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The Toyark › General Toy News › Walmart Listings for the Defenders of the Earth – Flash Gordon, Ming, and The Phantom by NECA

Walmart Listings for the Defenders of the Earth – Flash Gordon, Ming, and The Phantom by NECA

Posted on February 10, 2021 at 11:18 am by Joe Moore under General Toy News

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The Defenders of the Earth 7″ Scale Figures by NECA will be coming soon to Walmart stores. Walmart will be the first place to get the figures, with additional retailers to follow soon after. The first wave of figures have now popped up on Walmart.com, though they aren’t in stock just yet. Series 1 includes Flash Gordon, Ming The Merciless, and The Phantom. They are priced at $29.96 each. Check out some info below, and see official packaging pics after the jump.

King Features – 7” Scale Action Figure – Defenders of the Earth Series Flash Gordon
Based on the characters from the beloved 80s cartoon, which brought Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, and The Phantom teaming up against Ming the Merciless, comes the Defenders of the Earth! “Out of the sky, his rockets ignite!” To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the classic cartoon and toy line, NECA is proud to present Flash Gordon! He stands approximately 7″ tall and includes interchangeable hands, a ray gun, detachable laser effect, and a sword. Comes in collector-friendly window box packaging.

King Features – 7” Scale Action Figure – Defenders of the Earth Series Ming the Merciless
Based on the characters from the beloved 80s cartoon, which brought Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, and The Phantom teaming up against Ming the Merciless, comes the Defenders of the Earth! To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the classic cartoon and toy line, NECA is proud to present the evil supervillain, Ming the Merciless! He stands approximately 7″ tall and includes interchangeable hands, a real fabric cape, a ray gun with detachable laser effect, a sword, and staff. Comes in collector-friendly window box packaging.

King Features – 7” Scale Action Figure – Defenders of the Earth Series Phantom
Based on the characters from the beloved 80s cartoon, which brought Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, and The Phantom teaming up against Ming the Merciless, comes the Defenders of the Earth! To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the classic cartoon and toy line, NECA is proud to present the Lord of the jungle! The hero who stalks! The Phantom! He stands approximately 7″ tall and includes interchangeable hands, a blaster, detachable laser effect, and the Defenders team mascot, Zuffy. Comes in collector-friendly window box packaging.

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› Companies: NECA › Characters: Flash Gordon, Ming, The Phantom › Scale: 7 Inch

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  1. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    02-10-2021, 09:18 AM

    Walmart Listings for the Defenders of the Earth - Flash Gordon, Ming, and The Phantom by NECA

  2. TheBlueMarvel's Avatar TheBlueMarvel says

    02-10-2021, 09:38 AM

    Wow. Color me impressed by both the license and Neca's decision to go with more of a classically influenced comic book interpretation and format. Similar to their Supes fig, I find these very appealing and, dare I say, Legends-esque.

  3. Harbinger's Avatar Harbinger says

    02-10-2021, 09:48 AM

    These look awesome. My only complaint is I just wish phantom had his two guns and holsters.

  4. captainN's Avatar captainN says

    02-10-2021, 11:10 AM

    I Loved this cartoon series as a kid. I Hope a better dvd set comes out some day. I'm getting this.

  5. OriginalFire has no avatar! OriginalFire says

    02-10-2021, 11:43 AM

    I vaguely remember this show and went back to watch some of big and it has aged well.

  6. ShabbyBlue has no avatar! ShabbyBlue says

    02-10-2021, 11:43 AM

    I worry that wave 1 won't sell well enough for NECA to release the rest of the planned figures to complete this line. The vintage line only had 6 figures so it would only require one more wave to recreate it. We've already seen Mandrake and Lothar at Toy Fair last year, and Garax is the only missing one.

    Also I love how the packaging emulates the vintage carded figures, down to NECA's logo resembling the Galoob logo. These figures will go great next to my Rocketeer figure.

  7. deecee4's Avatar deecee4 says

    02-10-2021, 01:00 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ShabbyBlue View Post
    I worry that wave 1 won't sell well enough for NECA to release the rest of the planned figures to complete this line. The vintage line only had 6 figures so it would only require one more wave to recreate it. We've already seen Mandrake and Lothar at Toy Fair last year, and Garax is the only missing one.
    Yeah, they pretty much front loaded the first wave with all the name characters instead of mixing it up. Makes it seem like they don't have confidence in the line so they're just going to get the most out of it with the one wave.

  8. dukefett's Avatar dukefett says

    02-10-2021, 01:25 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by captainN View Post
    I Loved this cartoon series as a kid. I Hope a better dvd set comes out some day. I'm getting this.
    It's streaming on Amazon Prime last time I looked.

  9. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    02-10-2021, 01:27 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by dukefett View Post
    It's streaming on Amazon Prime last time I looked.
    Unfortunately, no longer included with Prime Streaming. It is free to stream on Tubi, IMDB TV, and Pluto TV.

  10. 0reser0 has no avatar! 0reser0 says

    02-10-2021, 02:12 PM

    *Reads Defenders of the Earth* Nice.

    *Reads NECA* Oh, never mind.

  11. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    02-10-2021, 04:16 PM

    I don't see this line being popular or selling well.

    Not trying to be a dick, but I'm in my 40's and this shit is before my time. It's a weird license for NECA to release stuff for.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Harbinger View Post
    These look awesome. My only complaint is I just wish phantom had his two guns and holsters.
    Agreed. Instead he comes with a laser and...a space monkey? What the fuck is that thing?

  12. PaintedKING has no avatar! PaintedKING says

    02-10-2021, 05:52 PM

    I'll definitely pick up Ming to go with my Sword and Sorcery stuff, not sure about the other two though.

    Now if they'd gotten Billy Zane's likeness...

  13. Comedian's Avatar Comedian says

    02-10-2021, 06:01 PM

    No one can get Billy Zane’s likeness. Except, Billy Zane. Lol.

    I’m in for these. Something I wouldn’t ask for, but something I’m glad to have. Plus this is the dry run for when Neca lands DC in 2023.

  14. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    02-10-2021, 06:08 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dolemite View Post
    I don't see this line being popular or selling well.

    Not trying to be a dick, but I'm in my 40's and this shit is before my time. It's a weird license for NECA to release stuff for.

    Agreed. Instead he comes with a laser and...a space monkey? What the fuck is that thing?
    Keep in mind, these are based on a mix of the late 80’s cartoon, and the Galoob toys for the show. So they won’t likely include stuff from the comics or movies. Zuffy, the monkey-thing, was a pet of sorts on the show.

  15. TheBlueMarvel's Avatar TheBlueMarvel says

    02-10-2021, 07:40 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dolemite View Post
    I don't see this line being popular or selling well.

    Not trying to be a dick, but I'm in my 40's and this shit is before my time. It's a weird license for NECA to release stuff for.
    Also in my 40s and the Defenders of the Earth toon aired on what became FOX5 WNYW circa 86 here in the tristate.

  16. deecee4's Avatar deecee4 says

    02-11-2021, 05:48 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel View Post
    Also in my 40s and the Defenders of the Earth toon aired on what became FOX5 WNYW circa 86 here in the tristate.
    Yeah, it was on in the afternoons if I remember right.

  17. dukefett's Avatar dukefett says

    02-11-2021, 07:27 AM

    I'm 38 and have zero recollection of this show. The figures look good but just have no connection.

  18. Tokyomeltdown has no avatar! Tokyomeltdown says

    02-11-2021, 07:49 AM

    The Phantom! finally a modern action figure.

  19. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    02-11-2021, 08:32 AM

    I had watched it briefly when I was younger. I wouldn't say it was a favorite then, but it's aged surprisingly well compared to some other 80s toons (though still has its cringe-worthy moments). Once you get passed this wave though, I'm not sure the secondary characters will have any real draw. I hope I'm wrong, and they sell well enough for NECA to start looking at other 80s toons.

  20. TheBlueMarvel's Avatar TheBlueMarvel says

    02-11-2021, 09:09 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by deecee4 View Post
    Yeah, it was on in the afternoons if I remember right.
    Yup. I believe, if memory serves, that it also started airing on PIX11 (eventually becoming WB) after FOX stopped running the show.

    I remember really liking the reimagined Lothar. All the characters were pleasing, but Lothar stood out for me as a youth looking for cultural representation within the pop-entertainment I consumed. Thankfully, they upgraded his look and tweaked his backstory to make him more palatable to modern audiences and sensibilities.

    The show was pretty entertaining and the opening theme was one of the more memorable ones in an 80's landscape full of truly great theme songs.

  21. AceSimulacrum's Avatar AceSimulacrum says

    02-11-2021, 09:55 AM

    Show wasnt unwatchable from what I remember, somehow I think I remember this among shows like Bionic Six and The Centurions (love to see those redone). Ah, memories.

    Thoughts on the line, interesting but agree for the most part with the rest. I think though to my eye only Ming's paint job looks like it carried over from the early reveals, Flash and Phantom less so.

  22. deecee4's Avatar deecee4 says

    02-11-2021, 10:46 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel View Post
    Yup. I believe, if memory serves, that it also started airing on PIX11 (eventually becoming WB) after FOX stopped running the show.

    I remember really liking the reimagined Lothar. All the characters were pleasing, but Lothar stood out for me as a youth looking for cultural representation within the pop-entertainment I consumed. Thankfully, they upgraded his look and tweaked his backstory to make him more palatable to modern audiences and sensibilities.

    The show was pretty entertaining and the opening theme was one of the more memorable ones in an 80's landscape full of truly great theme songs.
    Yeah, I feel like that theme song might be the most memorable thing about the show. I wouldn't say it's my favorite 80s theme but there's something about it that's really catchy.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AceSimulacrum View Post
    Show wasnt unwatchable from what I remember, somehow I think I remember this among shows like Bionic Six and The Centurions (love to see those redone)Ah, memories.

    Thoughts on the line, interesting but agree for the most part with the rest. I think though to my eye only Ming's paint job looks like it carried over from the early reveals, Flash and Phantom less so.
    A third party company showed off renders for Centurions recently. Not sure if it was intended for figure or statues or what.

  23. dCon's Avatar dCon says

    02-11-2021, 10:47 AM

    connectionl

  24. dCon's Avatar dCon says

    02-11-2021, 10:59 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dolemite View Post
    I don't see this line being popular or selling well.

    Not trying to be a dick, but I'm in my 40's and this shit is before my time. It's a weird license for NECA to release stuff for.

    Agreed. Instead he comes with a laser and...a space monkey? What the fuck is that thing?
    See front of box art for Amazon's release.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by 0reser0 View Post
    *Reads Defenders of the Earth* Nice.

    *Reads NECA* Oh, never mind.
    What's wrong with NECA? Not trying to change your mind or throw negative behavior your way. Imo, I see them actually taking alot of care of making their toys, sculpts, paint decos, & likenesses. Definitely a good company imo curious why you don't like them? And usingthe old Robocops or older quality is not a valid a reply about current products, I feel. A good answer would be things like how the ab crunch has a big gap on one side & not the other.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by deecee4 View Post
    A third party company showed off renders for Centurions recently. Not sure if it was intended for figure or statues or what.
    Centurions. Wasn't that put out by Kenner, essentially Hasbro? I do believe HASBRO is revamping it as it's in one of those groups of Hasbros new future lines.

  25. deecee4's Avatar deecee4 says

    02-11-2021, 11:40 AM

    This is what I was referring to. Looks like it will be figures and not an official product.

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