenner’s Super Powers toy line. Not only that, but each figure comes packaged on a retro Super Powers blister card!
As you know The Blot is more than a little obsessed with the ‘80s Super Powers toy line, and I absolutely love the idea of blister carded DC Universe Classics figures. I must not be the only one as Medicom has done it with their line of DC Comics 100% Be@rbricks, Kidrobot will be doing it with their upcoming DC Comics Mini Figures, and now Mattel will be doing with their DCUC figures.
The final six DC Universe Super Powers figures are going to be done Four Horsemen style, and include Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Gold Superman, Green Lantern as The Riddler, and Mr. Mxyzptlk, with the giant Kalibak as the series’ collect and connect figure. Since I wasn’t familiar with the Gold Superman and Green Lantern as The Riddler action figures, The Blot turned to our friends at Action Figure Insider for the scoop! According to Daniel Picket, Chief Insider at AFi, in 1986 Pacipa released a “Super Amigos” Riddler that was a repainted Green Lantern sold only in South America, while the gold Superman was not actually released but was planned as part of the line for Superman's 50th Anniversary.
The first three figures will be released in September 2014, while the next three figures released in October 2014 exclusively at MattyCollector.com.
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