marvel vinyl figures from japan

[samurainoir]

Curious that the Thing doesn't come in a green box

[vulcan2074]

I've seen these before and their super cool.
Sammy

[ScottA]

Funny they never made more than these 6.

[Iron Mego]

These are awesome! How old are they?

[neogelion]

They came out in '97 or '98. I remember them in the grocery stores when I was stationed in Japan.

[Iron Mego]

Wow, that old. Saw a bunch on eBay, and they are 3.5" mini figures. Still pretty darn cool though. May snatch some up, though.

[MegoMark71]

Are these similar to the vinyl aggression wrestling figs jakks pacific made a few years back?

[MIB41]

Very cool. I like those.

[cjefferys]

I had a few of those, my wife picked them up for me about five years ago at a convenience store in Japan (aka a "combini") so those ones weren't from the 90's, they were new at the time. I ended up selling them to someone here though. I think someone posted a thread about them in the old forum back then. The cool thing about them were the Mego-like boxes in different colours (Spidey and Cap's boxes were even the same colours as the original Mego ones. Coincidence?). The bad thing was that they were blind boxed, my wife picked up three and I ended up with one Thing and two Spidey's. Gave the extra one to my son, he probably still has it somewhere.

[palitoy]

Yeah I remember the buzz about these in 2007 or 08.

[The Shadow Knows]

These are nice.

I've only been able to snag the IRON MAN figure.

There is also a set of the UNIVERSAL MONSTERS that is exceptional. These are a bit smaller in stature than the SUPERHEROS, but the detail is incredible.

[palitoy]

There is also a set of the UNIVERSAL MONSTERS that is exceptional. These are a bit smaller in stature than the SUPERHEROS, but the detail is incredible.

I know the ones you're talking about, with the little the bases? I want those badly...

[Iron Mego]

Yup, not 1990s, the eBay listings state late 2000s on these. Like I need another thing to collect, but these are kinda perfect for me. Old school likenesses, a nod to Mego packaging and they're vinyl!

[The Shadow Knows]

The UNIVERSAL MONSTER figures were tough at the time of release (and even tougher today it seems). I am still missing two of the figures to complete my set.

They have the little bases and excellent likenesses.

As with the MARVEL figures, you don't know what figure is inside the box until you open the package. Neat Stuff!!!

I know the ones you're talking about, with the little the bases? I want those badly...

[cjefferys]

Oooo, I didn't know about Universal Monster ones. Something else to be on the lookout for.