Comments on: The Top Ten Mail-Away Action Figures of All Time http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/the-top-ten-mail-away-action-figures-of-all-time.html A blog about action figures and the toy industry in general by writer and collector Poe Ghostal. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/the-top-ten-mail-away-action-figures-of-all-time.html#comment-6353 Josh Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:46:14 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3620#comment-6353 I mailed away for the hooded Cobra Commander a couple years after the offer expired and I still received it. Still have it, too. I mailed away for the hooded Cobra Commander a couple years after the offer expired and I still received it. Still have it, too.

]]> By: Steve http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/the-top-ten-mail-away-action-figures-of-all-time.html#comment-6006 Steve Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:57:36 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3620#comment-6006 The first brush with mail away figures had to be the 'Star Wars Empty Box Promo'... which was a large envelope that folded out as a display for your figures - but no figures were released yet. It had a coupon for Luke, Leia, Chewbacca and R2D2 to mail away for. I received it for my birthday ( Jan 1978 ) and didn't receive them till warm weather set in... and by that time the 'folded out display' was history! Over time , I did mail away for Boba Fett and 4LOM but I alway wanted the Emperor ( best friend got that and destroyed it! )- The 'Survival Pack' was the only way to get the gas masks Han Solo used in 'Empire' inside the asteroid. The first brush with mail away figures had to be the 'Star Wars Empty Box Promo'… which was a large envelope that folded out as a display for your figures – but no figures were released yet. It had a coupon for Luke, Leia, Chewbacca and R2D2 to mail away for.

I received it for my birthday ( Jan 1978 ) and didn't receive them till warm weather set in… and by that time the 'folded out display' was history!

Over time , I did mail away for Boba Fett and 4LOM but I alway wanted the Emperor ( best friend got that and destroyed it! )- The 'Survival Pack' was the only way to get the gas masks Han Solo used in 'Empire' inside the asteroid.

]]> By: Mario http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/the-top-ten-mail-away-action-figures-of-all-time.html#comment-5947 Mario Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:22:39 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3620#comment-5947 Hadn't come back to this article since posting the original comment, thus I hadn't seen the change, but, thanks & you're welcome Poe. Glad I could help & pleased that good 'ol Clark is on the list. Hadn't come back to this article since posting the original comment, thus I hadn't seen the change, but, thanks & you're welcome Poe. Glad I could help & pleased that good 'ol Clark is on the list.

]]> By: Ando http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/the-top-ten-mail-away-action-figures-of-all-time.html#comment-5832 Ando Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:15:38 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3620#comment-5832 I had the hooded Cobra Commander. Oh what a day it was when he arrived. As a just graduated teenager I got a Han Solo in stormtrooper garb with removeable helmet (but not gun. Lame!) from I believe a Froot Loops mail-in offer. Still have Han, but I'm sure Cobra Commander was melted down before GI Joe banned torture. I had the hooded Cobra Commander. Oh what a day it was when he arrived. As a just graduated teenager I got a Han Solo in stormtrooper garb with removeable helmet (but not gun. Lame!) from I believe a Froot Loops mail-in offer. Still have Han, but I'm sure Cobra Commander was melted down before GI Joe banned torture.

]]> By: HarmsWay http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/the-top-ten-mail-away-action-figures-of-all-time.html#comment-5744 HarmsWay Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:34:21 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3620#comment-5744 I think the Star Wars weapons pack was called a "survival kit," and came with a backpack with which to strap Yoda to Luke's back. Pretty cool. You could never have enough weapons! I sent away for at least two kits! Steppenwolf was most definitely a mail-in. Then he was eventually released on a card. I remember always feeling cheated that I didn't get a Steppenwolf-themed mini-comic book because I mailed away for him. But Steppenwolf also came with a Super Powers record introducing Darkseid and the Apokolips gang. I also remember reading a description in the Sears Wishbook that year that the Super Powers figures came with a special offer for a Steppenwolf figure and a Darkseid record. Not recognizing Steppenwolf as a DC character, but rather as a recording artist, I always assumed that it was an error, and that Sears meant to write "Steppenwolf record and Darkseid figure." But then I was totally perplexed as to what Steppenwolf had to do with Super Powers! But if it weren't for that Sears Wishbook the following year, I would never had gotten my hands on a Super Powers Cyborg figure! He was impossible to find at retail. Thinking back to that, I guess that's when the chase for hard-to-find figures really began...the Summer of 1986! I think the Star Wars weapons pack was called a "survival kit," and came with a backpack with which to strap Yoda to Luke's back. Pretty cool. You could never have enough weapons! I sent away for at least two kits!

Steppenwolf was most definitely a mail-in. Then he was eventually released on a card. I remember always feeling cheated that I didn't get a Steppenwolf-themed mini-comic book because I mailed away for him. But Steppenwolf also came with a Super Powers record introducing Darkseid and the Apokolips gang.

I also remember reading a description in the Sears Wishbook that year that the Super Powers figures came with a special offer for a Steppenwolf figure and a Darkseid record. Not recognizing Steppenwolf as a DC character, but rather as a recording artist, I always assumed that it was an error, and that Sears meant to write "Steppenwolf record and Darkseid figure." But then I was totally perplexed as to what Steppenwolf had to do with Super Powers!

But if it weren't for that Sears Wishbook the following year, I would never had gotten my hands on a Super Powers Cyborg figure! He was impossible to find at retail. Thinking back to that, I guess that's when the chase for hard-to-find figures really began…the Summer of 1986!

]]> By: Anthony http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/the-top-ten-mail-away-action-figures-of-all-time.html#comment-5735 Anthony Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:10:49 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3620#comment-5735 The only one of these I owned was mummy Mumm-Ra but I didn't get it as a mail-away figure. It was packaged with the Tomb Fortess playset. The playset had an action feature where you could switch back and forth between mummy Mumm-Ra to his other form which wasn't included. The only one of these I owned was mummy Mumm-Ra but I didn't get it as a mail-away figure. It was packaged with the Tomb Fortess playset. The playset had an action feature where you could switch back and forth between mummy Mumm-Ra to his other form which wasn't included.

]]> By: Ken Sexton http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/the-top-ten-mail-away-action-figures-of-all-time.html#comment-5729 Ken Sexton Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:08:58 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3620#comment-5729 Wasn't Steppenwolf from the Super Powers line originally a mail-in figure? I could have sworn I ordered him and waited the 6-8 weeks to get him. Wasn't Steppenwolf from the Super Powers line originally a mail-in figure? I could have sworn I ordered him and waited the 6-8 weeks to get him.

]]> By: Азербайджан (наземный) бесплатные телефонные звонки | VOIPFREE_FREECALL http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/the-top-ten-mail-away-action-figures-of-all-time.html#comment-5721 Азербайджан (наземный) бесплатные телефонные звонки | VOIPFREE_FREECALL Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:33:24 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3620#comment-5721 [...] The Top Ten Mail-Away Action Figures of All Time : Poe Ghostal’s ... [...] [...] The Top Ten Mail-Away Action Figures of All Time : Poe Ghostal’s … [...]

]]> By: sea-of-g@hotmail.com http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/the-top-ten-mail-away-action-figures-of-all-time.html#comment-5724 sea-of-g@hotmail.com Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:10:55 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3620#comment-5724 Let's see ... We had the Boba Fett. I think I also remember a red Vindicator(?) from Spawn(?). I'm not sure that's right -- my brother ran off with all those action figures ... Let's see … We had the Boba Fett. I think I also remember a red Vindicator(?) from Spawn(?). I'm not sure that's right — my brother ran off with all those action figures …

]]> By: David http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/the-top-ten-mail-away-action-figures-of-all-time.html#comment-5715 David Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:57:49 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3620#comment-5715 Since I started collecting Star Wars again the last few years, I STILL save all the UPCs. Because I grew up in the 80s. And you NEVER know. Two of my other favorites no one else has mentioned: Spirit of Anakin Skywalker from the original Star Wars line, and Steppenwolf from the Super Powers Collection. He came with a 45 record with an exciting adventure on it which ended: what happens next--YOU decide! Since I started collecting Star Wars again the last few years, I STILL save all the UPCs. Because I grew up in the 80s. And you NEVER know. Two of my other favorites no one else has mentioned: Spirit of Anakin Skywalker from the original Star Wars line, and Steppenwolf from the Super Powers Collection. He came with a 45 record with an exciting adventure on it which ended: what happens next–YOU decide!

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