Friday, April 29, 2016

Top 10 Friday... Welcome to the greenhouse

In honor of Spring, Arbor Day, Earth Day last week (and the other sort-of holiday that took place for some last week on the 20th *cough-cough*), we thought today would be a good day to honor the comic characters that come from the soil... These could be characters made up of grasses and plants, control the plants, or rely on them for their powers. Before the list though, here are some cool plant-related comics and collectibles...

Masters of the Universe Moss Man Figure by Mattel (1985) 
and SDCC Exclusive Moss Man Chia Pet by Super7 (2015)
Masters of the Universe Moss Man figure by Mattel

SDCC exclusive Moss Man Chia Pet by Super7


Moss Man was He-Man's spy and could blend in with plant life. A vintage carded figure of him goes for about $100 on eBay or at a toy show these days. Then for SDCC 2015 Super7 (who we love) did a way cool and creative Moss Man Chia Pet exclusive. You can track one down for close to $40.

Man-Thing Statue by Bowen Designs (2005)
Man-Thing statue by Bowen Designs

One of the finest statues to date of Ted Sallis, the man who re-created the super-soldier serum and then in an accident in the swamp became Man-Thing. He who knows fear burns at his touch! Goes for about $180 on eBay.

Bio-Glow Swamp Thing Figure by Kenner (1990)
Bio-Glow Swamp Thing figure by Kenner


This line from the early '90s is slightly obscure and collectible. They did a few versions of Swampy, this one is our favorite - he glows in the dark for cryin' out loud! Goes anywhere from $25 - $40 on eBay or at a toy show.

Poison Ivy Premium Format Figure by Sideshow Collectibles (2013)
Poison Ivy Premium Format Figure by Sideshow Collectibles


Sideshow Collectibles Premium Format Figures are some of the highest end collectibles you can get. This version of Batman's sultry enemy had an edition size of 2500 and an exclusive limited to 1500 pieces. You can track one down for around $800 these days.

Now onto the... 


Top 10 Plant-related Characters! 
(We tried to stick mostly to comic book characters here, had to veer off slightly to include Treebeard and Moss Man though... Wait, I just spoiled the list a little didn't I? Galdarnit...)

10. Black Tom Cassidy

9. The Flaming Carrot


8. The Gardener

7. Moss Man

6. Mantis

5. Man-Thing

4. Groot

3. Treebeard

2. Swamp Thing

1. Poison Ivy

That's all for this week...! Happy toy and collectible hunting this weekend, and see you next week as we celebrate Captain America: Civil War!

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