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You’re taking a survey at my very possess Kenner Vital Powers Superman figure (above) from 1984. I sold it in John Menzies in my space of start, along with a pair of Brainiac figures, one for me and one for a pal’s son, each of whom were with me at the time. We then repaired to Baird’s tearoom on the tip floor of acknowledged establishment, whereupon my pal’s boy, on seeing my Superman, wanted it barely than his Brainiac and commenced to shout bitter tears over it. I assuaged him by announcing that Superman turn out to be as soon as a wimp in contrast to his foe, and that Brainiac turn out to be as soon as the toughest man in advent. That did the trick! He turn out to be as soon as soon engrossed within the silver figure, and I’d managed to lead definite of getting to present him my Supes in allege to shut him up.
Curiously, some areas of Superman’s blue costume be pleased darkened over time, and I’m no longer barely definite why. I took a survey on eBay at other figures and noticed that a pair of of them had likewise suffered the identical discolouration within the identical areas. I turn out to be as soon as additionally astonished to survey a pair of of the asking costs for the 1984 Vital Powers vary, in particular Superman. Battered and blootered ones trip for round £15, upright up to loads of tons of for unopened ones of their blister packs. My usual blister pack is in a box up within the loft someplace, so I’ve borrowed an image from eBay to display you what it appears treasure. The 2nd figure is a most unique launch by McFarlane Toys, again paying homage to the Vital Powers vary, but with the figure ‘paying homage’ to the usual with out being an real replica of it. But again, the carded image is from eBay.
If you happen to’re questioning, the variation within the density of the blue of the costumes between the two toys is attributable to a switch from lighter to darker within the comics sometime around the ’90s, I mediate. Why? I’m in a position to excellent hazard a guess, but I insist it would had been merely to present Supes a more dramatic impact on the published page. Anyway, humorous how things attain round again after so prolonged a time, is no longer in reality it? Having sold the usual Vital Powers Superman figure (which, contrary to the claims of some, is no longer a doll as, in inequity to dolls, it has loads of aspects of articulation) in 1984, I felt compelled to buy the 2022 incarnation of the toy, very almost 40 years later (38 to be real). I practically feel treasure I’m 25-years-used again. (If excellent!)
Care for I acknowledged, for the sake of convenience, each pics of the figures of their blister playing cards are from eBay, even supposing the unwrapped figures are my very possess. Which figure would you notify turn out to be as soon as excellent, the ’84 or ’22 model, or don’t it is probably going you’ll presumably well perhaps presumably even be pleased a preference? And must you survey this, McS, don’t are attempting to fool your fellow Crivvies – each person knows you’re going to be running out to the stores to buy the 2nd model of the toy the moment you be pleased be taught this post, ya immense wean. (Incidentally, Crivs, the string you survey round Kenner Superman’s waist loops up below the neck of his cape; I linked it years within the past so as that I’m in a position to also hang him on a pin to uncover on my wall.)
