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Toybiz attempted to create a new line of Mego figures with the Famous Cover Series. I give them a lot of credit for experimenting with lots of different materials during the run of this series (and not always successfully). The biggest thing I disliked about these figures is the absurd proportions. Not only did the typical male figure look insanely buff, the torso and and arms were a little too long for the legs (or the legs were too short for the torso and arms -- whichever way you want to look at it). The articulation and quality is pretty good, but the proportions really killed it for me. Same thing with the female figures -- they were very lanky and thin with really long arms and hands. More realistic proportions for the basic figures would have worked much better to enhance the overall look of these figures. The experimenting with different materials came at a price for sure. Sometimes the gloves or boots are nearly impossible to remove because the rubber is so tight and tacky. Also, there are some figures that have painted parts and the coloring or coating used on these parts never cured properly. Even now, years later when you take these figures out of the boxes you will occasionally find parts that are very tacky or even have left some of the paint on the inside of packaging. Toybiz did give you a nice selection of Marvel heroes and villains with this series. They also made lots of custom parts and bodies for characters like The Hulk and Sabretooth. Overall, an above average series and you can still pick up a lot of these figures at a decent price.