The DC Super Powers Action Figures where produced by Kenner in the 1980’s and featured the multitude of Superhero characteres from DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Wonderwomen, Green Lantern, etc.). What I found of interest is that on the Toy Otter website they have uncovered some conceptual designs that where not produced.
a favorite charcter of mine, Blue Devil in a
mock-up of how the final toy might look like.
Image used with-out Permission.
It seems that in quick succession some ex-Kenner designers found a few old boxes of long hidden items, which contained among other things the original pitch to DC Comics for the license, the actual presentation that detailed the final two years of the line, and amazingly, 8 never before seen prototypes. For the first time, we now have definitive word on what the next series was going to be, what direction the line was taking, and a glimpse of what the original concept for the line might have been. I’m going to do my best to make sense of everything, but be warned that there is a LOT of material, and some pages have many pictures on them and might take awhile to load. I tried to break it down into section the best I could, but some of it still skips around.
It’s fun to see the original marker illustrations, perticularly with the SuperFriends chracters like the Wonder Twins: Jayna and Zan. Another items to check out are the heroic vehicles too. I really like the Plastic Man Car too.
