Monsterfighter
| Class of Bootleg |
Class 2 - Duplicated and Modified
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| Class Notes: |
Original Molds, New Package Art, New line name
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| Bootleg Source: |
Kenner Gargoyles Series 1
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| Bootleg Rating: |
 (Three out of five stars)
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| Sightings: | Mexico, California
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| Vintage: | Spring 1997
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The Monsterfighter line of Bootlegs comes directly from Kenner's Gargoyles line. The logo matches the typface and art of the original product quite closely. Even the smaller logo is duplicated, showing the innovative packaging design that makes bootlegs so much fun.
The entire first set of Gargoyles figures was re-produced for the Monsterfighter line. The figures are cast at the same scale, although the molds seem less detailed. The painting is less than perfect, and color variations between the original and bootleg figures abound.
The figures are blister carded onto identical backboards, and the blisters themselves are very weak and flimsy. It is nearly impossible to find a true "Mint" example of a carded Monsterfighter figure.
Goliath
The Total Armor Goliath shown here is a good example of the odd painting techniques. Much like the Superman as Jack Elam bootleg, Goliath seems to sport a lazy eye.
The rest of the painting is fairly accurate, although they do have a problem "Staying in the lines".
There are several other figures from the Monsterfighter line, two of which are shown below. Note the changed color-scheme on the Robot-Goliath (to a minty green!) and on the Human figure. The two other Gargoyles look almost idential to their legal counterparts, but, as noted above, the molds don't seem to be a sharply detailed.
Overall, this is a nice line of bootlegs. Despite the cheap blister packaging, the card art is superb, and the parody of the Gargoyles Logo is great! The figures are to-scale, the painting (for the most part) is clean and accurate, and the Gargoyles figures are fun to play with in any case.
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