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Electroman - with STAR Team comic

This Electroman is a Mego custom.

 

And my original STAR Team comic.

 

Both Electroman and STAR Team were produced by IDEAL.

 

Back in the day I loved and still love the STAR Team !

 

They were IDEAL's answer to Star Wars.

 

The Knight of Darkness has a Strong Darth Vader style.

 

Zem-21 is sort like C-3PO. The red and blue Zeroids with their

 

new for STAR Team round domes on top are the closest they could get to R2-D2.

 

I believe Lucas tried to sue IDEAL. But lost.

 

Because the Zeroids and Captain Action came out before

 

Star Wars. The Knight's body is a Captain Action body and boots with Flash Gordon's gun .

 

This little comic was the only information about the STAR Team. Other than any info on their packages.

 

The comic was a give away promotional item . In the toy aisle with the STAR Team toys I assume. I just remember I had it.

 

It has two full page adds for Electroman in it. Another IDEAL toy.

 

Since this is all there was about the STAR Team, I associated Electroman with the STAR Team. I assumed he was the human character that fought the Knight of darkness. Along with Zem-21 and the Zeroids. Like Flash Gordon or Luke Skywalker.

 

But I never saw him. And my Parents never bought him for me.

 

Then as an adult collector I have gotten an original Electroman. But he is 16 inches tall !

 

Which is an odd scale match. The Knight is 12 inches .

 

Zogg as a monster might be acceptable as a biggee.

 

So as an adult, I have dreamed of having 8 inch Mego customs of all these characters except the Zeroids.

 

Just to have them all on the same scale.

 

I have seen customs of the Knight and Zem-21. Once the smaller heads are obtained, the outfits I could put together.

 

But Electroman, no, too much for me to do there !

 

So I am very happy to get this great custom of him !

 

There is also the last STAR Team Member ; Kent and his Star Cruiser.

 

He is a human in a red body suit. He seems like he was the 2nd wave of offerings for STAR Team.

 

I never knew about him until adulthood.

 

He wasn't on the STAR Team packages. or even in this little comic. But Electroman was, even if only in the adds.

 

Yes, I would include Kent in the Mego customs for this line.

 

Just because he is part of the line. :)

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Uploaded on April 22, 2024
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