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Copyright DC COMICS and MARVEL COMICS respectively. Incidentally, given that Ra's al Ghul is holding Bats' costume, the caped crusader's legs should be flesh coloured
Here's a quality quartet of Facsimile Editions from DC and Marvel. Although the Marvel issues are excellent, the DC ones just steal the Blue Peter Badge as they're more like the original printings than the Marvel ones. This is due to the paper DC use and their placement of the barcode box on the back cover instead of the front. Not got 'em yet? Don't wait too long, effendis - you wouldn't want to miss these beauties.
Back in 2022, the San Diego Comic Con had an exclusive set of new versions of a trio of classic characters on sale. These were Big Jim, Pulsar, and Major Matt Mason by Mattel Creations. (Copyrighted 2020.) Interestingly, some years before, I'd suggested in a comment somewhere on the blog it'd be a good idea for Mattel to produce an updated version of the character. I was thinking of one that looked more like the original, but with a different type of articulation than wire within rubber. Anyway, a few years back Major Matt made what was probably a brief and limited return, which I learned about only recently. I got the set of three figures from eBay, though it was really only Matt I wanted, but I'll make the other two welcome as well. Some years ago (around 15 or so) there was talk of a big-budget movie (possibly CGI) of the Major starring Tom Hanks, but for some reason or other it never came to pass.
Were you a fan of the original Major Matt Mason? Tell your fellow Crivs all about your playtime past with Mattel's Man In Space in the comments section. However, first check out the TV ad, below, from the dim and distant days of the '60s.
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Update 25th June: Items arrived today and I was surprised to see that the figures are only around four-and-a-half inches tall, nearly an inch-and-a-half smaller than the original Mayor Matt Mason and even smaller compared to Big Jim and Pulsar, which I think were roughly around 12 inches in height. Still, at least the trio got a chance to 'live' again in this modern age. (They might've given Matt a space-helmet though.)
