A very Special It came from the Toy Chest

Now that the whole "Lyngate" and "WeaponsPakgate" are over I'll move on to my second Marvel related It Came from the Toy Chest...
It's a Toys R' Us Exclusive for the Marvel Universe Line... (I wish I could Review Marvel Legends here.)



BTW Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four hates this box set...

Three Little Superheroes awaitng to be reviewed, but first they need to be free form their cardboard and plastic prison.


As you can see they have some range of Articulation and now I'll discuss each character on its own.


I'll Start with ICEMAN! Who incredibly enough is NOT a repaint of the Wolverine Origins Iceman. He is actually a repaint of the Marvel Universe Symbiote Spidey.
Icey's got a ball joint head, a cut on his torso, ball joint shoulders, bicep swivel, single joint elbows, rotating wrists. The legs are not on a ball joint but have a nice range of motion. Double Jointed knees and a pseudo ball joint on the feet (Like the Joe Figures) 3.5

Paint apps/Sculpt: The only new sculpt is the head that has the blocky Iceman look. The paint is simple and creates the frosty/icy effect on Iceman 4.5

Accessories: 0

Overall Score for Iceman: 2.6


Next on the List is SPIDER-MAN... the main star of the show. Again he's a repaint from the Marvel Universe... wait for it... Spider-Man figure!! Spidey's got a ball joint head, a cut on his torso, waist rotation, ball joint shoulders, bicep swivel, single joint elbows, rotating wrists (unlike his MU counterpart mine can spin without feeling too stiff to the point of breakage.). The legs are not on a ball joint but have a nice range of motion. Double Jointed knees and a pseudo ball joint on the feet (Like the Joe Figures) (yes I copied and pasted from Iceman) 4.0

Paint: Lighter colors than the standard MU Spider-Man, the wash on the webs is a little sloppy on his right arm. 4.5

Accessories: 0
Overall 2.83

Firestar is the last character on the List. (Yes I've heard of Ladies first, but there is also saving the Best for last.) Angie's got a ball joint head, a cut on her torso (beneath her mammaries), waist rotation, ball joint shoulders, bicep swivel, single joint elbows, rotating wrists. The legs are not on a ball joint but have a nice range of motion. Double Jointed knees and a pseudo ball joint on the feet (Like the Joe Figures) 4.0

Paint: Her paint is flawless, there is shading in her hair, no slop or color bleed on her... and her paint job is a bit hard to screw up except on her face. (Luckily the one I got had flawless a paint job) 5.0
Overall 3.0


Box Set Overall 2.81 While most of it is pure repaint (I wouldn't put past hasbro that Firestar is using the basic female body with a new head.) I cannot ignore the fact that Firestar is Exclusive to the box set. As a child of the 80s I cannot let this 3 pack slide... +.19
Adding Nostalgia to the mix the Spider-Friends 3 pack is a 3.0

Again I despise the little guys and had this pack been in ML scale I'd be over it the same way Edward is all over Bella.

There will be a Mary Jane figure released for the Marvel Universe line... (Hasbro keeps catering to the 3 3/4 yet nothing on the 6 inchers...) and she'll come with Ms. Lion... Another nod to the Amazing Friends...