Clash of the Titans was released in 1981 to Big Screens across America. After the success of the movie, a toy line had to be produced ! Mattel was chosen to produce the Action Figure recreations of the characters of the movie. While the toy line was nice, for the era, I can only lament what would have happened with this line if it was produced by a better toymaker.
This is Perseus. The Hero of the movie and son of Zeus.
The figure is a pretty good likeness of Harry Hamlin. It's fairly well detailed considering it was produced in '81.
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Perseus comes with a Sword and Shield. Unfortunately no Bubo or the Helm he had in the movie. The sword is sculpted nicely with a good bit of detail. The shield incorporates two clamps on the back to attach to his arm and is sculpted well too. The eagle design is pretty intricate for a 3 3/4 scale figure of that era.
Looks like it's the battle of the "Daddy Issues".....
It's OK Luke, after all he is Progeny of a God ....
I had all the action figures of this line. I incorporated them into Dungeons and Dragons play easily but they were a lot of fun in their own right. Of course I wanted the Kraken......
My problem is the line should have been produced by a better toymaker. There are so many more figures and accessories that should have been incorporated. An Ammon with Bubo, the Stygian Witches and Medusa come to mind. A "Gods" set and maybe Calibos's lair.....
What could have been..... None the less, Perseus is a nice figure. I take into consideration that in 1981 there wasn't much emphasis on action figure quality so when looked at through that perspective, Perseus really stands out.
