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Originally Posted by BigHanksCustoms

I'm right there with you!

My first "action figures" I can distinctly remember :

1974-ish!!!: Evel Knievel figure with a motorcycle!
from there in the mid '70s I had
Stretch Armstrong!
Shogun Warriors: Raydeen
Mazinger Z
Micronauts : Time Traveler and Ackroyear and Biotron were my first of those.

1977 Star Wars: First were Luke and Darth Vader with the light sabers in the arms and vinyl cape.

First transformers: G1 (pre rub) Soundwave and Buzzsaw, followed by Megatron

I remember some larger "doll like" Superman and Spiderman figures (off topic, any one remember that giant oversized Superman Vs. Spiderman comic!)

From there it was all down hill(uphill?) Lovin' every minute of it too!

I'll show my age as well. My first action figure was a Star Wars Darth Vader that my dad bought for me at a Woolworth's for $2.00 plus tax in 1977.

I remember Stretch Armstrong very well. I never got him but I did have the Stretch Monster. I had to dispose of him unfortunately because that jelly-like goo in that thing burst and made a huge mess.

I had some of the Tron figures too. Those burned up in a storage building fire unfortunately a few years ago. They would have made a nice compliment to the Tron Legacy stuff I have.

I remember having a 12" Spider-Man. For some reason he had bare hands and he came with a web that was like a net.

I never had the Evel Knievel bike. I did get the Team America Marauder after a lot of asking my parents for him when those were available. Great fun!

I had Transformers and GoBots. Never got Soundwave but I did have the other tape cassette characters.