Action figures- Society's secret muscle fantasy?

TheMM · #1 August 28th, 2006, 01:50 PM

This has always been on my mind, but aren't action figures society's muscle-bound wet dream? I mean the figure (if it's a male) has biceps that in real size would make any BB'er give his soul for the same size. Now obviously they're never in proportion of course. Always purely upper body, and a lower body only large enough to seem real. What is ya'll's thoughts on this?

RadRx · #2 August 28th, 2006, 02:41 PM

Fairly recent phenomenon -- I think the book 'Adonis Complex' did a couple of comparisons of GI Joes (from the 70's through 90's) as well as the original Luke Skywalker compared to the updated version for re-release of the films.

scott_dine · #3 August 28th, 2006, 05:51 PM

I remeber in a sociology course I took in Highs chool we looked at G.I. Joes and Barbies put to real proportionsa and the fact of the matter is they would not have the right bone structure to support themselves.

small-fry · #4 August 29th, 2006, 10:30 AM

GI Joes!?!
Who the hell would want to play with them when He-Man Master of The Universe was around. Such a Hunk and such a good boy as prince Adam. That's the action figure I played with as a kid

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TheMM · #5 August 29th, 2006, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RadRx

Fairly recent phenomenon -- I think the book 'Adonis Complex' did a couple of comparisons of GI Joes (from the 70's through 90's) as well as the original Luke Skywalker compared to the updated version for re-release of the films.

There was a muscled Luke Skywalker??? (action figure of course)

Now that is something I would like to see.

bignbuiltyalie · #6 August 29th, 2006, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMM

There was a muscled Luke Skywalker??? (action figure of course)

Now that is something I would like to see.

1995:
http://www.neitherland.com/sale/toys/luke_skywalker.jpg

1978:
http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/ne...87_19911_1.jpg

TheMM · #7 August 31st, 2006, 01:44 PM

Thanks for my little request. It also proves my point a bit more.

Phlex · #8 August 31st, 2006, 07:44 PM

The original Ralph McQuarrie poster art gave Luke more pectoral definition than he deserved, though. And that was 1977.

Yachirobi · #9 August 31st, 2006, 09:44 PM

As for the Luke Skywalker doll--er--ACTION FIGURE I don't think it's muscular desires so much as it is something even stronger in men: laziness. They probably took the mold from some other toy.