Comments on: Looking Back: Mattel’s Clash of the Titans http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/ A toy blog written by AFI's best & brightest... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:50:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Cantina-Dan http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-8018 Cantina-Dan Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:52:55 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-8018 Thanks for the kind words! I love the Flash Gordon line and will do an update to a blog I wrote a while back. Calibos’ and Lizard Woman’s tails are different – but its common for both to be broken off!

]]> By: aadesign http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-8016 aadesign Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:30:40 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-8016 I neve had these figures, but I remember seeing them on the pegs back in the day. I did have all of the Mattel Flash Gordon figures. I’m just guessing, but Calibos’ tail looks just like the tail on the Flash Gordon Lizard Woman. It looks very close to me. Great review and great ideas for 2nd and 3rd waves.

]]> By: JSAvsINFINITY http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7953 JSAvsINFINITY Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:49:19 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7953 I was wrong,it was Gentle Giant that put out the AWSOME Clash of the Titans figures a few years ago.

It was
Calibos with pitchfork hand variant
A superb Medusa
And the Kraken

I wish they had continued the line with a new Charon
and some Humans.

The 2010 movie line only had a Perseus and Battle damaged Perseus on clearance at TRU these days.Still haven’t picked it up yet.

]]> By: Lightso http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7918 Lightso Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:53:57 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7918 Medusa would have been cool, but I would have loved some giant scorpions!
You rag on these old figures pretty hard. I don’t remember them looking any worse than any old Star Wars figure. This movie was HUGE then and would have been a fantastic full-fledged toy line… But the economy was in the sh*tter then too.

]]> By: Hourman http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7914 Hourman Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:54:52 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7914 And by “boat” you mean “water floating tub”. ;)

]]> By: ChuckJones http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7913 ChuckJones Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:05:08 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7913 My Calibos still has his tail. :)

]]> By: CantinaDan http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7912 CantinaDan Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:55:51 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7912 Ha, I love it when someone remembers exactly where and when they got a toy! Appreciate all your comments. I wish Charon came with a boat!

]]> By: Brainlock http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7907 Brainlock Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:51:56 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7907 Totally 80s flashback!
I remember getting most of these as a belated birthday present ($25 from grandparents?) on a trip to Children’s Palace (Manchester Rd/141, for any other St.Louisans out there, currently Goodwill/PO) I want to say it was 81 or 82?
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I got the Perseus/Pegasus 2pk (cheaper than each individually), Thallo (whom I called Theseus, knowing he was the rightful rider of Pegasus. I was such a geek even then!) and Calibos. I know I still had P/P until recently (lost in move/storage couple years back), not sure where Thallo disappeared to, but I know I still had one shield and sword.
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I remember I passed on Charon, because who wanted a skull in a robe? My brother tried to convince me later that they released him again with his boat (and OAR)! LOL yeah, he was such a loser at trying to fool me. (like, John Byrne’s last name is pronounced like comedian John Byner’s. he couldn’t even pronounce it properly. wtf?)
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Not sure where the Pegasus body originated from, but the plastic was fairly strong for being a basically hollow figure. Unfortunately, the foreleg on mine broke and I had to tape it on as the glue I used didn’t last too long. LOL Mine didn’t yellow too bad, but the wings could have used a bath.

and did anyone’s Calibos keep his tail longer than ten minutes? LOL
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What was made for the new line? I know I saw the new Perseus figure once, but was anything else made to go along with him?

]]> By: Hourman http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7905 Hourman Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:26:11 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7905 HA!

]]> By: CantinaDan http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7904 CantinaDan Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:37:51 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7904 Yup, came that way, too! The two-pack shows up on eBay on occasion.
http://www.toymania.com/334archives/clash/multi.htm

]]> By: ChuckJones http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7903 ChuckJones Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:35:23 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7903 Weren’t Pegasus & Perseus a two-pack?

This was back in the day when theaters still had “double features”, and discount pricing. Great way to get out of the heat in the summer. Ah, memories…

]]> By: CantinaDan http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7902 CantinaDan Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:55:02 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7902 Yes, the line could have been better. And based on the fact that Mattel HAD done better with contemporary lines lends credence to your theory. Thanks!

]]> By: CantinaDan http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7901 CantinaDan Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:52:28 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7901 Thanks for those observations. Yes, a Calibos with pitchfork had variant would’ve been cool. The scene where he uses it to pierce the bag holding Medusa’s head was memorable. Somehow I completely spaced on the foot disparity! They certainly could have made him work with two hoofed feet by making the tail a bit longer so as to help balance. Thanks!

]]> By: CantinaDan http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7900 CantinaDan Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:48:21 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7900 Kinda harsh, but I stand by it. I’m probably just a whippersnapper accustomed to the eye candy and pacing of modern movies! That said, my comment wasn’t meant to disparage the movie itself. It is memorable and was fun for its time. Thanks for your thoughts.

]]> By: CantinaDan http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7899 CantinaDan Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:42:30 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7899 I can’t believe I forgot to add a screen cap of that!

]]> By: CantinaDan http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7898 CantinaDan Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:40:59 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7898 LOL. Yeah, if you want to get all fancy. Plus, I had a word count to fill. ;-)

]]> By: mizzoujedi http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7897 mizzoujedi Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:52:23 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7897 In regards to Calibos, the author forgets to mention Calibos gets his hand cut off in a fight. The figure depicts his goat foot getting cut off and replaced with a human foot. That was no doubt done to have the figure be able to stand since he would not be able to with two goat feet.
I loved this line as a kid and still have them all sans the Kraken. I wish they would have made Medusa, too.

]]> By: JSAvsINFINITY http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7896 JSAvsINFINITY Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:45:31 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7896 “a bit hard to sit through now”?

Still on my Top 10 Movie list of all time.

Clash is a great movie and shows how CGI has ruined
imagination for today’s kids.

I picked up a few of the Mattel figures and love the card art as well but the recent Art Asylum figures really are a thing of beauty.Just need a new Perseus and Andromeda.

]]> By: Sector1014 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7895 Sector1014 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:00:34 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7895 What about Poseidon with weird underwater grimace face? :) I think this movie and the recent one need to be watched within a few days of each other.

]]> By: demoncat http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7894 demoncat Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:00:17 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7894 loved the movie. but thought the toys were done like a second thought and a last minute rush job making them.

]]> By: Hourman http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/looking-back-mattels-clash-of-the-titans/comment-page-1/#comment-7892 Hourman Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:25:16 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=4786#comment-7892 *sigh* I have happy memories of seeing this at the drive-in with my mom. I got the whole line, including the Kraken, for Christmas that year, along with some cool Empire Strikes Back swag. That was a good Christmas. I think I may still have Calibos and Charon tucked away somewhere.

Btw, a “boat paddling pole” is an oar. :)

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