My guest today is my good friend Pat Sansone, a prolific, and talented multi instrumentalist, songwriter, and Grammy nominated producer.
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Monster so there can be no denying this figures influence and greatness in the world of stretch.Leave a Review Clammr It Listen in a New Window Download SoundCloud Stitcher Subscribe on Android Subscribe via RSS Mix Master Bundle Rockstars Of Drums Ultimate Mixing Masterclass RSR068 – Pat Sansone – Recording with The Autumn Defense & Wilco The first stretch figure a collector wants seems to always be the Stretch Stretch Monster was almost unanimously voted as the top stretch. Should be noted that when I was asking for a top 20 list from others, the That the menacing and desirable Stretch Monster ranks as the greatest stretch ever made! It When you look at the rankings on this list you could always make anĪrgument for the stretch figures between 20 thru 2. He was also remade by Hasbro in 2016, but that figure comes no where close to the originals overall look. The Stretch Andro from Japan ranked at number 12 on this list) due There were a few oversea versions of the Monster made (such as Stretch X-Ray (who ranks at number 17 on this list) but that figure was no where near the level of the Stretch Monster can strike into the hearts of innocents.Īnother attempt at making another villain for Stretch Armstrong to fight named
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The body is flawless and it's scaly skin just adds to the terror that this The head-sculpt is second to none in detail and expression, The Stretch Monster was totally different in every way and looked Produce an adversary for that hero to fight and take it to such extremes inĬreativity. Who would've thought that a year later Kenner would Stretching wrestler, kids couldn't get enough. When Stretch Armstrong hit the shelves in 1976, as a Sold for 7,400 back in 2006, and totally damaged ones go for no less than 1,000 each). It is, it will always sell for big bucks in the collectors market (a mint one It is widely recognized as one of the true holy grails of all Hulk collectibles and considering how rare This stretch remains one of the biggest and heaviestįigures ever made and is also one of the most in wanted. It is totally authentic to theĬharacter in colors, tones, outfit, and body with the sheer size that only the (all their Hulk figures have been top notch). This Hulk figure could well be the best Hulk ever produced by Mego So may the stretch gods have mercy on my soul because the Elastic Hulk is not the greatest stretch figure of all time!!Īlways known for their excellent head-sculpts with amazing detail and this one is noĮxception. But, like I said in the intro, I had to be unbiased when ranking these stretch figures and I had to take into consideration what other dealers and collectors listed. Simply put, this guy was a toy genius and a corn syrup manufactures dream.Īnd now entering the top 5 is the Mego Elastic Hulk! This may surprise many of you readers out there because anyone who knows me knows I'm in love with this toy (read my story about it here: In Search of the Holy Grail of Hulk). He created Stretch Armstrong as well as other notable toys such as the Easy Bake Oven. Legendary toy creator, the late-great James "Jeep" O. But they all had one thing in common: strrrrretching fun! So in honor of the hundreds of stretch figures that haveĬome since Stretch Armstrong's beginnings, I (who has been a stretch figureĬollector, dealer and historian for decades) have decided to rank the The results were bad (really, really bad). Sometimes the results were good and other times Shapes, sizes, and fillings (although most are famously known for being filled with corn syrup that a lot of kids secretly ate). Toy companies would often try to duplicate these figures with all different
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After more figures got released Mego Corporation decided to copy Kuhn's ideaĪnd create their very own line of stretch figures in 1979 (check out my full analysis here: The Mego Elastic Superheroes: A Complete Collector's Analysis). Popular demand Kenner released Stretch Armstrong's arch-nemesis, the Stretch To toy stores in 1976 the reaction was extraordinary. When Kenner released this latex corn syrup filled super figure
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