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This line is noteworthy for two things: One is the inclusion of Cyborg, who was produced in the least numbers and is the hardest to find of the original Super Powers figures. The second is the Super Amigos Riddler, who is nothing more than a repainted Super Powers Green Lantern on a new card. Strangely, neither one of these figures is pictured on the cardbacks. For this reason, it is also hard to be sure just what characters were reproduced as part of this line. So far, Cyborg and Riddler are the only comfirmed figures not to be shown. But no other characters have surfaced yet outside of those two who are not on the cardbacks. All of the figures can pass for Super Powers when loose, though. The only real sign that they are different is that they seem to all be missing any copyright or indica stamped on the figure itself. The plastic used in the production of SA is of low quality and the paint jobs are usually off center and flaking. Below is the only easily spotted knock-off: Cyborg. This line was apparently reproduced in the mid 1990s by another South American company called Playful. All figures from the Pacipa line were made, including Cyborg and Riddler, and instead of the Delta Probe One and Supermobile, it included the batmobile and batcopter. A sample card is pictured below.
These are noticably inferior figures.
Be careful when hunting for Super Powers not to make a wrong identification!
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In
1989 the South American toy company Pacipa purchased some old Super Powers
molds and started a limited production run of Super Powers knock-offs
distributed strictly in South America.
Cyborg is obviously different in that the only painted areas on the Super
Amigo are his head and chest. There is even a variation that only has
paint on the head, pictured on the card at right. Also notice the artwork
on the SA card is a tracing of the SP card, and is therefore not as crisp
or clear.
