M.U.S.C.L.E Men / Z-Bots / Monsters in my Pockets

[Darkmatt]

Hey guys !

Do you have any memories of these various toy lines ? Did you have some, still do ?

Z-bots were separated in 2 groups of robots (good "Z-bots" vs bad "voids" à la Transformers). They usually came in 3-packs, and some of them could combine. Vehicles and playsets were also available.

M.U.S.C.L.E Men and Monsters in my Pockets were made in one piece, no articulation, and monochromatic. You could buy them in various packs (4, 10, even more), sometimes in blind packs.

Here are the links :

Micro Machines Museum - www.M2Museum.com Zbots
Nathan's M.U.S.C.L.E. Blog! - Mattel M.U.S.C.L.E. toys from the 80s, collecting information, Kinnikuman
STA: Monster In My Pocket

[jerryG17]

M.U.S.C.L.E.s I remember collecting them and trading them with friends. Didn't they come in other colors also?

[BrettX209]

They came in other colors, but nothing was as good as the classic M.U.S.C.L.E. pink!

M.U.S.C.L.E.s I remember collecting them and trading them with friends. Didn't they come in other colors also?

[fanboy]

i still have a couple of the garbage cans full of M.U.S.C.L.E. figures. one is all the original pink and one is all colors. they were a lot of fun i remember battling with them and trading them back and forth with friends.

[Darkmatt]

After some more researches, I found out that in France, the line was called "Comix" and it was a mish-mash of various other lines of mini-figs. There were some M.U.S.C.L.E figs as well as some ninja figures that were part of another set in Japan. Once again, 80-90's distribution of toys was quite chaotic in Europe !

[Coloring]

I remember Z bots. I still even have some in my room. Totally forgot the name of them, but I thought they were pretty cool.

[GNT]

I have M.U.S.C.L.E figs floating around still, prob 10-20 of them.

[TheRealDub]

I got WAY into M.U.S.C.L.Es.

Bought lots of the 4 packs, two or three of the 10 packs and was obsessed with the 28 pack (but never got it.) Had a fiery collecting obsession with them for about 6 months in 1986.

The miniature brand I was more into was BATTLE BEASTS. Those were the sh1t.

[monstermonkey]

MUSCLE ruled. I had tons when I was a kid...probably around 200, but stupidly sold them off in the early, primitive days of the internet (no eBay....this was on the AOL action figure message boards. Anyone remember that?). I kind of redeemed myself a few years ago when I bought a big coffee can of them at a flea market for $5. I think I have around 30-40 now.

[d_edwards]

I have a bunch of the M.U.C.L.E figs. I think I even have a few promo posters.