That panel is from Boris the Bear #5, if you’re wondering.
So anyway, remember that Swamp Thing storyline in the mid-late-ish 1980s where Swamp Thing was banished from the Earth via nefarious means, and he found himself on the planet Rann and had to grow himself a new body from the local vegetation?
And we find out, via the Champion of Rann (and native Earthman) Adam Strange that “Swamp Thing” in Rannese is “Smalsh-Yegger?”
Yes, that’s right, “Smalsh-Yegger!”
Well, thanks to those mad geniuses at Todd McFarlane’s toy factory, you can now relive the excitement with an action figure based on that exact adventure!
Here’s the back of the box:
Here’s a better look at the whole figure and his bonus parts:
And here’s a look inside the box, showing the figure’s stand and a trading card, neither of which I haven’t felt like figuring out how to remove without entirely trashing the lining:
Pretty cool figure, I think, if somewhat…inexplicable why they picked this exact moment in the character’s history to immortalize in a nearly foot tall articulated plastic homunculus. It is a nice figure, despite being extremely micro-marketed at me and possibly me alone, with an eye-catching paint job and lots of detail.
For a half-second, I thought maybe the figure had the wrong eye color, the yellow irises on red as per Swampy’s normal look, and as shown on the original cover to #57 and on the figure’s box itself. But the eyes on the toy:
…do reflect how they appear in the comics’ story pages, more or less:
I keep telling myself “I don’t need any more toys” and then I say “well, I need yet another Swamp Thing figure” and here I am, making space in the Swamp Thing Room at the house for yet another addition, right there next to the slippers.
Now, DC, if you’re taking requests….
A Treasury Edition reprint of Swamp Thing #60 would also be nice. I imagine it’s only slightly more likely than DC plucking me from obscurity to write a new Swamp Thing series (i.e. it’s never gonna happen), but a man can dream.
Are there any photos available of the Swamp Thing Room? It must be magnificent!
Sweet! Hoping the original artists receive royalties or payments when their designs are used for these kind of recreation…
[Werner Herzog voice] I would like to see the Swamp Thing room
I really hope Rick got some money for this.
When I pre-ordered mine a couple months ago, the first thought in my head was “I guess me and Mike will order one, who else is this for?”
i got mine
[Jerry Lewis voice] Swamp Thing my defloigle.
Is there a timeline where McFarland is releasing a Swamp Thing as Roman crucifix on Golgatha? Asking for a friend.
It would be hilarious if McFarlane did a toy of that image before DC ever released the comic.
Alanna: Adam! What is this disgustingthing in the living room?!?
Adam: Oh, hi honey. Have you met my pal the Smalsh Yegger? I mean the Swamp Thing?
DO they have swamps on Rann? How do we know Smalsh Yegger doesn’t mean “excrement heap”?
Cool Swamp Thing figure news.
I have a question: Has McFarlane–or any other toy/figurine manufacturer–ever created a Swamp Thing figurine based on Bernie Wrightson’s art and/or one of the early classic Wrightson Swamp Thing covers?
In terms of recent McFarlane toys, the Max Fleischer cartoon Superman one looks pretty cool.
I wish McFarlane would produce toys of the complete Golden Age JSA: They could start off with the original eight: Dr. Fate, Spectre, Atom, Hour-Man, Sandman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Hawkman.
I believe that Flash and Green Lantern figures were released in the last few years, so they could easily reuse those …maybe switch up a few details like make Jay Garrick’s lightning bolt symbol on his shirt smaller, and add the lightning bolts on the sides of his pants–as his costume looked circa 1940. And maybe they could make any corrections necessary for Alan Scott Green Lantern–although I think the figure that already exists looks pretty good.
For a Hawkman figure, beyond having various ancient weapons as accessories, they should include four or five different hawk-masks or head swaps, including his first appearance mask, a mask which would resemble that which was worn during most of his Golden Age JSA adventures, the yellow mask with a red Hawk symbol that he wore in the late Golden Age through early Bronze Age stories, a Silver Age JLA/ Earth I Thanagarian Hawkman (Kator Hol) mask, and, finally the metallic hawk-mask that JSA Hawkman wore from circa 1979 up until COIE. They could likewise do a Golden Age Hawkgirl figure with several mask/head swaps (and later on reuse components of the figure for a modern day Hawkgirl).
For a Dr. Fate figure they could have a head swap for his half-helmet look which existed for awhile during the Golden Age. And maybe a helmet-less Kent Nelson head swap as well.
For the Spectre they could do a two-figure pack with normal-sized and giant-sized Spectres.
And for the Al Pratt Atom they might as well do a two figure set with his early 1940s costume and also his late Golden
Age through COIE costume. The same thing for Sandman–his classic original look, and his Simon and Kirby-designed purple and yellow costume –and maybe they could throw in a Sandy the Golden Boy bonus figure. I’m pretty sure that the original Hour-Man’s costume looked more or less the same from his debut up through COIE, but they could always recycle the figure for modern Hourman, or if a modern Hourman figure already exists, repurposed that to make a Golden Age Hour-Man figure.
They could also add build-a-figure components to these –build a Ma Hunkle original Red Tornado, or build a Johnny Thunder and his Lightning bolt figures. They could also sell a little original JSA round table and chairs so one could seat one’s original JSA members around the table to replicate the cover to All-Star Comics no. 3.
The next wave would include honorary Golden Age JSA members Superman and Batman –no doubt easy enough to repurpose existing Superman and Batman figures–like the Action no. 1 and/or Max Fleischer Superman figure, and the Detective no. 27 Batman figure, with a few tweaks to boots, gloves, and chest symbols. They could sell it as a two pack. Also, a Golden Age Wonder Woman figure would need to be produced. And McFarlan could always produce a Golden Age Batmobile and Invisible Plane.
Wave 3 could include a Golden Age Starman and Dr. Mid-Nite two-pack (complete with Cosmic Rod, and Hooty the Owl as accessories); a Golden Age Mr. Terrific and Wildcat two-pack (with a few head swaps for Wildcat’s different masks over the decades; and maybe hand swaps for bandaged and unbandaged fists–since the bandaged fist look only came into fashion for him post-COIE). And, finally, a Golden Age Black Canary figure with her classic and best costume. This could have a few head swaps–one for her classic 1940s Veronica Lake hairstyle, and another for her Neal Adams/Dick Dillon-drawn Silver and early Bronze Ages look. That would complete the Golden Age JSA.
But if McFarlane got into it, there could be a Wave 4 that could include the android Red Tornado–original look, and revamped JLA look two-pack; Earth II Adult Robin original Silver Age appearance grey and blue Batman-esque costume and Neal Adams
designed costume (I think this figure got released recently) as a two-pack–or throw in a Golden Age Robin as sidekick figure and make it a three-pack of Earth II Robin through the decades; a Star-Spangled Kid figure (with Cosmic Rod and/or Cosmic Converter Belt accessories); and, finally, a Power Girl (a la Wally Wood) and a Helena Wayne Huntress (a la Joe Staton and the original cool costume) two-pack to round out the original, Earth II pre-COIE JSA. I know a Power Girl figure just got released by McFarlane, but she is too tall and doesn’t have the right original appearance 1970s boots, and her face could use a redesign to look more Wally Wood-esque.
Next up on the request list would be a Bronze Age Legion of Super-Heroes collection with the classic Dave Cockrum and Mike Grell-designed costumes!
I hope Veitch & Moore get some royalties.
Bet they never thought they’d see THIS as an action figure. Now, how about the same issues’ Hawkman & Hawkwoman, fascist Hawk-Cops, sold as a pair?
“McFarlane”
His real super-power was toy design, all along.
@Snark Shark
Well, I guess those fascist Hawk-Cops would be en vogue at this time…
But what if McFarlane decided to release figures of all of the main Omega Men characters from the original 1980s series …including “clown suit” Lobo…?
“But what if McFarlane decided to release figures of all of the main Omega Men characters from the original 1980s series”
Be like printin’money!
@Snark Shark
But would they have an original Joe Staton red-and-yellow-costumed Primus, Keith Giffen revamp silver-and-black-costumed Primus, or Shawn McManus weirdo Primus figure?
With variant figures, you could have ALL of them!
and a Spider Guild 3-figure set.
How about a build a Shlagen figure…?
or build a BROOT.