This figure stirs up a lot of old feelings for me. I remember the campaign for the first DC Universe Classics in the Mattycollector Exclusives program. The pictures online (and maybe in ToyFare?) looked great. But the reality of the figures were very different when they arrived. I felt a little ripped off. When the final product had such drastic differences from the preorder prototype images, the whole subscription process seemed unreliable and scammy. All these years later, I can appreciate her for what she is; scrawny limbs, limp hair, and anatomically bizarre cleavage and all. (Seriously though, she has more modest costume options that should have been used if they had to use this cloth-sculpted torso). In photos it doesn't look that bad, but in person there are a lot of sculptural details that just look off. The perfection of the Four Horsemen prototype compared to the sloppy Mattel tooling felt insulting to collectors who purchased these on good faith. 27 years later and I'm almost over it. Let's check out Starfire below!
Here is the painted prototype next to the production version. The prototypes were always gorgeous, and the final versions always looked a little thinner, more spindly, less detailed, and the typical smooshed face profile. But the thing that always bothered me most was the loss of details and proportions in the arms. The shoulders are half the size, and the biceps and forearms are thin and malformed.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
From Left to Right: DC Direct 2000, Funko 2018, Mattel Infinite Heroes 2009, and Mattel DCUC 2009.
Cheers!
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