Super Powers was one of the best representations of the DC characters. They looked pretty much just like the Jose Garcia-Lopez artwork that he created for Kenner. They hit me just at the right time I was 4 or 5 when they came out and I wanted all of them, but I still don't have the 3rd expensive series. but I did hold onto the ones I had since the 80s. I'd love for Hasbro or Funko or whoever to bring these back even if they didn't have the gimmick power punch like the originals.

One of the best toy lines of the 80s for sure.. love these figures 💚

I grew up with MEGOs world's great super heroes and remember how awesome it was when Kenner released the 4" super hero's.

I'm glad you posted this video! I only owned Aquaman, Darkseid, and Robin growing up. I now own the entire collection currently. I wished the fourth wave would've made it to the stores.

LMAO, I loved the BRAD references

Man I miss all my toys from the 80's. Wish I wouldnt have los them all when my parents split in '91. Loved this line and Secret Wars. Even had the mail away Clark Kent. Great video, ty!!!

Better watch out BRAD might say he owns these pictures too, LMAO

@ThatJunkman

5 жыл бұрын

He will tell me that the Clerk Kent is the one he has as a kid therefore he owns the rights to images of it

@bigbob0042

5 жыл бұрын

Probably, LOL

@Allspark

5 жыл бұрын

I... I can't fathom a world in which 80s kids didn't have transformers. You are an alien!!!! PS: You had Megatron

@bigbob0042

5 жыл бұрын

LOL@@Allspark

@thanostheeetitan9876

3 жыл бұрын

@@Allspark He's being a smart-ass.... But there was Shock- Wave, so technically there were two guns.

We didn't get these until second hand. Our parents budget went for what we really liked. Star wars, he-man, Gijoe and transformers. I stared at these on the shelf all the time. I wish they would have released more of the favorites or at least more known characters. Those commercials were so cool!!!!

Great video! The Super Powers/Secret Wars and Power Of The Force/Droids were my first action figures. I have all 34 US released figures. I wish they had made El Dorado, Apache Chief, The Atom, and Black Lightning. I was really bummed when they canceled the line. But the figures hung on shelves for years. I can remember seeing them at Toys R Us in January 1992...6 years after the line was gone.

You forgot some, there was more very cool Green Lantern stuff planned as well: Green Lantern John Stewart was planned, the OA Lantern Base playset was planned, an X-1 Jet was planned and a Rejuvenator Communicator playset was planned!

Love super powers. Have alot of great memories with my Batman and Superman

We need a "Don't be a Brad" t-shirt. Junkman, get on it.

@tommybenefield1480

5 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome!! With The Junkman face from the opening! I'd buy one

@wnerko7484

5 жыл бұрын

BRAD=a tiny nail.guy at work would say that to this bodybuilder guy named brad.those guys are emotionally on par with a 14 yr old girl.super body image conscious.

Man, I miss Action Figure Digest. I learned so much from that magazine growing up.

4:23 You can tell just by looking at the pictures that those two Catwoman figures are from different molds. Also Catwoman had a pink/purple costume in the 1994 comic book.

Congrats on 9K subs. Keep on keeping on.

While I never had these as a kid because I was more of a Marvel than DC guy I always thought they look pretty cool and fun

Man I had 2 complete sets of superpowers all 3 series, sold when I was laid off years ago, have a few loose, unpunched card of the flash card still.

Very good video Junkman very informative

Hellz yeah, some of these unreleased action figures are freaking awesome...💯✔ Also, when I was growing up I had the Batman Returns Catwoman action figure, I played with it quite a bit, so when I saw the original concept figure that was unreleased I just want to say that the head sculpt is totally different from the one that was officially released, I can easily tell that by just looking at them...👌🏼

@TheInsidiousDrChupa

4 жыл бұрын

The entire thing is different. I don't know where he's getting this "same mold" garbage, but they look nothing alike, and that's not just because of a paint job. Add in that '87 probably would've been the release date for series 4 (since the last three years had the 3 previous waves) and Batman Returns didn't come out until 1992... well, that's a helluva long time to hold onto an unused mold just to pop it into a separate line. The head is completely different, the torso is completely different, the legs are completely different (and the old one has the boot cuffs)- only the arms are even close, and there's sculpting on the Super Powers arms around the elbows that doesn't pop up on the Batman Returns figure. The hands are similar, but even those are different, as the BR one has slimmer individual fingers. Anyway...

I had a few of these growing up. I am currently collecting them now. Somehow I missed this video when it first came out. I watched your unboxing video tho.

I’m a big Wonder Woman fan would’ve liked to have got the invisible jet and 12 in doll

My new favorite term is "Don't be a Brad"

I've still got a book I had as a kid, and it's all about Superman, Batman & Robin. It shows a whole planet, (it was a cube-shaped planet!), full of Bizarro imperfect-duplicates of all the DC characters. Robin is my favourite, they could have reused him for the Titans! :)

@elijahblechman8633

4 жыл бұрын

They also had cyborg in the line. Who was a member of that group.

Its a shame we didn't get them. Although, we all are getting a 2nd chance. Maybe we will still get all these unreleased figures and play sets. We did after all just recently got nightwing, tim drake robin and the batman who laughs that is a fairly new character introduced

I was a 2 toyline kid, myself. Star Wars and GI Joe after the mid 80s 3 1/2 inch relaunch. I had inherited a 12 inch GI Joe from my uncle's childhood days, which made me an easy mark for the 80s line as Star Wars toys waned in availability.

I love watching your KZread show. Remebering the 80s growing up. Wanting to go back those days. So many toys back then. Their a worth a furtone in today toy market.

Interesting to see the 'Super Powers' concepts that never made it to our toy store shelves such as a Catwoman figure and the Superman Phone Box playset that I remember being a article in a edition of Toy and Action Figure Digest.

same here it was strictly star wars.until my aunt got me he man stuff and grey skull.mego superheroes were 1st.dukes of hazzard also.3 and 8 inch.then star wars.he man.rocky.rambo.mash 4077 lol.got a bunch of those at odd lotts lone ranger too.my buddy had bigfoot and fall guy truck.still has em.fall guy was a painted up chevy s10 instead of GMC.and hardecastle mccormic car

I didn't collect Super Powers toys back then either. I was considered much too old for toys in 1984. Years later I bought a few of the action figures on Ebay. They're nice, but I will always prefer my Mego super heroes. The Wonder Woman in the Invisible Plane that you show existed years earlier in the Mego Comic Action Heroes line. It's one of my favorite toys. The Bat Signal resembles the one in the Mego Batcave.

I had Batman and Robin from an older line, with actual clothing. Probably Mego, but don't quote me on that. During my Star Wars years, I also wanted to get the Micronaughts. Feels like there were two other lines of toys or figures that I wanted, but Star Wars and Micronaughts are the only ones I had. This was around 1980.

The Superpowers Clark Kent has a touch of the George Reeves about him! PS thanks Junkman for the like!

@elijahblechman8633

4 жыл бұрын

Clark kent was the perfect mail away figure.

I had only Batman & Aquaman from this line. Great review Junkman. Cheers👍🍻

i never new that their was going to be a 4th super powers towline and teen titans towline

@aped3

5 жыл бұрын

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK JUNKMAN !!!

Awesome video

There was a Riddler "Superpowers" figure only released in Argentina.

3:27 I think this is what inspired the death in the family storyline

Those were great man! Still gorgeous today.

“We’ve got 3 series, what about a fourth?” - Kenner 1986. 2 years later: Our next hit, MASK, is now cancelled.

you know retroblasting did a video on this line too definitely worth checking out they also made a joker hot rod for the animated series line I personally think that one looks better

it took me 30 yrs to get the SP Batman, Robin & Batmobile. My 2nd fav toys. the 1st are my original Mego 8" Batman, Robin & Batmobile.

Who ever sent those figures is a awesome person

I never had any of the Super Powers figures but I certainly remember them.

I seem to recall having some of the Super Powers figures as a kid, but I'm not sure if I remember which ones. Maybe Superman, but I'm sure I had others. They were a good figure line though.

Unreleased Secret Wars has to be next !!!!

Damn! You always know what I'm gonna say Cool!

So Kenner worked on Doo Doo vehicles released for us. had plans to release some really awesome stuff but the lines failed. Excuse me I need to lay on the floor and have a fit now.

Hey,nice Spin Doctors reference!

Junkman the Transformer gun you're talking about is Megatron he transforms into a Walther P38 pistol

@Barada73

5 жыл бұрын

Mr. star wars unless it was a purple gun, then it was Shockwave.

@redneck7713

5 жыл бұрын

@@Barada73 correct

@toddnolastname4485

3 жыл бұрын

Gee. I don't remember guns from the Transformer movies. They all turned into cars. Pretty sure Leftist Hollywood would scream against guns.

I love that the one transformer he had was one of the most famous and he didn't even know it's name.

Same mold? Is there something I'm missing, but the Catwoman is different mold (even though it looks the same). Or is there a system where they use the same molds but modify it a bit? Same with Swamp Thing.

Good video 👍 I went from Star Wars figures to GI Joe then the Batman movie figures 😂

Blue beetle had a pretty cool vehical in the comics so that's why was in the cards. For a tie in

@elijahblechman8633

4 жыл бұрын

I love that you heart comments 11 months latter.

Looked online everywhere.. can't find GameBox.. maybe it's regional exclusive Sounds like a fun system to have!

I collected these when I was a kid. I would've killed for a Blue Beetle figure!

McFarlane toys are releasing some of these that have never been released I see. Very cool 😎

@ThatJunkman

Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait

Jim Balen’ts Catwoman had the purple suit in the comics at the time so this is what the unreleased figure looks like she was based on. 👍🏼

@qwertyzillaofficial2969

Жыл бұрын

The Jim Balent suit was from the 90’s though

I never seen the third wave until I got on KZread

just like with marvels secret wars line the big names in this line were almost always sold out and hard to come by. i wanted a full set of these and secret wars so bad when i was a kid but i just couldnt compete against the adult collectors that were buying em all up.

Watch out, Junkman! He's Brad to the bone! lol. I am almost positive that the Darkseid Tower and the vehicle that captures bad guys in the ball were available in at least some markets, or maybe as Christmas catalog exclusives. I know that I saw these two somewhere. I can remember how cool I thought the Darkseid Tower was, and hiw lame that vehicle was. Something I wanted , and something I did not. I feel it may have been the JCPenney Christmas catalog that I saw these in. Anyone else remember this, I wonder?

@ThatJunkman

5 жыл бұрын

Brad to the bone lol that got me

Very cool video! You had a lot of images that I hadn't seen before, I had no idea that the line was going to expanded that way. I've seen online not only was there going to be a 4th wave of figures, there was going to be a "Power Plus" line for even more figures. As a fan of the old Super Friends cartoon, it was interesting to see that Black Vulcan, El Dorado and The Wonder Twins were planned figures. www.actionfigureinsider.com/archives/sp/spfind/

There's an A in grundy?

@michaelharrington75

2 жыл бұрын

When he said, "Sorry Brad" he was talking to you.

They didn't even had a plan for Deathstroke back then. In the 80s he was a very formidable foe not only of the Teen Titans but also of the X-Men. Yes, X-Men. There was a crossover of the Teen Titans and the X-Men in the early 80s. Even Wolverine is having a hard time fighting against Deathstroke. Colossus is not even a match.

that tower of darkness looks ominous as fuck.neato

Save the dam AND Robin? I'm thinking, I'm thinking...

So which Transformers gun did you have , Megatron the Walter P38 or was it Shockwave the purple space gun

@ThatJunkman

2 жыл бұрын

The p38

Soloman Grannie Brad

I was excited for wonder woman's invisible jet and darkseid's fortress to come out but sadly it was not meant to be. Luckily we had imagine back then and could use other things as stand-ins.

Transformers rule!

@camcordernonsense5264

4 жыл бұрын

Cause they are big and intimidating!

What never hared off this line

Asks the question why is the catwoman figure pink about a clearly purple figure. Lmao

Dont get Brad Bad !!!

Like u I didn't have these but I remember the 2 summer comics run I hope Brad doesn't say he own these pics

I sir find this in poor taste...the photographs were taken by myself in a tea infused stooper after eating laced Crumpets...lol great job Junkman keep em coming.

Megatron

Thanks for answering my questions. Two, in the next worst movie figures how about Police Academy and Steel. Thanks for your content.

@ThatJunkman

5 жыл бұрын

Already got the list and planned out.

@juanfierro7365

5 жыл бұрын

Can't wait.

Reprobubbles made some figures too @reprobubbles

The Supergirl action figure probably didn't happen because at the time (mid-1980s) DC Comics was revamping its comic book line and doing EXTENSIVE continuity changes to Superman. One of those changes was that he was the only SUPER-character and only ONE Superman existed in DC Continuity. Because DC wanted Superman to be UNIQUE, all the other Super-branded characters had to go which included Supergirl at the head of the list. The 1959 Supergirl character was actually killed off in the seventh issue of the Crisis on Infinite Earths comic book mini-series in 1985. DC's decision to kill off Supergirl was partly based on the failure of the 1984 Supergirl movie (NOT Helen Slater's fault; I LIKED her as the title character but the script was mediocre). Had that film done well and demonstrated to DC Comics that Supergirl WAS a popular character in the public eye, there's a fair chance the editorial decision to kill her would not have been made. These editorial decisions affect merchandizing and creative decisions on TV series and movies on what characters can be used. There was a Supergirl character who appeared in animation until 1998! She was largely based on the character who was killed off in Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 but had a slightly tweaked origin. A lot of Supergirl merchandise has appeared since the debut of the character on Superman: The Animated series and there was a huge push in the early 2000s on that character when Jeph Loeb and Michael Turner introduced a revamped version of the character killed off in 1985 in the early 2000s Superman/Batman comic book. They actually made a Superman/Batman animated film based off that storyline called Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. Summer Glau (Firefly) was the voice of Supergirl in that movie.

5:00 that might be cat man in purple , looks like junk in the front sorry just saying.

Kay Bee Toy Store? That business might come back. And I recently bought a Toy Biz Punisher figure with a Kay Bee price tag on it. The figure is mint but the card is not.

@AvengerII

5 жыл бұрын

Not likely to happen... It's a VERY different world than it was 15 years ago when they STILL had Kay Bee Toys. The problem is several-fold: 1) retail space is incredibly expensive and most stores have leases, they don't actually own their spaces in malls and malls can jack up rent in the most popular sites severely. 2) there is an online aspect that just started to really eat into traditional mall business in the early 2000s and that was Amazon. There are other major presences online as well as stores that operate largely out of small sites in strip malls OR have warehouses they sell things out of but Amazon is the big factor with online toy sales... as well as tons of sellers/vendors on e-Bay. 3) Wal Mart and Target... These are the two big brick-and-mortar retailers dealing in toys after Toys R Us failed. Even if they're both weakened and not at the top of their game, they are the big choices for a lot of collectors to go to if they have an alternative to online. 4) Malls themselves are failing across the country. Retail space for merchandizing is smaller than it was in the 2000s and there are entire types and genres of stores that have gone extinct. No major record store chains left, far less electronic stores, no dedicated movie/video store chains, and it looks like comic book shops AND videogame stores may be joining the extinct list.

@elijahblechman8633

4 жыл бұрын

I swear I'm like the only person in my generation that remmbers Kay bees. I bought toys there back in 2007.

I really want that mail away Clark kent

Hey what do you think about the new wonder woman 84 movie poster released yesterday

@ThatJunkman

5 жыл бұрын

Looked good. I never seen the first one

@davidsmith6997

5 жыл бұрын

@@ThatJunkman I figured you were on an 80's kick I like your vids on VH-1 and the super friends so I'd thaught I'd ask

Nice copyright card at the beginning JM😉

A gun? You mean megatron?

@pr0wl3r666

3 жыл бұрын

You both mean MC12 Gun Robo Walther P38. (the original MicroMan Micro Change figure by Takara :-p )

Omg sorry brad trying my best lol

If Robin is Jason Todd he's totally fucked.

my god ! copyright !! LOL 🤣🤣 . seriously i was in secretwars as a kid and had 2 of rarest figures iceman and constrictor, europe sometimes rocks. sometimes.......

Wow you were lucky kid I didn't have s*** maybe you can spare figure start a collector out

Spoiled as a child. I had to cut out the advertisement of toys I wanted. Forced into He-man when you got a bunch of them for Christmas...Jesus