Well, here it is. The conclusion of my Mego Big Jim's P.A.C.K. experiment. Man, I had a lot of fun putting this series together. I was thinking about letting these guys go, but at the last second I...[See More]

"Big Jim. The leader. Commander of every mission!" In other words, THE LEADER OF THE PACK (vroom vroom screeeeeeech)!!! Sorry, I couldn't resist referencing an old Shangri-Las song there. If you...[See More]

On the vintage box art he is described as the, "Man of many weapons," and, "Weapons specialist! Expert with bull whip or bolos, shinai stick or boomerangs!" Ladies and Gentlemen, boils and ghouls,...[See More]

The next character in my Mego-styled Big Jim's P.A.C.K. experiment is Torpedo Fist! Torpedo Fist is one of only three characters (the others being Big Jim and Zorak) in this line that had a comic...[See More]

"Dr. Steel. The Enforcer...with a ghastly gleaming hand!" This description on the vintage box art accompanies a rendering of Dr. Steel smashing a rock by karate chopping it with his metal hand! So,...[See More]

A couple of years ago I started getting into collecting old figures from the Big Jim's P.A.C.K. line from the 70s. They are expensive and hard to find in nice condition. So I decided to challenge...[See More]

For me personally, the awesomeness of any given hero is largely determined by the level of threat that he or she must overcome. This is one of the main contributing factors as to why the Super Joe...[See More]

Completing my trio of Super Joes (I think technically there was a 4th human member called "Super Joe," but I did not own him or know of his existence as a child so I have no nostalgic investment in...[See More]

Here is the second member of my Super Joe Team: the android known as Luminos! This is a pretty simple but effective custom and it's amazing how much Space Ghost evokes the spirit of Luminos with just...[See More]

If you're getting old like me, then you may remember the short-lived but insanely awesome Super Joe toyline from the 70's. I LOVED this line when I was a kid, and was disappointed to discover as an...[See More]

After scouting vintage Antrons online and finding them to be too expensive, I decided to make my own using a Skeleton Warriors Aracula that I had laying around as the base. It's a pretty simple...[See More]