Toy Island Monsters

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Toy Island Monsters I don’t normally have much to do with toys made in the 1990s but the Toy Island Monsters are an exception for me. Produced in 1993, these 8″ figures look a lot like Mego figures or perhaps like Mego Knock-Offs. Toy Island was formed in 1992 and a lot of their early […]
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[monitor_ep]

Those three ReMego usually go for series dollars on ebay, I really want one of the Howlers heads.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I remember those Video Command figures hanging on the pegs of our local Walmart when I worked there as a stockman during high school. If I had seen the Monsters, the Mego-ness of them would have required I buy them, no doubt!

That Swamp Monster game looks pretty sweet! His head is very Stretch Monster-like.

Chris

[palitoy]

I remember a lot of toy island product but never the monsters. There were also playsets for the Cowboys and pirates that I'll share. Wonder if they got made?

[Werewolf]

Anyone remember Toy Island's Universal Monsters from 2006? Super nice Marvel Legends style figures with a giant build a figure Frank. Very underrated and obscure line.

[palitoy]

Anyone remember Toy Island's Universal Monsters from 2006? Super nice Marvel Legends style figures with a giant build a figure Frank. Very underrated and obscure line.

Oh man, that series got lambasted by action figure "reviewers". That was such a fun set of Monster toys, yeah, they were generic but they were so fun. I bought a set for my kids (they only made 5k BTW) and they LOVED them.

[darkmonkeygod]

Anyone remember Toy Island's Universal Monsters from 2006? Super nice Marvel Legends style figures with a giant build a figure Frank. Very underrated and obscure line.

I really dug them then and dig them now. As far as 'fun' goes, only the new Jada Toys Universal Monsters are on the same level of playability.