Superman
DC Superheroes: Mattel, 2006 Asst J2003, SKU# J2010

Superman is back and he's never looked better. While first wave of DC SuperHeroes figures were most repainted and slightly retooled versions of Mattel's Comic Series of Batman figures that were shipped overseas, this new ?Superman Wave? features all new figures of Superman, Supergirl, Bizarro and Doomsday.

This is how an Action Figure should look. The sculpting is almost spotless and the articulation is more than enough without sacrificing the look He?s got almost limitless poseability and outstanding play value. Not to mention a dead on iconic look of The Man Of Steel.

SPECS:
The figure stands 6 1/2 inches tall and has 24 points of articulation (head, shoulders, biceps, elbows, wrists, hips, thigh, knees, and ankles) with a vinyl cape. It includes a Superman: Man Of Tomorrow 9 Comic Book

PROS:
This is one of the best Superman figures ever released at least in the 7? scale. It makes Mattel?s previous comic style Superman figure (available in 2 packs with Batman) look sick. The chest joint is flawless and much better than the one Mattel used on Batman in the first wave of figures, not to mention better than most of Toy Biz?s Marvel figures.

CONS:
I only have a couple of small gripes. First is the ball jointed hips. They are the same style Mattel used in the Batman Begins Power Tek figures and the Deluxe Collector figure. While they look good on an all black figure, Superman?s blue legs and red shorts make the paint job on the inner part look a little odd in some poses. Second is the ball jointed head is good, but does not go back far enough to make a good in flight pose. An additional neck joint (like The Batman?s Man-Bat) to make him look straight up (or out when flying) would have been great.

OVERALL:
The return of the comic style Superman figures was long overdue. The pegs will be clogged with Superman Returns figures, so it may be hard to find these DC SuperHeroes figures. Wal-Mart got them first, but Target and TRU should be next to get them.

This is a really good action figure and even if you only marginally like Superman, you should like this figure. Nice to play with, nice to look at and a must have for any action figure collector.

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