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Toy Biz Spider-Man Animated Series Spider-Man Toy Biz, 1994
Day #137: April 22, 2011
Toy Biz Spider-Man Animated Series Spider-Man Action FigureSpider-Man
From the Fox Kids/Saban/Whatever Animated Series

Spider-Man Animated Series Basic Figures
Item No.:
n/a
Manufacturer: Toy Biz
Includes: Some pin thing
Action Feature: n/a
Retail: $4.99
Availability: 1994
Other: Toy Biz' second Super-Articulated Spider-Man

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Toy Biz Spider-Man Animated Series Spider-Man Action FigureBack in the 1990s. Toy Biz wielded the Marvel license like, well, the hammer of Thor. With hit animated series airing on Fox Kids, comic book sales existing within a huge collector bubble, and general awareness and media fanning the flames of pop culture, it's no surprise that, eventually, Toy Biz would give Spider-Man his own toy line. (The animated series helped.) Prior to this figure, Spidey came in a line of Marvel Super-Heroes action figures, and interestingly Toy Biz made one quite similar to this one in that previous Marvel line. But we're not talking about that one-- we're talking about this one, which is beefier and has a larger head.

Toy Biz Spider-Man Animated Series Spider-Man Action FigureStanding about 5-inches tall, which was basically the standard for the post-Star Wars era of action figures from the mid-1980s until about the end of the 1990s, this figure's articulation was a big deal when it hit stores. While by today's standards this figure is pretty average, or even awful, it was unusual for a figure in the 1990s to have more than five (or in the case of most Toy Biz figures, 10) joints. Heck, even six was pretty unusual-- and this one had 15 points of articulation, plus a nice muscular sculpt that eschewed the smaller heads while embracing the style of the then-new animated series on the teevee.

Ankle and wrist joints were still something special back then, and I think this figure has more in common with the early 1980s G.I. Joe line than anything before or sense. The hard plastic construction seems to have a rubber band in the torso, or some form of elastic material. I worry that this means it's just a matter of time before it breaks, but hey, at least I got my pictures in first, right?

When I first bought this figure, it was my favorite Spider-Man-- easily the best Toy Biz had on the market, and we continued to see growth and improvement in Toy Biz' sculpts, accessories, and articulation. In 2001 Toy Biz cranked out a line called "Spider-Man Classics" with massive display bases, insane articulation, and wonderful detail-- all for about ten bucks. The line was the predecessor for "Marvel Legends," and the rest is history-- but this Spider-Man is a nice bit of pre-history and a reminder of a time where the realization of Marvel's big-screen.shtmlirations were still a few years off.

--Adam Pawlus

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