There exists a passionate band of action figure anthropologists who are quite certain that the Big Bang for super hero parumplasticus populus [Latin: little plastic people] occurred in 1984. It isn’t that articulated super heroes (albeit more primitive) did not exist prior to the emergence of the Super Powers. They did. {see Kingdom: MEGO, Species, World’s Greatest Super Heroes} But through natural selection Super Powers quickly became the dominant species. And that legacy endures. It has taken almost 30 years for a population with an appropriate level of inherited traits to surface that distinguishes itself as the clear descendant of the Super Powers family. That new species is Mattel’s DC Universe Classics. Let’s compare…

Parumplacticus poplulus anthropologists, Cantina-Dan and xrmc20, have collaborated to present this entry into the Action Figure Insider Observer’s Field Guide.

Toys  |   Domain   |  Toys
Comic Book Characters |   Kingdom   |  Comic Book Characters
DC  |   Phylum   |  DC
Little Plastic People  |   Class   |  Little Plastic People
Articulated  |   Order   |  Articulated
Kenner |   Family   |  Mattel
Four Inch  |   Genus   |  Six Inch
Super Powers  |   Species   |  DC Universe Classics

fig 1. Superman

fig 2. Green Lantern

fig 3. The Flash

fig 4. Batman

fig 5. Robin

fig 6. Hawkman

fig 7. Aquaman

fig 8. Wonder Woman

fig 9. Red Tornado

fig 10. Martian Manhunter

fig 11. Firestorm

fig 2. Green Arrow

fig 13. Dr. Fate

fig 14. Darkseid

fig 15. Lex Luthor

fig 16. Brainiac

fig 17. The Joker

fig 18. The Penguin

fig 19. Steppenwolf

fig 20. Kalibak

fig 21. Parademon

fig 22. Desaad

fig 23. Mantis

fig 24. Shazam!

fig 25. Cyborg

fig 26. Golden Pharoah

fig 27. Cyclotron

fig 28. Orion

fig 29. Samurai

fig 30. Mister Miracle

fig 31. Plastic Man

fig 32. Mr. Freeze

fig 33. Tyr

fig 34. Clark Kent


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