The Facts:
Height: 6 3/8ths inches
Articulation:
Swivel/hinge ankles, calves swivels, double hinged knees, swivel thighs, ball-jointed
hips, hinged waist, balljointed mid-torso, swivel/hinge shoulders w/ lateral "butterfly" pecs, swivel biceps,
double-hinged elbows, swivel/hinge wrists, and a barbell jointed head.
Accessories: 6 swappable
hands.
Non-Scalper Price: $23 dollars
* Spidey's Symbiote Suit look is pretty simple: Black suit with white eyes, white details on the gloves, and a white spider logo. Hasbro nailed the look, though, and used a great thin, muscular body that looks perfect for Spider-Man. There's not a lot of detail or even paint but that's not really Hasbro's fault is it? Peter Parker is back in black, baby.
* The is smooth, flat, and has those big white eyes. Simple? Yup. Accurate? Yes, indeed. There's actually a cut out of the neck piece to help give the barbell joint in the neck a better range of motion, too. That was a nice touch.
* This version of Spider-Man is one of the most well articulated Marvel Legends figures out there. Besides all of the standard joints he also has the lateral pectoral hinges, or butterfly joints. They have a great range of motion and make this guy even more fun to play around with and pose.
* The large white spider logo on the back is really neat and clean, too. Some times light colors look really bad when painted over darker plastic colors but Symbiote Spider-Man's white paint applications look bright and eye catching all around.
* Most of the Retro Collection figures come packed a little light on the accessories but this version of Spidey does have three pairs of hands: Some web shooter poses, some open hands with splayed fingers, and some fists for good old fashioned cleaning clocks of the baddies. They swap out easily and really do make a big difference in coming up with cool poses for the figure.
This is a pretty solid Spider-Man figure and he looks fantastic in his black and white outfit. The Marvel Legends Retro Collection figures do tend to be a bit light on the extras, so with new, higher price it makes a cool but basic figure like Spidey here feel a bit less exciting than he otherwise might. He's a Good and a 1/2 figure with great articulation, alternate hands, and an accurate appearance, but some extras like a web tendril or an alternate portrait would have been very welcome. This guy seems to be the hit of this series (most of the figures in this set seem pretty popular) so it seems most fans are pretty happy with him.
It turns out the only other Spider-Man/ Peter Parker figure I've reviewed is the Diamond Select Zombie Spider-Man as a guest review at MWCtoys.com.
For more Marvel Legends Retro Collection reviews check out the following:
Yeah, the colored pins can definitely look off on some figures. The Shocker I reviewed the other day is one of Hasbro's newer pinless figures, so maybe that will be rectified on future Spideys.
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