Cancelled: Anti-Man- Doctor Who In the classic 4th Doctor tale “Planet of Evil” (1975), the “anti-man” refers to Professor Sorenson (played by Who veteran Frederick Jaeger), who becomes infected with anti-matter after he smuggled particles off the planet Zeta-Minor. This transformation turns him into a futuristic Mr. Hyde, capable of draining life and even multiplying into…
Lucifer- Battlestar Galactica The Cylons’ favourite servant, Lucifer, was part of the last wave of Battlestar Galactica figures produced by Bif Bang Pow! Unlike earlier waves, Lucifer’s production run was rumoured at about 1,300 units. As a result, this figure is hard to find on the secondary market. Sold in pairs with Sheba. The tooling for…
Baracula – Presidential Monsters Baracula was the first figure in the “Presidential Monsters” series by Heroes in Action Toys. (Editor’s note: My initial suggestion of “Obamula” was met with silence- True story!) This figure was inspired by playing with Heroes In Action’s initial 2009 release of an 8-inch Barack Obama Action figure. Card…
Green Arrow Mattel announced the Retro Action line in July of 2009, working in conjunction with EMCE Toys as the key designers, to produce their own “Mego” brand. Paul “Dr. Mego” Clarke has stated that Mego’s Marty Abrams was a major help in creating this opportunity. Green Arrow was the first figure to debut in…
Sontaran Field Major Styre Doctor Who The only five-fingered Sontaran known to the Whoniverse is from the classic Tom Baker two-part episode “The Sontaran Experiment”. He comes with his helmet, pistol and communication device and is limited to 3,000 pieces. As mentioned in the opening, Sontarans usually have three fingers and a different weapon. For…
