Comments on: Super Powers Action Figures TV Commercial

By: Frank Lee Delano

Frank Lee Delano — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:07:54 +0000

That’s pretty boss! I like the one introducing Green Arrow, Dr. Fate and Martian Manhunter best, of course. First animated appearance for at least of of those characters, I suspect…

By: Michael Bailey

Michael Bailey — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:19:59 +0000

Shag, just accept that Superman would have to save him and stop complaining.

Who got Firestorm in the League?

Who was that?

By: rob!

rob! — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:14:20 +0000

Related to Steven’s comment, the kids in these commercials always had the most elaborate, cool backyards to play in: waterfalls, different piles of rocks in interesting, playset-ish formations, jungle-ish forests, etc.

All I had was a big lawn and some of those propeller seed pods scattered about. How the f**k am I supposed to make the planet Hoth out of that?

By: Steven Marsh

Steven Marsh — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:38:58 +0000

What I find interesting about this commercial (along with some of the Star Wars ones, IIRC) is that it opens with Hawkman being captured by 4+ Parademon action figures. How many kids ever had that many “mooks”? I mean, if I were a child of limited resources — as many are — would I look at my Christmas wish list or my month-saved allowance and think, “Hmm… I know! I’ll get a =fourth= Parademon/Storm Trooper/etc.”? Or would I think, “I’m gonna get me that sweet Firestorm figure!”

I think the Masters of the Universe got it right in that regard; there =were= no mooks, although there certainly were a lot of ancillary characters of questionable merit.

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:55:21 +0000

*grumblegrumble* Lousy flame-headed jerk saving Hawkman who could win all by himself because he’s the best ever *grumble*