i learned this from one of the users here! thank you whoever you are! It's from Carlin Playthings called " monster meanie'' I dunno if he has a name..but i was able to track one down once i had the name!

This guy is awesome! Just looks good anywhere, and the colors just work it.

Anyone knows what they're supposed to be "holding"?

A friend just told me they looked like luchadores. I guess they do eh?

It is probably evident in the art if any of the lucky people with the accompanying books want comment. In my imagination I just assumed it a starfish, that they were holding on to like a prized toy (or buddy). But for some reason I was also thinking it was one of those ramen swirly fish cake things (sorry, don't know the name). I don't know if that is weird or not, or just a sign of how much I love ramen [and see it in everything].

A naruto. I saw those as scars... I don't know.
Which book are those from?

Oh, ahahaha, thanks Oli. Longtime non-mystery solved. I always just thought the design was random just to have a nice aesthetic, or maybe meant to invoke some type of shell theme as a long shot, but a naruto makes so much MORE sense. Incidentally, I never had the chance to see the Naruto whirlpools while in Kobe, but going to Awaji was one of the things I always regretted not being able to do.

For you Canuck', a Japanese version of your sacred maple leaf

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they're battling it out in outer space, so maybe it's a weapon or shield? a part of a broken hull? space naruto?

I believe it's these. There is a page in the one book where it's holding a bowl or jug shaped container with a bunch of them in it and holding one with two of it's other tentacles while floating in the ocean with other sea creatures around.

^ so the book is an underwater space opera?

Get out of here with your linear thinking Bill.

Also, I present to you this

Aaaah, I've been looking for that book, but it's one of his only ones not on Amazon...

^ I think it is the book that came with the yellow Staiin from Gargamel.

love it.. classic mini toy!

Ooooh, that's too bad. I love octopi. And my kids love his picture books.

Just opened mine last night and feel the same. It's really a great toy and I never realized how bizarre the underside is. I'll try and snap a pic if anyone's interested.

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^ Assolutamente fantastico, Marcello!!!

Obrigado Ana!!

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Classics

^ ^ ^ Glad to see some Frenzy love pop up now and then!

It may have taken me around 5-6 years to score, but hey, I got time.

Frenzy is easily becoming my next RxH aka stuff I plan on filling up on long term. I can't stop obsessing. I'm even buying old Conan toys to mix in with them and MOTU stuff.

The black Mutant Head on the left has always been a question mark for me. It looks like an older release, but it only shows up in the first RxH catalog in Kai-Zine, and not the Mook. Maybe it's a limited release, but I've seen around 2-3 of them surface in the past few years, which is kind of unusual.

I just checked the Mook, looks like MH-L05. I think the pic in the Mook is tricking you with loads of contrast and light. If not it's some more subtle variant maybe. Otherwise gold eyes, silver highlights, looks dead on. I'll try to get a better pic of mine. It doesn't look "custom" in hand, it's pretty legit looking.