Comments on: 1990 Playmates Dick Tracy Toys

By: Ninja Pirate

Ninja Pirate — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:39:53 +0000

The Dick Tracy movie was FUCKING AWESOME!! Yeah, it had some hammy acting, but that’s partly why I like it XD
I agree that the toys are cool though

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:05:35 +0000

Wasn’t the Tramp the guy who Dick Tracy rescues the Kid from in the beginning of the Movie? Ok, enough descriptive capitalization.

Other great movie ti-in toy lines that spring to mind are The Last Action Hero ones, like you said. The Axe Murderer guy had a crazy-nasty looking face, but not a lot of playability because his arms could only go over his head – handy if you’re swinging a massive axe or doing a Mexican wave, but not much else. I had the Arnie figure that burst out from a trench coat… ok, a plastic shell shaped like a trench coat, to show his I.D. and a gun.

I used to love playing with a bootleg Freddy Kruger figure which is odd because a mere photo of that guy was enough to make me burst into tears. I remember he had a soft rubber head and was part of a series of classic Hollywood monsters, but other than that I don’t remember much else.

What about Aliens? I had the queen, the alien that blew up (I think it might’ve been the scorpion alien) and Bishop with a sweet gatling gun. None of the characters looked like their on-screen counterparts though. I wonder why.

Ok. I’ll stop here for now

By: Tommy

Tommy — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:25:09 +0000

I didn’t even know there were MJ toys. I’m jealous.

By: the pizza

the pizza — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:24:13 +0000

hey now, I’m a MJ fan. one day I’m gonna bust out my MJ toys on the pizza. I have some crazy shit.

By: Metal Misfit

Metal Misfit — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:46:45 +0000

Awesome. I had Dick Tracy, but never got the rest. =( That’s my story with so many action figure lines. But hey, I didn’t have any money! I was at the mercy of my parents.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:32:05 +0000

If only I had a Michael Jackson action figure.

By: the pizza

the pizza — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:27:45 +0000

hey kids, wouldn’t you like an action figure of a “child abusing bum”? Like you said, he’d fit into any toy scenario.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:29:37 +0000

Yeah, I think I got all the ones I have now as a big lot that included a carrying case. I think I saw someone trying to get $50 for Steve the Tramp, but also saw him for $5 or so.

I just wish I had a good way to store/display figures still in the package without making my office look like a Wal-mart from 1992.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:22:35 +0000

I remember there being a big upset about the Tramp figure back then. He was supposedly recalled from stores and was “rare” because of his questionable and offensive bio and negative depiction of the homeless.

Luckily, as you stated, no one really cares about the Dick Tracy toys anymore, so I bet you can still buy the Tramp on eBay.