Marvel 500 Blind Bag (Series 8)

Marvel 500 is a line of bind packaged 2 inch tall PVC mini figures of various Marvel super heroes and villains. The line would prove quite popular as it would feature a total of 16 series'. Each blind bag featured the figure a trading card sized checklist of sorts.

I grabbed one bag from my local Walgreens drug store just to see what these were like. Growing up with the likes of M.U.S.C.L.E. figures and being a pretty big Marvel fan, I knew I call fall down a rabbit hole with these figures if I wasn't careful. Knowing that this was the only figure that I purchased for myself.

I purchased a Series 8 bag and ended up with Sandman. I was impressed with the sculpting of the tiny figure. The swirling sand that takes the place of his legs is a nice touch, as is the enlarged fist and mace. As you can see the figure is cast in a translucent plastic, accented with gold glitter inside to replicate the sand look. There aren't any paint apps on this figure and that's probably wise as it looks good as-is. I believe this figure first debuted in Series 3 and was cast in a solid tan color plastic.

I was tempted to grab a few others, but at a suggested retail price of $2.99 each I decided my money was better spent on other things.