Okay, so not quite $40, but $38.70. That’s what you want from me for a Justice League Unlimited four-pack, Mattel. And that was cool, at least until you dove headfirst into the deep end of the crazy pool with some of the character selections.
For a team that was so concerned about the sales of a pack with a JLU Clock King and TNBA Harley Quinn, Bane, and Scarecrow, you guys really made a couple of odd choices with the Doom Patrol and Justice Guild sets. Even an army builder pack of four identical Parademon figures would have made more sense (especially on your end, since you’d only have one new figure to tool). I bought two of the Gotham Criminals sets, and I bought your Legion Of Super Heroes set, even though the Legion has never had much appeal for me. Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel are winners; the Doom Patrol is okay. You can get forty of my dead presidents there. Could have had it for Jonah Hex, Bat Lash, Ohiyesa Smith, and El Diablo from "The Once and Future Thing". Even young Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern from "Kid Stuff" would have been fun. I have some news for you on the Justice Guild set, though: I ain’t buying it.
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This one is all about the nostalgia, folks. The moment I laid eyes on this set of figures some part of me was taken back 25 years. Even though I couldn’t remember many details of the cartoon Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, I knew it must have had an impact on my younger self – such was the strong feeling I got when seeing this trio of figures. Whether I ended up collecting the Marvel Universe line or not I would be getting this set.
A week or so ago I was cruising my local Target checking to see if their most recent reset was complete. I was cranking down the back isle passing board games and Nerf guns, eyes fixed on the action figure isle. A row or two before my destination I caught a glimpse in my perif of something out of the ordinary. I jammed on the brakes for a double take. Low and behold, there was a new dedicated section for "Vinyl Figures & Trading Cards". What do ya know? And, dang, if it wasn’t Bossy Bear’s neighbor Crocadoca on the bottom shelf! 
A while back, one of the other Men of Action blogged about the shirts he’d picked up over the years. Ever since, I’ve been thinking about writing a similar blog about mine. Here goes.
