Re-Halloween 2025: Assortment #4 from Dr. Malgam's Body Bags by ToadFrog

 

   I've got another set of Dr. Malgam's Body Bags by ToadFrog to check out today. It's tough to review these guys like a regular figure since you're getting seven mixed up parts with each figure rather than a complete figure that you mix and match with others but it is fun to show off all of the parts. At some point I'll probably add pictures of the completed figures so you can see who can be fully built with series 1. This feature is dominated by the amazing Sea Creature head but there are plenty of other cool parts in this set. Let's check out Assortment #4 after the break...

The Facts:

Height: 5 3/8ths inches (6 1/8ths with the crest)

Articulation: Swivel shoulders and a swivel neck.

Accessories: Figure is made up of removable pieces (head, torso, 2 arms, 2 legs) and comes with 1 extra leg and a fabric Body Bag.

Non-Scalper Price: $25 dollars (or sold in various bundles during the Kickstarter with other sets at a discount).

The Positives:

* This set comes with a mixture of parts from various different characters, not all of which can be built in series 1. Hopefully a series 2 is produced at some point. There's excellent detail and paintwork here, though, and a wide variety of colors and designs. The Cyber-Gorilla arm is furry with a metal claw coming out of arm while the claw arm is covered in crustacean inspired detail. These are really interesting to look at as the parts are so varied. 

* This Sea Creature head is incredible. Yes, it's inspired by the Creature from the Black Lagoon, but there's also a healthy dose of Mer-Man here, I believe. It's pretty amazing and definitely the coolest portrait in this series I've come across yet. I love those purple eyes!

* From the rear you can see that the detail isn't just confined to the front of the figure. From the ridges on the bottom of the claw arm to the sculpted patch on the Frankenstein Monster's jacket, there's some impressive design here.

* The legs are just as impressive as everything else. There's an additional Orc leg included but the Yeti and Dragon leg shown here are the most impressive. I really, really want to complete that Yeti!

* Each figure can split into six separate parts and a seventh part is included here (an extra left leg) to give you a hint of the mixing and matching opportunities available when you have multiple figures. All of the attachment points are the same though the way the legs attach from the bottom instead of the side does make it odd to, say, replace one of the legs with an arm or something weird like that. Everything feels very sturdy, made from a solid plastic with a bit of rubbery give. They're very solid toys!

* The sales gimmick and packaging for the line is a reusable fabric body bag. This is a pretty cool extra that you can store your parts inside or even use for other action figures, too (most G.I. Joe Classified  Series figures can easily fit in here). They even sold these by themselves during the campaign for folks who wanted action figure sized body bags. It's durable and has a zipper so you can easily open and close it. The label is made to look like a toe tag and is attached by a plastic fastener. There's even a spot to write the the "Date Expired" for the deceased.

* These are pretty fun and very well made. They zip and unzip easily and there's also a loop at the top (where it has the Body Bags logo) that you could use to hang one of these up. 

* These guys are durable figures and while limb swapping is the main feature, you can also rotate the neck and arms for a little posing/ play value.

The Negatives:

* ToadFrog was certainly upfront about how the legs would be handled here but it does seem odd to me that they chose to go with legs that attach to the bottom of the torso rather than attaching to the sides of the waist. It's a bit limiting in movement and I'm not sure what the gain there was to offset the loss of the joints being on the side. You could have built four armed or four legged creatures and what not if all of the limbs attached the same way.

   As you can probably tell by my reviews of the other assortments (including my video review as part of my first livestream) I really like this series of figures. Again, I do wish we received full figures instead of mixed up sets but these are incredibly fun and I imagine a second series has to come at some point. This is another Great set with the best portrait we've seen in the line yet. I'm really curious to hear more about ToadFrog's plans for the future of this line. Now that these have been funded and delivered to backers there surely have to be plans to sell these to consumers, right? It's odd that we're not seeing any for sale now that backers have them in hand and various reviewers and such are talking about them. Strike while the iron is hot!

The Sea Creature, clearly inspired by but different from the Creature from the Black Lagoon, is the star here. For more reviews of the Creature from the Black Lagoon/ Gill-Man/ other Sea Creatures, check out the following: The NECA Crypt Club 4-Pack w/ the "Scaly and Scary" Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Toony Terrors Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Funko ReAction Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Creature from the Black Lagoon (Glow-in-the-Dark Costume Colors) and Creature from the Black Lagoon "Monsters of the Silver Screen" edition from Super7's ReAction series, the Diamond Select Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Vinyl SODA Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Tiny Nightmares Creature from the Black Lagoon, Wavecrawler from Hasbro's Kre-O line, the Imaginext Gillman, the Creature from the Black Lagoon from Monster Force, the Gill-Man from the Big Bucket of Monsters, Leonardo as the Creature from the Black Lagoon from NECA, the Sea Creature from Mezco's Tower of Fear, and the Swamp Creature from Lego Monster Fighters.

For more  of Dr. Malgam's Body Bags check out the following:

Assortment #1

Assortment #2

Assortment #3