tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post1020178343480474041..comments2023-06-10T05:57:34.529-04:00Comments on Being Carter Hall: Super Powers Collection HawkmanLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07352646370918575626noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post-90103638570039009562008-08-21T19:57:00.000-04:002008-08-21T19:57:00.000-04:00I can see your point Frank, but to be honest, havi...I can see your point Frank, but to be honest, having an older brother and thus having the concept of "guy ownership" did have it's benefits too. I mean, it made your guys all the cooler. Flash, for example, was <I>supremely awesome</I>, and he was all mine. Mine do you hear?! Mine! Same with Darkseid -- man those glowing eyes are killer. Plus, ownership did change over the years. As new series came out, I would inherit some older ones -- one reason why some of my favorite Joes are Breaker, Zap, and Flash, despite the fact that I was 2 when they were first released. (Gung-Ho is the greatest ever, of course.)<BR/><BR/>Is <A HREF="http://www.dccomics.com/dcdirect/?dcd=3215&lst=all&cat=ACTION+FIGURES" REL="nofollow">this</A> the DC Direct set you are referring to? They do look pretty cool, though I don't recall ever seeing them in person.<BR/><BR/>What the SPC toys lack in articulation and to a certain extent detail, they make up for with design aesthetic. There's a reason why so many of these DC characters are iconic. And I am a weirdo who even likes some of the Superfriends-exclusives or original characters, such as Samurai and Golden Pharaoh. In fact, if I ever had the chance to write the Justice League (HA!), I'd introduce Samurai as the new character who joins up in the first story.<BR/><BR/>A Hawkgirl would have been a nice addition in retrospect, but I don't hold it against Kenner for not doing one. I mean, girl figures never sold all that well back then, right? The first time I remember a female action figure really being something to seek out was Batman Returns Catwoman, and that was, what 1992?Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352646370918575626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post-78222937066047046662008-08-20T00:57:00.000-04:002008-08-20T00:57:00.000-04:00one of my favorites of the first wave of Super Pow...one of my favorites of the first wave of Super Powers figures. if only they had made a Hawkgirl...rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post-70115482755449168102008-08-19T22:43:00.000-04:002008-08-19T22:43:00.000-04:00to be a old figure, hawkman actully looks really g...to be a old figure, hawkman actully looks really good, hes simple yet cool costume is just perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post-78328292483973398732008-08-19T20:30:00.000-04:002008-08-19T20:30:00.000-04:00The great thing about not having grown up with my ...The great thing about not having grown up with my half-brother is that if I wanted a guy, I could go buy him, rather than having to defer to someone's "ownership." Two of the same guy when we played together just meant Zartan was on the loose!<BR/><BR/>Hawkman fell under the same category as most of my super-hero action figures: cannon fodder. For some reason, I kept buying super-heroes, but refused to invest the same interest in them as the super-heroes I "created" out of other figure types. I couldn't even work with the Mighty Crusaders toys, so obscure I never read any of their comics until after they'd all been stolen/lost/destroyed. I'm sure that Hawkman's fate ended up in the hands of one of my less trustworthy barrio playmates.<BR/><BR/>Darkseid though-- man I loved that figure. Those "light up eyes" and the sculpting were just killer. I got a lot of use out of Lex Luthor as a general bad guy as well, but only the later Toy Biz "Hugh Hefner" model that liked to punch himself in the eye.<BR/><BR/>I don't recall if I ever had a Flash, and Dr. Fate "vanished" before long. Ironically, I never owned an Aquaman figure before the Total Justice atrocity was given to me.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and for my money, the DC Direct Hawkman & Hawkgirl set were the best figures of those characters ever made. I've still got them around here somewhere...Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.com