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Moon Knight’s superpower is that he has a stick!

Did you know that Marvel’s Incredible Hulk was originally a wrongheaded ripoff of DC’s Wonder Woman? No? That’s because it’s completely not true. Which is not to say that the two big companies don’t occasionally rip one another off. Take Moon Knight, here, for example: He’s this super-rich guy who has become a grim, brooding and caped avenger; having no superpowers, he instead foils crime with martial arts and gadgetry and bitchin’ vehicles. Mmmyep. Still, he’s somehow a super-cool character all the same. Maybe it’s the hood, or the vaguely Egyptian theme. It is assuredly not because his assistant is called “Frenchy.”

Doctor Octopus has stolen my giant foam #1 hand!

Articulation: Ahhh, here we go. At last we return to the embarrassment of riches, articulation-wise, for which this line is known. The individual fingers are articulated, and your reviewer is totally gay for that.

Sculpt: Very good; the face looks bad ass, it must be said. His costume appears to be tighter than his skin, but it’s nicely-rendered for all that. The only real beef is that his hands are a bit malformed, bulging at the sides to allow for finger-articulation. But if this is the price that must be paid, so be it.

It’s particularly sad when he pretends to be Spider-Man.

Paint: Well, the dark silver of his suit is very nice-looking, but there’s some rather unconscionable smudging on the belt and in the shading of the cape. He’s a millionaire, guys; he can afford the high-end costuming.

Durability: Can you play with this figure vigorously? Yes. Can you drop it into an active volcano? No. Well, okay, yes you can. But it’ll be destroyed, see, is the point.

Only Leonardo and Raphael remain!

Stand Up For Your Rights: It stands up mighty fine, does this figure. The cape helps, just like in real life. The walking stick doesn’t help, also just like in real life.

Accessories: Moon Knight comes with a staff and a set of nunchaku, both white as the light of Luna herself, and both suitable for causing massive internal bleeding in those lacking righteousness. Sweet! It also comes with the usual: A MODOK piece, a lame-o backdrop (here depicting Moony’s base, apparently; the Mooncave, maybe?), and a comic-reprint. The comic is “Marvel Team-Up” #7, from 2005, and it’s a decent, workmanlike issue, with good Spider-Man dialogue and somewhat alarming Scott Kolins art.

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