ARCHIVE84

ARCHIVE84

A visual reference to the DC Super Powers Collection — the characters, comics, and toys that opened the doors on 1984.

Featured Dossier Updated August 2026 Superman — DC Super Powers Collection

Superman

Kal-El · Clark Kent · The Last Son of Krypton

Superman launched the Super Powers Collection in the spring of 1984 — the figure that opened the pegboard and set the tone for everything Kenner released across the next two years. He came packaged on a blue starfield card back with a Power Punch action, a mini-comic drawn by Jack Kirby, and the tagline that carried the whole line. Kenner's Series 1 mold gave Superman the definitive 4 ¾-inch action-figure silhouette for a generation: bl

First figure Series 1 · 1984 Power action Power Action Punch First appearance Action Comics #1 (1938)
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Eighteen months of toys. Forty years of memory.
Closing note · Vol. 1

77 characters 37 Kenner figures 42 comic issues 9 merchandise pieces

Thirty-four figures. Three waves. One line that made the DC universe holdable.
Editor's note · Vol. 1