Bendable Heroes

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I found these guys in a British catalog (Burbank Toys), released in 1980, I'm actually unsure as to who made them. While it does jive with the four characters Mego seemed to be obsessed with in the early 1980s, there is no evidence that they made these guys.





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[samurainoir]

cloth capes! sweet.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I'm almost getting a ChemToy vibe off of Superman and Batman, although the paint work is MUCH nicer than their figures.

"Special in-built poseability system" aka wires.

Chris

[vintage spideyfan]

I think I used to have that Spidey...

[Red Hulk]

Very cool I would have wanted that Hulk.

[cjefferys]

Cool!!

"Special in-built poseability system" -oooo, that sounds high tech! So not just rubber and wires, huh?

I think I used to have that Spidey...

Yeah, that totally looks like those Italian Spidey bendies!