Category: Mattel

Manufacturer: Mattel

Release Date:  February 15th, 2012

Wave/Assortment: Online Exclusive/February 2012 Club Eternia Figure

Packaging: Single boxed

Accessories:

• staff
• Eagle with perch and armor

Scale: 6"

Sculpted By: The Four Horsemen

Notes: Newly engineered folding wings. 

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Manufacturer: Mattel

Release Date:  December 15th, 2011

Wave/Assortment: Online Exclusive/December 2011 Club Eternia Figure

Packaging: Single boxed

Accessories:

• Sword
• Mace/morning star
• Alternate skull head with helmet
• Alfredo Alcala Skeletor head

Scale: 6"

Sculpted By: The Four Horsemen

Notes:  This figure is based on the original Mark Taylor concept art for Skeletor.  In hindsight we can see that many of the sketches features ended up being incorporated into Beast-Man, but within the new story line of MOTUC Demo-Man was fused with Keldor by Hordak to become Skeletor.  

There is a lot to love about this character – he’s the other side of the coin to Vikor, who was based on the original He-Man sketch, he’s bright, vibrant and neon green.  he features a lot of new parts, he has great accessories and even better extras.  Mattel and the Four Horsemen really pulled out all the stops on this figure.  They even went so far as to sculpt the little tuft of hair on his left shoulder that is seen in the original sketch.  The figure also come with the jaw-less barbarian skull head that is seen in the original sketch.   They also made it possible for you to snap it onto a neck peg of a MOTUC figure.   I’m not sure who you would use that for.  Because there is no lower jaw that head sits really low and not very natural looking, but I give Mattel points for making it more than just decorative.

 The other big draw for this figure is that he comes with a Skeletor head based on the vintage comic book work of Alfredo Alcala.  This is an extra many MOTU fans have been waiting 30 years for, and when it’s in place it makes your Skeltor figure so much more gruesome and unsettling. 

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Manufacturer: Mattel

Release Date: November 15th, 2011

Wave/Assortment: Online Exclusive/Club Eternia Beast Figure

Packaging: Single boxed

Accessories:

• removable headpiece
• saddle
• wings

Scale: 6"

Sculpted By: The Four Horsemen

Notes: 

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Manufacturer: Mattel

Release Date:  October 2010

Wave/Assortment:  Wave 14

Packaging: Single carded

Accessories:None

Collect and Connect: Ultra-Humanite head and lower torso

Scale: 6"

Sculpted By: The Four Horsemen

Notes:  Walmart exclusive wave.  

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Manufacturer: Mattel

Release Date: November 17th , 2011

Wave/Assortment: MattyCollector.com exclusive

Packaging: 7-pack (in a 6-pack style box)

Accessories:2 stands

Scale: 4"

Sculpted By: Mattel’s In-House Team

Packaging by: Frank Varela

Notes:  This boxed set includes Crimson Avenger, Creeper, Gypsy, Doctor Midnight, Johnny Thunder and his Thunderbolt and Speedy.  These seven characters are the final 7 card-carrying members of the Justice League in the show that Mattel had not made figures of.

Back in August I told you about seeing an early sample of the MattyCollector.com JLU 7-figure boxed set, and described the box and the changes to the decos from what we saw at comic con.  Now I have a sample of the set in hand so you can see it for yourself.

As of this writing, this boxed set is the last JLU product that Mattel has scheduled to offer.  They have said that if this set sells well then we might see the remaining 3-packs they announced at Toy Fair.  I would think this set should do well as it is the first time we have gotten this many unique figures in one set with no re-releases.   There are also some great new parts for customizers in this set such as a new body in a suit and female bare feet.   I’ve collected this line from the start and would love to see it continue, but with the numbers JLU has been selling on line the fate of those last figures does not look good…

As I mentioned in the August article about this set there maybe one character in the line up of heroes that wrap around the box that fans don’t recognize.   That’s Mattel package designer Frank Varela who has worked on the JLU packaging from the beginning of the line.   Can you spot him?

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Manufacturer: Mattel

Release Date: October 17th, 2011

Wave/Assortment:  October Club Eternia Subscription figure

Packaging: Single boxed

Accessories:

• Jetpack with 2 detachable missiles and positional wings
• Arm-shield with 2 detachable rockets
• Alternate Head

Scale: 6"

Sculpted By: The Four Horsemen

Notes: Originally called "FlipShot" that name is currently held by Nerf.  The name on the original designs was Icarius. 

Space Mutants will say bye-bye when under attack from this fly guy! One of the key members of the Galactic Protectors from the Tri-Solar System, Icarius™ is ready to "flip" into battle with his jet pack, wrist mounted missile launcher and chest armor. Sculpted in ruggedly handsome detail by the Four Horsemen, the sky’s the limit when it comes to posing this jet jockey thanks to full articulation, flip-up visor and a second head that’s helmet-free.

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Manufacturer: Mattel

Release Date: November 15, 2011

Wave/Assortment:  November Club Eternia Figure

Packaging: Single boxed

Accessories:

• Axe
• "Jaws of Life" clamp

Scale: 6"

Sculpted By: The Four Horsemen

Notes:  Snout Spout has a flexible, bendy trunk

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Manufacturer: Mattel

Release Date: September 15, 2011

Wave/Assortment:  Club Eternia® Figure of the Month, September 2011

Packaging: Single boxed

Accessories:

• Horde-issued crossbow
• net accessory that really sticks to walls!

Scale: 6"

Sculpted By: The Four Horsemen

Notes:  You won’t need a mop to clean up after the slippery, slimy servant of Hordak®. When Leech™ drains the life-force from an opponent he leaves nothing but an empty shell behind! One of the five original members of The Evil Horde™, this collection-essential figure comes complete with a vintage Horde-issued crossbow and a net accessory that really sticks to walls! Sculpted by the Four Horsemen, Leech features an all-new fully articulated torso to capture his extra bulky build.

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Manufacturer: Mattel

Release Date: August 15, 2011

Wave/Assortment:  Club Eternia® Figure of the Month, August 2011

Packaging: Single boxed

Accessories:

• Gun
• Removable helmet
• Secret accessory

Scale: 6"

Sculpted By: The Four Horsemen

Notes:  The skin tone of this figure was voted on by fans.  They were given the choice of the original toy color, the color from the mini-comics or a color in-between.  Fans chose the in-between.

Man-E-Faces has the same action feature as the original figure with the 3 rotating faces.  There is speculation that the secret accessory will be another head cylinder with 3 additional faces.

Don’t dare call him two-faced … he’s actually got three, and this figure has them all! This former actor from Eternia® makes his grand entrance featuring turnable faceplates that reveal three very different personalities. Take Man-E-Faces® from Monster to Human to Robot, all in service of the fight for justice. This fully articulated figure comes with his trademark laser gun, plus a top-secret accessory. Sorry, we can’t spoil the surprise, but all will be revealed when you open the box! 

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Manufacturer: Mattel

Release Date: July 2011

Wave/Assortment: 2011 Comic Con Exclusive (Available later on MattyCollector.com)

Packaging: Boxed as well as in a pulp molded package that resembles Swamp Thing’s face.

Accessories: base/stand.   Two Un-Men (exclusive to Comic Con purchase) a copy of Dr. Alec Holland’s journal.  Package is also a wearable mask.

Collect and Connect: None

Scale: 6"

Sculpted By: The Four Horsemen

Notes:  This fan-demanded character is available for the first time in the DC Universe and is the first ever DC Universe character to feature endoskeletal articulation! Vowing to protect the environment and his swamp home, Swamp Thing comes in a paper pulp mold of a Swamp Thing head that houses Swamp Thing himself! No ordinary packaging can contain Swamp Thing, so he’ll be packed in a shipper box with the Swamp Thing head peering out. He’ll be available at SDCC first, then at MattyCollector.com. Pick him up at SDCC and he’ll arrive with mini-figures of Un-Men Ophidian and Cranius. The version sold at MattyCollector.com will not include the mini-figures.

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Outer Box

Pulp Mold Package/Mask

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