#Action Figure

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Toys 1994–1999 peak

Spawn Action Figures

Todd McFarlane's hyper-detailed, faintly grotesque action figures based on his Spawn comic — spikes, chains, teeth, and claws painted in a level of detail no toy aisle had ever seen. Aimed at teenage and adult collectors, they made every other action figure suddenly look like a baby toy.

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Toys 1993–1997

Stretch Armstrong

A gel-filled rubber superhero who stretched to grotesque lengths and slowly oozed back to shape — a sensory toy for kids who liked to push things to their limit. The 1990s revival of a 1976 classic, Stretch Armstrong became a staple of toy boxes and a messy, satisfying favorite.