Marvel Super Hero Mashers Micro: Green Goblin

 

My first exposure to the Marvel Super Hero Mashers Micro figures were two packs, however as the line progressed there were several waves of individual figures released. This meant not only more characters, but more pieces you could use to swap between your different Super Hero Mashers figures. Green Goblin comes from the 2nd wave.

Green Goblin here is looking mighty mischievous. Perhaps he's looking for a certain webcrawler to unleash a barrage of pumpkin bombs on. Like with the other Micro figures, the head and both hands are interchangeable.

Marvel Super Hero Mashers Micro: Spider-Man 2099 vs. Venom

Today we take a look at another double pack of Hasbro's short lived Super Hero Mashers Micro series. I chose Venom and Spider-Man 2099 because, well they are Spider-Man related and awesome characters in their own right.

The packaging for the dual packs is the same across the line, with both figures being prominently displayed with their interchangeable accessory on a blister card. The back of the packaging features additional characters available (at the time) and how the pieces can be interchanged, even with the larger Super Hero Masher figures.

Venom has his trademark tongue hanging out of his mouth, sharp teeth exposed. Spider-Man 2099 is a simple redeco of the Spider-Man figure, but with a new head. Both figures fists and head are interchangeable.

Venom comes with an over sized hand that appears to be forming some sort of sharp weapon? It is a symbiote after all so Venom can do whatever he wants. Spider-Man 2099 on the other hand also comes with a hand, but this one has a blue spike (?) on it. I don't recall anything like that from the comics, but whatever, it's a new part to use w/ other figures.

Speaking of other figures, I had Rocket Raccoon and Groot nearby, along with a few other parts so I mashed them all together to form these guys. 

These little stylized figures on their own are pretty cool, but the fun factor really kicks in when you start mix-matching the various body parts. This means that once you buy a set you'll want others and I'm sure Hasbro was banking on that. Too bad these didn't catch on more than they did when they were on store shelves because they are a lot of fun. They can still be found online (eBay) fairly easy if you'd like to try them out, but don't blame me if you find yourself trying to track down multiples.

Marvel Super Hero Mashers Micro: Groot vs Rocket Raccoon

I'll be honest with you, I didn't pay any attention to Hasbro's Mashers line of interchangeable action figures when they were on retail shelves. I only picked up these mini versions when I found them uber cheap on Walmart.com. I'm glad I purchased them and wish I had now paid them more attention as they are fun little toys to mess with.

The premise of the Micro sets are the same as the regular Mashers, just the character's body is much smaller and non-articulated. The interchangeable pieces however are compatible with the larger figures.

You can see some of the other two packs in this wave, such as Hulk, Star Lord, Hulk Buster Iron Man and Black Panther. I really wish I could've found either of those two sets.

The figures themselves stand at about 1 1/2 inches tall. The paint apps are minimal to down right missing. Groot got some green highlight all over where as Rocket's body is is sorely missing some paint to bring out the design in the mold. 

Rocket came with two weapons for him to wield while Groot came with an additional hand to switch out.

In my humble opinion, Groot is the clear standout winner in this two pack. I especially like this additional hand he came packaged with. I'm not sure why, but I do.

Part of the draw with all of the Masher figures is the ability to switch their parts create new characters so to speak. I used Rocket's body along with some Spider-Man, Dr. Octopus and Groot parts I had near by.

Overall I found these toys to be a lot of fun as-is, but the more Micro sets I opened and the more parts I had I started to see the interest in the part swapping. I really hate I missed out on these when I had the opportunity to readily pick them up, but I'm glad none the less to have the few sets that I do.