Superman - Man of Steel Reviews
Superman (Laser)Superman - Man of Steel (Kenner) - Basic Series
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4.50 stars by
Collector1There was a sound louder than thunder and the world the world stopped. Superman lay broken and dead across from the corpse of the alien monster Doomsday, having made the ultimate sacrifice to save the world.
But, Superman would not stay dead. After the arrival of four different heroes, each laying claim to the Superman legacy, and two laying claim to being the resurrected Superman. Through the mechanations of the Last Son, one of the Supermen, Superman was brought back from the dead, but extremely weakened and defenseless against the might the Cyborg Superman, infact Hank Henshaw who was intent on destroying Superman's name using a cloned body and cybernetic upgrades.
Superman dawned a special suit that would absorb solar radiation faster and simulate a portion of his superhuman...[
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SteelSuperman - Man of Steel (Kenner) - Basic Series
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4.50 stars by
Collector1John Henry Irons was one of the four replacement Supermen that appeared shortly after Superman's apparent death battling the alien monster Doomsday and one of the two not claiming to be the original Superman back from the dead. John Irons, known as the Man of Steel by the media, used a suit of powered armor to defend Metropolis in Superman's place.
After the real Superman's resurrection John Henry Irons took the Steel and continued to fight along side Superman as one of his most trusted allies.
I ordered this guy over the internet loose but I had bought loose figures from the same guy before and they were always in pretty good condition save a few nicks or scraps here and there. It arrived timely and was packed away in shredded magazine pages. I...I think one of them was and old...[
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ConduitSuperman - Man of Steel (Kenner) - Basic Series
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3.00 stars by
Collector1The fates of Clark Kent and Kenny Braverman have been intertwined since the very begining of their lives. On the night Kenny was born on a Kansas roadside, Kal-El's Birthing Matrix passed over head, contaminating them with Kryptoninte Radiation which led to cronic bouts of poor health all throughout his life.
This did not stop Braverman from exelling in sports. But, when it came down to it, he alawys second best to Clark Kent. For many years, a deep loathing of Clark lurked in his heart only to one day explode into pure hatred.
Cursed with the ability to expel Kryptonite radiation, Kenny Braverman sought out to kill Clark Kent while wearing a suit of armor designed to help him control and focus his abilities.
When he attacked Clark Kent and his wife Lois Lane, he instead encountered...[
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SuperboySuperman - Man of Steel (Kenner) - Basic Series
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5.00 stars by
Collector1There was a sound of thunder and the world shook. There was silence in all present. Two gods, Superman and the monster Doomsday, lay broken and dead before them.
With the worlds greatest hero dead in the line of duty, Cadumus saw an opportunity to create a hero that they could control. After modifying human and Kryptonian DNA, and countless failures, Project 13 was completed. When he awoke, he broke out and fled the compound.
Project 13 learned of his origin and determined that he must take up the mantel of his predecessor. Dawning a homemade costume and 90's fad haircut, Project 13 set out to make his own heroic legacy with a youthful flare as the Metropolis Kid, later to be called by a resurrected Superman, Superboy!
During the 90's and early twenty-first century, Superboy had his...[
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Massacre vs Full Assault SupermanSuperman - Man of Steel (Kenner) - 2-Packs
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4.50 stars by
Collector1(Full Assault Superman)
Right on to things today, Superman's costume is in tatters, the cape torn and burned in several places on the back, the most prominant on the lower edge which looks like someone bit through it.
His right arm's sleave is gone up to his elbow and a patch is missing from his abdominal section, showing off his sixpack. This isn't just lack of paint, but actual sculpting around the edges to show how his costume was damaged, so I have to applaud that. Other than that, the rest of the Man of Steel's costume is intact.
Superman's eyes are nicly painted with no visible flaws I can detect. The hair is long and curly, just like the style Superman was drawn with at this point in time after his death.
The Last Son's neck can move left and right. The arms and legs have...[
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Massacre vs Full Assault SupermanSuperman - Man of Steel (Kenner) - 2-Packs
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4.50 stars by
Collector1(Massacre)
From across the Galaxy, Massacre has come to Earth to battle the last surviving Kryptonian, Superman! With his ability to see nerve impulses and superhuman strenght equal to Superman's own, can the Man of Steel survive against his alien foe? This action figure two pack allows you to decide!
Massacre is a red skined mountain of muscle and tissue, towering over the Man of Steel. He features five points of articulation and his head was probably meant to move, seeing as how there is a joint there and all, but his dreads and shoulder pads prevent its movement.
On his right knee, several silver knobs are sculpted on the knee pad. His gauntlets which produce super-hot plasma blasts are nicly detailed, especially given the era in which this toy was produced.
Massacre's eyes are...[
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Hunter-Prey Superman vs DoomsdaySuperman - Man of Steel (Kenner) - 2-Packs
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3.00 stars by
Henchmen4HireVery few figures have the ability to make me cry...
After hearing about how the beloved Superman was killed, that's right, KILLED!!, I ran to my local comic shop to see if they had any back issues of this insane-sounding occurence. Surely enough, there was the comic cover...adorned with the tattered remains of Superman's majestic cape...
What hideous creature could possibly do this to the Man of Steel!? What evil contraption had been constructed to bring forth the end of the greatest hero to ever live!? It was no other than the abomination that is DOOMSDAY!! All bow down to this immense mountain-sized beast!! Jagged razor-bone protrusions cover his shoulders, back, face, knees, fists, and arms!! His skin a grey indestructable material!! He flaunts his godlike-muscles by wearing...[
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