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Write a Review link for that item. Space Ghost Coast to Coast (Toycom)Years before the inception of Adult Swim, Cartoon Network put out one of their first original series for older audiences: Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The show took the Hanna-Barbera superhero and turned him into the egotistical, dimwitted host of an out-of-control talk show. It was a hilarious show that got better over time, and would set the stage for CN's aforementioned late-night block of programming. the show hasn't received too much merchandise outside of comics, but in the late 90s-early 2000s, Toycom and Art Asylum saw the potential, and put out a figure of the ghost host. The packaging is a cardback that makes use of nice graphics, with the other main characters being present on the box along with text on the back. The plastic front is actually shaped like Space Ghost's head, a great touch. Unusually, it and the tray and layered between two pieces of cardboard, but it's easy to get open and remove. It's likely a bit of Batman inspiration went into designing Space Ghost, as he wears a cowl covering all but his mouth and chin, and sports blank white eyes. The head sculpt looks nice - you can thank Paul Komoda, Jose Rodriguez, and Eli Livingston for all the sculpt work here - but the paint could've been better. The paint around the eyes and skin have fuzzy, unclean edges, and it's quite noticeable. The cowl is painted as well, which is better than bare black plastic. Standing 6 1/2" tall, Space Ghost has a very nice body sculpt, complete with detailed musculature on the abdomen. He's got his power bands, of course, and the cape is flowing against the wind. Said cape is a rubbery material, ensuring it won't get in the way of any movement. The mostly white body seems to be molded plastic rather than paint, as it gives off a little shine, but all the other colors are painted on. There's still issues with it, as the power bands have some bleed onto the arms, along with one having some white spots, and there's a small black mark near the waist. The sculpt looks great, but the paint not so much. While SG's articulation is nothing too special now, it was quite a bit for a figure made in 1999. He gets a swivel/hinge head that allows him to look up great, and is perfect for flying poses, and the shoulders are swivel/hinge joints as well. The rest is pretty basic, though, with swivel wrists and waist, T-crotch hips, and hinged elbows, knees, and ankles. The joints work great, and everything is good for basic poses, but the lack of swivels in the upper arms means you won't be able to do any laser-blasting poses. Tad Ghostal is quite well-off when it comes to accessories, including everything he needs to do his talk show duties. He's got his desk, of course, scaled just fine with him, and while his chair was never seen on the show (comics, maybe), he has a little stool for him to sit on. Also here are a mug and a set of four index cards. The mug is accurate to the show, complete with the emblem sticker, but the cards are not; they're light blue on-screen, and don't have the emblem. Lastly, there's two sets of hands: a pair of fists, and a pair of holding the mug and cards. They don't so much grip anything as they do let them rest in the hands, but they can be placed in just fine with a little patience. Space Ghost got his fair share of redecos and variants back in the day, proof they were just as common back then. There's one where the figure, but not accessories other than hands, is cast entirely in clear plastic, referring his invisibility powers on the show. The regular version was then updated to give him a light up right fist, as if he was firing a beam, at the cost of losing his card-holding hand. Then that version was repainted into Space Spectre, SG's doppelgänger from the 80's Space Ghost series, and a character who never appeared on C2C. I got the clear variant years before getting the regular version, and the other two variants aren't too hard to track down. For his time, the Toycom Space Ghost was a great figure, and he's still pretty cool today, it's just that the paint and maybe articulation could be a little better. Overall, he's a must-have for any fan of the show. Toycom did the other main characters - Zorak, Moltar, and Brak - as well, but they'll run you a little higher, so put some money aside if you want them as well. - 10/23/23   by RMaster007 |
| Mechagodzilla (Toho) |  | Submission Order |  | Number of the Beast (40th Anniversary) |
| None | | Space Ghost Coast to Coast Series | | None |
| Mechagodzilla (Toho) | | Written by RMaster007 | | Number of the Beast (40th Anniversary) |
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