In Honor of Mother’s Day – the Top Three Moms Who Deserve Action Figures

Friday the 13th 25th Anniversary Boxed Set

It was a slow day for AFP yesterday, as I was on the road taking my wife and her mom to Las Vegas as a little Mother’s Day celebration. As we were sitting at the gate waiting to board the plane, I thought about action figures of mothers. And came up with one. Pamela Voorhees, from Friday the 13th, was the only one I could recall. And actually, there were at least two made of her. In 2005, NECA came out with deluxe set for the movie’s 25th anniversary, with Jason and his dear old mom (pictured above, courtesy of BigBadToyStore). Sideshow made a 1/6 scale version – see Michael Crawford’s review of Pamela Voorhees.

So, what other mothers deserve action figures? Before getting called to board the plane, I came up with three.

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Mattel Superman: Man of Steel Movie Masters Pre-Order on Amazon, Ships May 15

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Man of Steel Movie Masters figures are up for pre-order on Amazon, but it’s almost like a straight up purchase because they have the in-stock date as May 15. I guess Mattel must have backed their trucks into the Amazon warehouse (or however that’s supposed to work) because in the past couple days I’ve seen the Batman Classic TV Series figures and the latest DC Unlimited put up for sale at the online retail juggernaut. Speaking of Juggs, wouldn’t it be great to get some new Marvel Legends on Amazon soon?

Up, up, and away!

 

Check Out this Mind-Blowing Castle Grayskull Diorama by Farpoint Toys & Collectibles

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The guys at Farpoint Toys & Collectibles shared their out of this world Power of Grayskull Diorama with us. The display is in a 9.5 x 8 foot store window. It’s got over 40 Masters of the Universe Classics figures in it, and over a thousand bricks in its custom Castle Grayskull. It’s so incredible that I’d be willing to set foot in New Jersey just to see it. (Hey, I used to lived there, so I can joke about it!)

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Justice League International: Moonlighting – BillsComics.com

Bill has shared his latest comic, JLI: Moonlighting. He’s a fan of the Giffen / Maguire run, and he captures their style fun in this comic. It stars the core members of the original team: Batman, J’onn J’onzz, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Guy Gardner, Black Canary, Mr. Miracle, and Captain Atom. Bill also threw in Maxwell Lord for good measure. Be sure to check out more of his comics at Bill’s Comics.

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Justice League International: Moonlighting

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Mattel DC Comics Unlimited Darkseid, Aquaman, Joker, and Batman Available on Amazon.com

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I was just browsing Amazon after seeing the Batman Classic TV Series figures up for pre-order and noticed that the latest DC Comics Unlimited wave is available now. Since these are direct from Amazon, they’re not jacked up in price (yet) and have the Prime option available. Darkseid still looks way too top-heavy for me, but I know lots of folks are collecting the New 52 looks of these characters.

I have not been seeing a lot of retail presence for this line, so Amazon may be your best shot. Happy shopping!

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