Spider-Man (Toy Biz) Reviews
Spider-Man (Cyborg)Spider-Man (Toy Biz) - Spider-Wars
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4.00 stars by
Collector1Unlike a lot of other alternate Spider-Man costumes that appear in toy form, this one actual originated in the comics first. In No-Adjitave Spider-Man issue 21, Spidey got seriously thrashed and knocked out and later found by Dethlock, Marvel's resident Cyborg-Ninja-Zombie, who stitched up his costume and created a Cable-esque powered-armor sling and eye-patch, but the missile launchers of the toy are all original Toy Biz.
Anyway, enough of the history lesson and on to the toy itself. About four inches tall, Spider-Man has eleven points of articulation. The head, shoulder and hips are swivels and the elbows, knees and ankles are all hinge joints. The cyber-suit that clips on to Spidey is as wide as he is tall and has a duel missle launcher mounted on the left end and a multi-angle...[
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Spider-Man (Spider Armor)Spider-Man (Toy Biz) - Animated - Series 3
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4.50 stars by
Collector1I got this little bugger, uh I mean, arachnid...er way back when and was shocked when I pulled him out of the toy box I decided to pop open for no reason other than to look back on old memories. Spider Armor Spider-Man was still in surprisingly good condition with only a few scratches.
The Spider Armor only appeared in one issue of the comics, Spectacular Spider-Man issue number one hundred I believe, and was destroyed that same issue but still has made numerous appearances in variant covers, video games, toys, and of course cartoons. Featured as one of many alternate Spider-Men, this version of Peter Parker was a billionaire with no secret identity and engaged to Gwen Stacy, a character previously absent from the cartoon due to a mandate that no character could die on screen.
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RhinoSpider-Man (Toy Biz) - Animated - Series 3
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2.50 stars by
Collector1Once, Aleskei Sytsevich was only a simple Russian immigrant struggling to pull together enough money to pay for the rest of his family to move to America. With barely an education to speak off, the only thing Aleskei was good at was being hired muscle for the Mafia. One day, he was approached by agents of a Russian Government agency that offered him a large sum of money to under go experimentation and work for them as an assassin. Aleski agreed and was transformed into the Russian Super Soldier with incredible strength and speed. Dubbed the Rhino, he became a super-powered criminal for hire.
Time and time again he battled Spider-Man and time and time again, he lost. By the time he was able to gain enough money for his family to move to American, they had learned of his criminal...[
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Peter Parker (Spider-Sense)Spider-Man (Toy Biz) - Spider Power - Series 2
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4.50 stars by
Collector1You now what is better than the millions of superhero toys? the very few secret identity toys! Seriously, as many Superman's and Spider-Man's there are, how often do you see a Clark Kent of Peter Parker toy? This is one of those rare instances in which one is produced.
This Peter Parker is dressed accurately to the clothes he often wore during the mid seventies done to the ugly lime green t-shirt. The jacket is made of minorly flexible rubber and probably couldn't be removed without cutting the whole thing off.
The right side of his face is half of the Spider-Man mask, a classic usage to show his spider-sense working while he is in his plain clothes.
Peter Parker has seven points of articulation. His waist, knees, shoulders and neck are able to move. The two trashcan lids can be...[
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Man-SpiderSpider-Man (Toy Biz) - Animated - Series 6
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4.50 stars by
Collector1I got this guy years and years ago when it first came out at the local, now defunct, K-Mart. Through some miracle, I found out I still had this guy in an old toy chest with only minor damage to the paint!
Man-Spider has an impressive range of motion for a toy made in the 90's with articulated hips, knees, neck and all six arms having movable "shoulders".
The tattered costume of Spider-Man is stretched over the Man-Spider's lanky frame, drawn tight over the impressive musculature. The tears are all sculpted and not simply painted on.
Man-Spider's horrifying head is bulbous and warped with twin long orange mandibles stretching out from his mouth and ending with black fangs. A circle of red dots, presumably compound eyes, sprout from his forehead with twin red dots below them where his...[
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Radioactive Spider ArmorSpider-Man (Toy Biz) - Techno Wars
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3.50 stars by
Collector1I got this fellow as a gift from my dad after a long business trip many years ago. It is a fairly basic action figure but it does have some pretty cool acutraments.
This Spider-Man comes with a number of armor pieces, two for his legs, two for his arms, and two pieces to make the chest armor, which supposedly protects him from radiation. The armor pieces are made of hard plastic and very difficult to bend.
In addition to the armor, he comes with what I assume is a laser cannon of some sort that attaches to his armor and a grabbing arm that can be used to pick up the small container of radioactive waste or whatever it is.
The toy itself was a unique under costume that reminds me of a motion capture suit without the little balls attached to it. His head lacks a web pattern, at least...[
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Captain AmericaSpider-Man (Toy Biz) - Electro-Spark
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4.00 stars by
Collector1Aw man! This is a trip down memory lane. Back in the 90's, my town still had a K-Mart until it was driven out of business by Wal*Mart in '99 or '98.
I remember going to K-Mart with my Grandmother, step brother, older brother, and half brother one day and as we came through the toy section so we could all get something, I saw Mr. Red White and Blue himself! Giddy over getting a Captain America, and pulled it off the rack and dropped it in the cart.
Over a decade later, the original toy was lost to the ages, but I was able to pick this guy up at a yard sale, almost mint condition with the shield in tact!
Captain America is huge when compared to most other toys with the muscle build of the freaking Hulk! You can put the shield in his left hand which is molded to hold the peg on the back...[
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Spider-Man (Battle Ravaged)Spider-Man (Toy Biz) - Animated - Series 5
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5.00 stars by
Collector1I first got this toy when I was but a wee little child from a K-Mart that has long since been closed. Always the Spider-Man Otaku (second only to Superman), I had to have this. Even though the first figure I had of this is most likely shattered in a thousand little pieces, I was able to find one of the inter-web, sorry couldn't resist, and tore that sucker open.
The web-backpack is soft and squishy, able to be opened up just enough to fit a curled up Doctor Octopus Arm, that comes with the figure, inside. The backpack is able to clip onto Spider-Man's back and hold tightly at that.
A small camera can be attached at his waist by means of a small hole and peg.
The severed Tentacle is highly flexible and can be held in either hand.
Onto the figure itself. The paint job is just a little...[
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Blade-Vampire HunterSpider-Man (Toy Biz) - Vampire Wars
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4.50 stars by
Magneto55This Blade figure would be the only time it got released in the 5" Toybiz series. The figure itself resembles Blade's appearance for Spider-Man: The Animated Series cartoon. However, I wished the figure would've came with a sword, and not the accessories that was actually included with the figure. Regardless, the half- human, half-vampire Blade is a nice addition to any Marvel collection....[
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Hydro-ManSpider-Man (Toy Biz) - Spider-Wars
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4.50 stars by
Henchmen4HireYou may think being able to manipulate water is a silly super-power, but when you consider that most of the planet is submerged in water, suddenly silly isn't quite the word...
Hydro man stands at 4.80 inches with articulation at the neck, shoulders, hips (full-range), knees, and waist. On the cartoon, Hydroman had the ability to control water and make it do his bidding so our Hydroman was given those massive clear blue arms and fists he liked to beat-up Spiderman with. They're sculpted so that they actually look like they're made of water and not just clear plastic, very well made. He wears bluejeans, brown boots/belt, and a black shirt (all of which are finely detailed), and that crazed look on his face he constantly had throughout the cartoon, as if he just ate 50 sugar packets and...[
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