Super Powers series three arrival...

[jeffbearco]

I may still try to pick up odd parts and clothes from them, but for now I think I'm ordering their figures from Toycade through ebay. They don't charge shipping. I have not had to return anything to them yet, so I don't know how their customer service is yet. But FTC has ****ed me off once too often on shipping lately.

JeffBearCO

[Dayton43]

So I bought a set of these guys and I'm really happy with them, except my Plasticman had a defective suit( rip in the back by the belt and the black string was falling out of the suit). So I emailed FTC with a picture and asked them to send a replacement. They emailed me back stating that if I would pay to ship them the defective suit they would send me a new one. I asked them to send me a replacement suit first with either a prepaid label or paypal to cover the return shipping and they absolutely refuse to replace it until they receive the old one first. For me it seems insulting that after the hundreds of dollars I have spent with them over the months and years, they assume I'm trying to scam them out of an extra Plasticman shirt? Last week when my Wonder Twins set came, there was a seam rip on Jayna which they sent me a new one in 2 days. I have bought at least 50 figures from them at this point and to my recollection these are the only 2 issues I have run into. After a series of emails I called them and the guy on the phone told me that didn't sound right, but it was up to the guy answering the emails. I explained about the issue with the Jayna figure and how that was resolved by FTC to which he said " That was last week and they changed their policy last week"I then asked if 1 Plasticman shirt is worth the loss of longtime and frequent customer? Still waiting on an answer from Figures Toy Company on that one. Sorry to rant but I get really bothered by poor customer service experiences.

[Brown Bear]

Some quick photos of Plastic Man after the switch to a non-Fist Fighters body

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I must've gone back and stared at these pics four times now. Plasticman looks awesome!! Can't wait for mine.

[Mego Milk]

I think they look great!
buying a set NOW!

aw.

yeah.

[TRDouble]

Flash and GL have velcro

Thanks! That works fine.

[scott metzger]

The Silver Age start date is very subjective, some cite Captain Comet as being the starting point. By 1955 the bulk of the golden age superheroes are gone and that era is over. At the very least Comet and J'onn are Atomic Age characters, there is no way they should be shoehorned into the Golden age.

True enough; there are actually those who set the start of the Silver Age at J'Onn's debut, but the point most cited is the first appearance of Barry Allen. Comet definitely had the tone and feel of the more sci-fi based Silver Age (and I definitely want a figure of him), so he definitely can't be considered a part of the GA. And a case can be made for J'Onn in a similar manner, as he is an obvious alien with a very 50's classic sci-fi look. The only thing that keeps me from putting his early adventures squarely in the SA is the type of stories he appeared in initially. They weren't the sort of science fiction high adventure bright colored tales that defined the silver age; they were street level crime stories much more reminiscent of the older detective/crime comics of the 40's, and even the art style had much more of that feel than the bright, crisp stuff from the likes of Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino. Atomic Age is probably a good name for this interstice between the Golden and Silver. We still had the feel of the older stuff, but the seeds were definitely being planted for the Silver Age to come.

[thunderbolt]

Technically, no. He premiered in 1955, a year before Showcase #4, which is usually accepted as the marker for the beginning of the Silver Age. But you're probably right that he pretty well missed what's considered the Golden Age, as well, which most cite as ending in the early 50's. He appeared in that nebulous time between. What makes me sometimes peg him into the previous era was his initial appearances in Detective; he basically only appeared in his Martian form when he was looking to the sky waiting for his people to complete a rocket ship project and come get him. Most of the time, he was in his Det. John Jones form, and you just saw sort of an overlay of his Martian face over his human one when he used his powers:

http://source.superherostuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jjdetective.jpg

The stories tended to be more old fashioned crime tales and felt and looked a lot more like the older, Golden Age stuff than the brighter, more sci-fi oriented Silver Age stories, so I tend to associate them more with the previous era. It's a very gray area, though, as most of what we associate with the character comes from his appearances in Justice League and elsewhere from the 60's on where he became the more overtly costumed hero we know today. Those early stories did stick with me, though (read some as reprints in the old 100 pagers of the 1970's), as I still prefer to refer to him as "the Manhunter from Mars" as opposed to the "Martian Manhunter."

The Silver Age start date is very subjective, some cite Captain Comet as being the starting point. By 1955 the bulk of the golden age superheroes are gone and that era is over. At the very least Comet and J'onn are Atomic Age characters, there is no way they should be shoehorned into the Golden age.

[powersthatbe]

Flash and GL have velcro

[TRDouble]

Well, that sucks ��

Can anyone confirm whether the other Super Powers Series 3 figures' costumes have snaps on them?

Thanks.

Can someone check this for me? I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

[scott metzger]

J'onn wasn't a golden age character, he debuted in the silver age.

Technically, no. He premiered in 1955, a year before Showcase #4, which is usually accepted as the marker for the beginning of the Silver Age. But you're probably right that he pretty well missed what's considered the Golden Age, as well, which most cite as ending in the early 50's. He appeared in that nebulous time between. What makes me sometimes peg him into the previous era was his initial appearances in Detective; he basically only appeared in his Martian form when he was looking to the sky waiting for his people to complete a rocket ship project and come get him. Most of the time, he was in his Det. John Jones form, and you just saw sort of an overlay of his Martian face over his human one when he used his powers:

http://source.superherostuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jjdetective.jpg

The stories tended to be more old fashioned crime tales and felt and looked a lot more like the older, Golden Age stuff than the brighter, more sci-fi oriented Silver Age stories, so I tend to associate them more with the previous era. It's a very gray area, though, as most of what we associate with the character comes from his appearances in Justice League and elsewhere from the 60's on where he became the more overtly costumed hero we know today. Those early stories did stick with me, though (read some as reprints in the old 100 pagers of the 1970's), as I still prefer to refer to him as "the Manhunter from Mars" as opposed to the "Martian Manhunter."

[powersthatbe]

I don't know itf it was mentioned,but dr fate,hawkman and firestorm are on the back of the card.

[TRDouble]

Nope, no snap on the back of his costume.

Well, that sucks 😟

Can anyone confirm whether the other Super Powers Series 3 figures' costumes have snaps on them?

Thanks.

[thunderbolt]

The versions we're getting here are definitely Silver Age/Bronze Age, and J'Onn lost the thick brow from the Golden Age in the 60's up through the Mego era, so a regular green, bald head is actually the way his noggin looked back then. His heavy brow didn't return until later in the 70's or early 80's.

J'onn wasn't a golden age character, he debuted in the silver age.

[powersthatbe]

and I wouldn't call that custom Jemm figure sub par looks very nice

[powersthatbe]

I got these today,first I hate the fist fighter bodies,and second I don't see an issue much with the size of the heads,but that's just me.i put flesh and green colored bodysuits on Jonn and Eel,which makes them slightly tighter.the green suit is a a darker shade though but that don't bother me.