Black Lightning or Black Vulcan?

[samurainoir]

The Super Powers figure is still one of the all time best from that particular line. It's one of my grails.

[The Toyroom]

Do you guys think that a Cyborg figure would make a good Mego and perhaps be more commercially viable as a Mattel product?

"NO" to Cyborg.....

1) Even though he's been in other toylines, I think he's too "new" for Mattel's retro-action line, especially when there are other older characters that would be a better fit.

2) Cyborg without the rest of the Titans is blah....I always questioned why he made it into the Super Powers line to begin with, considering he wasn't as iconic as some of the other characters. Of course, this is also the same line that copped out at the end and gave us Cyclotron & Golden Pharoah.

[samurainoir]

Given the Superfriends theme, I think Cyborg has as much place in the Mattel retro-line up as someone like Firestorm.


On the other hand, as much as John Stewart is a favourite of mine as well, it's him have trouble seeing in the retro line. Even if they just did a headswap variant with Hal.

Stewart would be the most commercial choice of course since he's had such a high profile in JLU and the accompanying merchandise.

[The Toyroom]

Given the Superfriends theme, I think Cyborg has as much place in the Mattel retro-line up as someone like Firestorm.
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Cyborg is "later-Super Friends"....I think the Mego connection is definitely the "Challenge" years.
And if you expect to see Cyborg because of his SF connections, then should we expect to see DeSaad, Kalibak and Darkseid?
At the expense of other 70s characters or a Plastic Man?

[Orion]

I really like Cyborg - but would prefer if Mattel focused on the 70s superheroes out of the box. Again, if this line continues on for a while, I would love to see what a Mego-like Cyborg would look like. We got the classic Perez Cyborg in the DCUC line and I remember reading on other sites that a lot of people weren't thrilled with the piece - perhaps wanted a more modernized look on Cyborg. So I don't know if he sold well or hung around on the pegs.

[samurainoir]

Cyborg is "later-Super Friends"....I think the Mego connection is definitely the "Challenge" years.
And if you expect to see Cyborg because of his SF connections, then should we expect to see DeSaad, Kalibak and Darkseid?
At the expense of other 70s characters or a Plastic Man?

Not DeSaad or Kalibak, but c'mon! Darkseid on a Muscle Body would be BOMBER!

Plastic Man definitely comes first in my list, but it would be a tough toss-up if it meant a MISTER MIRACLE Mego! I'd finally get a figure with enough articulation to do all those fancy escape moves!

Part of me giggles inside at the idea of a Granny Goodness on a Muscle Body. It's like when they brilliantly cast Ed Asner as Granny.

[BATMAN89]

Def Black Lightning!

[Brue]

I can not think of either of these characters without thinking of Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law

[CaptainTrenchcoat]

Would love a Black Lightning figure. But I always preferred this version:

[The Toyroom]

Not DeSaad or Kalibak, but c'mon! Darkseid on a Muscle Body would be BOMBER!

How 'bout Darkseid on a plush body

[The Toyroom]

Would love a Black Lightning figure. But I always preferred this version:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...oat/images.jpg

They did a Total Justice figure of that costume

[Orion1]

Personally I would buy a Black Vulcan Retro figure, these figures have a "Superfriends" feel to them.

It should be an exclusive because Cyborg, Black Lightning, and John Stewart in the other DC figure lines have been peg warmers.

I'm also not sure if Black Lightning, or Cyborg could be done properly in the Retro format.

[jemboy2004]

I'd love Cyborg 1st but would also take Black Lighting and Black Vulcan. I'd buy all of them and I'd buy John Stewart too. It would be cool to have a few other black hero's to go in my mego case.

[starsky]

i'd prefer black vulcan!

[kingdom warrior]

Black Lightning come on Sinbad played him on SNL....