Product Description

DC Universe Collectors 6 inch Blue Beetle figure! From Mattel and the DC Universe, this exciting action figure features brilliant colors, tons of detail, and plenty of articulation. Each character includes a piece of a figure collectors can collect and assemble to create a character. Collect all the DC Universe figures!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26938 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Mattel
• Model: N7169
• Released on: 2009-02-05
• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 3.00" w x 7.50" l,

Features

• DC Universe Collectors Blue Beetle figure
• Figure stands 6 inches tall
• Features brilliant colors and tons of detail
• Plenty of articulation
• Collect extra piece from each character and assemble a bonus character

From the Manufacturer
DC Universe Collectors 6 inch Blue Beetle figure! From Mattel and the DC Universe, this exciting action figure features brilliant colors, tons of detail, and plenty of articulation. Each character includes a piece of a figure collectors can collect and assemble to create a character. Collect all the DC Universe figures!

Customer Reviews

Finally a Blue Beetle
I've fairly recently gained an appreciation for this character as I like to call him "Bruce Wayne without the baggage!" He's the type of hero I think we'd all probably be if we had Daddy Warbucks dough lying around and of course an inclination to want to fight crime. This figure is very exceptional. Its probably the first major mass market release of BB and it delivers where it needs to. Standard superhero body sculpt, fair and useful articulation, excellent detail, clean paint apps in most instances. It has everything you'd expect in this field of product and nothing you don't need. He does come with a rather puny but neccessary "BB gun" which is a hoot if you read the statistics on what it "can do". Posing him in "gun toting spy" stances is probably one thing you'll enjoy doing with this figure and he looks great next to the other major heroes of the league. A recommended buy.

Blue Beetle... Wait! Don't Step On Him!
This is Blue Beetle from wave 7 of the DC Universe Classics line. Ted Kord inherited the mantle of Blue Beetle and uses technology, wits and athleticism to fight crime as opposed to super powers. Earlier and later versions of Blue Beetle do use powers.

The figure is a solid, fun and visually impressive piece. Based on the standard DCU body he sports great articulation, ball joint neck, ball shoulders, pin elbows and his hands rotate, a tilt torso joint, cut waist joint, the great hip joints that allow forward and back and side to side movement without making the sculpt look funny like ball hips do, pin knees and ankles. In summary, a great amount to get plenty of cool super hero poses without over doing it or hindering the look of the figure.

It is a typical super hero body. However, the head sculpt with the yellow "bubble" style goggles really sells the figure. You can clearly see his eyes and the goggles themselves look terrific and are iconic for the character.

They've done a clean job on the paint with his blue on blue scheme. The beetle design on his chest is perfect and clean and even someone only slightly familiar with the character will recognize him. The black outline highlights look great. The only tiny area of slop at all is where they applied the yellow at the front of his belt. Otherwise the paint is perfect.

Last are accessories. He has his gun, which is a kind of fat but also futuristic affair - imagine Buck Rodgers' hair dryer maybe. It is silver with metallic blue knobs on each side and is kind of retro cool looking. It can be held in either hand. His belt has a holster in which to store the gun which is tailored for a perfect, if bulky, fit. It does have a strap clasp but I have not been able to successfully latch the tiny hole over the tiny soft peg to actually close it and don't want to force it and break it so I'm not sold on the functionality of the design there.

He also has a piece of Atom Smasher the collect and connect (read: build a figure) for this line. He's a big dude, about 9" tall, and sports great sculpt, articulation and paint all his own. He's worth it if you're interested in buying the entire line at all. If not then you'll have an extra arm or leg or head just hanging around.

Overall, a really good looking and fun figure with only the tiny bit of paint slop and non functional holder clasp holding it back from perfection.

Meet the Beatles.....uhm Beetle
The Ted Kord version of the Blue Beetle is one of the more underappreciated characters in the DC Universe and it is exciting to finally see a major action figure of this neglected hero. This figure is well designed and the attention to detail is superb. For example, the goggles are well constructed and you can even see the eyes underneath. The Beetle comes with his "gun" (I was always amazed how many times in the old 1980s Blue Beetle series how many times he would pull it out and blind people with the strobe light in the gun) and he holds it very well. I am proud to have the Blue Beetle, along with his friend Booster Gold from the same wave of figures, guarding my bookshelf. It's a must have for any Blue Beetle fan.