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<blockquote data-quote="Villano" data-source="post: 1070641" data-attributes="member: 505">Remember way back in the '80s when Marvel did their Secret Wars mini-series?&nbsp; They released a bunch of action figures at the time, including Wolverine.&nbsp; On the back of his card, he was listed as 5'6&quot;.I remember because, when I got the Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe comic with Wolverine's listing, I was confused about the difference.I assume that the toymakers either felt that 5'3&quot; wasn't very heroic, or that they needed to bring the characters heights closer together since the toys were all about the same size.&nbsp; After all, you've of a 6'2&quot; Captain America with a Wolverine about the same size.And the toys were pretty cool.&nbsp; They were definitely superior to the stiff, barrel-chested toys they produced in the early '90s.&nbsp; Plus, they came with little shields that had card with pictures from the comics.&nbsp; When you tilted the shield, the pic inside either moved or changed into another pic.I still have them in a box in the basement.&nbsp; Let's see, I have Spider-Man (in black &quot;Venom&quot; costume), Kang, Wolverine, Captain America, and Dr. Doom.&nbsp; I might have more, but I can't recall offhand.&nbsp; Hmmm...Did they do a Daredevil?&nbsp; I might have that (and one or two others). I also had the Dr. Doom fortress. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Although, as a kid, I was very disappointed that I couldn't find the Hobgoblin.&nbsp; I think it was a European exclusive or something. :-(</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Villano, post: 1070641, member: 505"] Remember way back in the '80s when Marvel did their Secret Wars mini-series? They released a bunch of action figures at the time, including Wolverine. On the back of his card, he was listed as 5'6". I remember because, when I got the Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe comic with Wolverine's listing, I was confused about the difference. I assume that the toymakers either felt that 5'3" wasn't very heroic, or that they needed to bring the characters heights closer together since the toys were all about the same size. After all, you've of a 6'2" Captain America with a Wolverine about the same size. And the toys were pretty cool. They were definitely superior to the stiff, barrel-chested toys they produced in the early '90s. Plus, they came with little shields that had card with pictures from the comics. When you tilted the shield, the pic inside either moved or changed into another pic. I still have them in a box in the basement. Let's see, I have Spider-Man (in black "Venom" costume), Kang, Wolverine, Captain America, and Dr. Doom. I might have more, but I can't recall offhand. Hmmm...Did they do a Daredevil? I might have that (and one or two others). I also had the Dr. Doom fortress. :) Although, as a kid, I was very disappointed that I couldn't find the Hobgoblin. I think it was a European exclusive or something. :-( [/QUOTE]

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