This Aquaman action figure from DC Direct was part of a boxed set commemorating the JLA as it appeared in Brave and the Bold #28--consisting of Arthur here, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and the Martian Manhunter.To that end, and to be almost fetishistically accurate, Aquaman was colored the way he was in that issue, with the original yellow gloves. This is the exact same figure that was in the Aquaman/Aqualad boxed set, so all it took was a new layer of yellow paint, and bang! You've got a new collectible.
While I did want the figure, the set was pretty pricey, so I passed. I had kept an eye out for it on eBay, but never found one.
Luckily, now I don't need to because F.O.A.M. member Mark Campbell sent this to me, gratis--what a pal! Arthur is now sitting on the top of my iMac, watching me as I type this. Thanks Mark!
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That's a fine looking figure, and surprisingly articulate.
I bought that set when it came out just for this figure... and the Martian Manhunter one. It's one of my favorites, and it sort of took the sting off of missing the Aqauman/Aqualad set... which eludes me to this day.
the yellow gloves just put me off. I know it was originally miscolored that way, but it just looks like Arthur stumbled out of a Palmolive commercial audition and went back to work as the King of the Seven Seas.
Just me, I know.
There is something so unsettling about that smile of his.
Man, lack of armored shirt, yellow gloves....creepy smile......no thanks. Still, it is a well articulated figure, so he's got that going for him. DC Direct has only got one REALLY great Aquaman figure, and I don't think it's been released yet.
This is a pretty cool figure, both for variety's sake and to partially recreate the cover to The Brave and the Bold # 28! Now if we could only get an in-scale Starro the Conquerer figure with bendable arms we'd be all set. Unfortunately, this particular figure of mine fell off my dresser and broke his right foot off. Bummer! If only it had been his left hand, i could've worked with that...
Have we gotten to the point that we are not celebrating printing errors? The gloves are suppose to be green!
He certainly is a cheery fellow. Seems rather happy about his gloves.
I found it, and it turns out that the figure I was thinking of wasn't made by DC Direct at all!
http://www.wizarduniverse.com/m1080b.html
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