pointed out in his blog<\/A>, Toyman’s got the most screen time of any DC Villain behind Luthor and Joker. That’s a big reason right there. But I think there’s more to it besides his show appearances. <\/p>\nFirst, this is one of those characters that the animated series made their own. Granted that credit goes more to STAS than JLU, but it’s all the same in my book. When we do get our Toyman in DCUC, it won’t be this one. A DCIH Toyman won’t be this one either. This is a JLU figure through-and-through. JLU\/STAS creators were able to take a low-level DC villain and make him creepy and diabolical enough to keep him interesting. His absence in such a vast JLU collection is mind-boggling.<\/p>\n
Second, he’s his own sculpt head-to-toe. Now that’s probably the thing that’s been keeping him from making the cut this whole time, but Mattel needs to look past it. They need to embrace it, in fact. Fans know that Toyman is going to take some extra work and effort. Not only do I think Mattel owes that effort to the completists and fans that have kept his line alive, but I think fans will know what went into finally getting this figure out and appreciate the effort too. It’s a win-win for Mattel. <\/p>\n
Ideally, I’d like to see him in a six-pack based on “Hereafter”. Toyman (All-new sculpt), Savage Superman (new head and animal skins), Vandal Savage (new head), Ceremonial John Stewart (new coat), Ceremonial Wonder Woman (new head), and Mattel can even go cheap and make Flash with a black armband to round things out. It’s got 4 versions of the Big 7 in it and it still manages to be a great set.<\/p>\n
With JLU always on the precipice of winding down, Mattel shouldn’t waste time waiting to do a Toyman. 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Sometimes as toy collectors, we can look across our displays and only see the toys that aren\u2019t there. They are the missing figures. The characters toy companies never got around to, never thought were important enough, or worse \u2013 the figures companies felt the need to show us at comicon in the \u201cWe\u2019re Never Gonna Make These\u201d case. Saturdays are for these figures… <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/requests\/jlutoyman.jpg?w=640\")
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