Gentle Giant take great delight in blowing up your childhood… but not in a bad way, in an amazing JUMBO way!  Today, on “Toy Fair Eve,” the good people at Gentle Giant ltd, have have two fantastic pre-Toy Fair announcements that they are letting us debut here on AFi.

Gentle Giant ltd. has had tremendous success with their JUMBO line of vintage action figures starting with the original Kenner Star Wars figures.  That line has been going strong for almost 5 years.   Last year at Comic Con they announced they were taking their Jumbo format to the vintage Hasbro G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line.   At the end of last year they announced they would apply the Jumbo format to the vintage Mattel Marvel Secret Wars line.

For this next announcement they are punching me right in the nostalgia bone and reaching directly into my wallet, do not pass go, do not collect $200…

DC Super Powers Collection

In 1984, Kenner began to release the next on their extremely popular action figure lines, the DC Super Powers Collection! This line included heroes such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and many, many more.

Gentle Giant is proud to announce the launch of this stunning line of retro figures that have been given the Jumbo Figure treatment. Each figure is developed using state of the art 3D technology. Gentle Giant has taken the original DC Super Powers figures and created a highly accurate digital model with the use of 3D scanners. These digital models are then scaled to 12 inches tall, and then printed using top of the line 3D Systems printers. These pieces are then used in manufacturing to produce extremely accurate, scaled replicas.

The DC Super Powers Collection Jumbo Figures from Gentle Giant will be made from high quality vinyl, and some ABS plastic parts. Many of the figures will also include fabric capes and accessories. Finally, these incredible figures will feature retro art packaging, and come in a protective re-sealable blister pack.

I think by now everyone that knows me knows that I am a HUGE fan of the original Super Powers line.  After all, we house the Super Powers Archive here on AFi as well as have a dedicated Super Powers blog.