Steel monsters
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Steel Monsters were a toy series from the Tonka
company in the 1980s
Produced in 1986 and 1987 by Tonka
, they were well-made and colorful 3-3/4" figures, each having its own mini-comic. Sub-labeled as "The Only Survivors", they were very reminiscent of the Mad Max
genre, with Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
coming out the year before.
1986 line:
The Barbarian vehicle included Retread
The Blaster vehicle included Talon
The Bomber vehicle included Punk
The Destroyer vehicle included Half Track
The Enforcer vehicle included Wheel Boss
The Masher vehicle included Metal Face
1987 line:
The Pulverizor vehicle included Tygress
The Wrecker vehicle included Viking
Individual carded figures came with a mini-comic book to introduce the character. They were broken down into good/bad guy teams, the Survivors (the good guys - their vehicles were tan-colored) and the Marauders (the bad guys - their vehicles were black).
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Tonka
Tonka is an American toy company most known for its signature toy trucks and construction equipment.-History:On September 18, 1946 Mound Metalcraft was created in Mound, Minnesota with three men as partners, Lynn Everett Baker , Avery F. Crounse, and Alvin F. Tesch. The first products produced by...
company in the 1980s
Produced in 1986 and 1987 by Tonka
Tonka
Tonka is an American toy company most known for its signature toy trucks and construction equipment.-History:On September 18, 1946 Mound Metalcraft was created in Mound, Minnesota with three men as partners, Lynn Everett Baker , Avery F. Crounse, and Alvin F. Tesch. The first products produced by...
, they were well-made and colorful 3-3/4" figures, each having its own mini-comic. Sub-labeled as "The Only Survivors", they were very reminiscent of the Mad Max
Mad Max
Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and revised by Miller and Byron Kennedy over the original script by James McCausland. The film stars Mel Gibson, who was unknown at the time. Its narrative based around the traditional western genre, Mad Max tells a story...
genre, with Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, written by Miller, Doug Mitchell and Terry Hayes, and starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. It is the third installment in the action movie Mad Max franchise...
coming out the year before.
1986 line:
The Barbarian vehicle included Retread
The Blaster vehicle included Talon
The Bomber vehicle included Punk
The Destroyer vehicle included Half Track
The Enforcer vehicle included Wheel Boss
The Masher vehicle included Metal Face
1987 line:
The Pulverizor vehicle included Tygress
The Wrecker vehicle included Viking
Individual carded figures came with a mini-comic book to introduce the character. They were broken down into good/bad guy teams, the Survivors (the good guys - their vehicles were tan-colored) and the Marauders (the bad guys - their vehicles were black).
http://www.toymania.com/334archives/steel/index.htm