Toy-Ventures 10: Slade Super Agent by Shindana Toys

[@KevinMayle1974]

That is definitely the one of the coolest looking, under-appreciated figures of all time.

[@henrymartin4083]

WOW! wow! wow! Thanks for featuring this. My mom bought a bunch of Slade figures for me and my nephews. I felt pride because of the representation, but I feel bad because I didn't play with him a whole bunch. I was really into my Big Jim stuff. He wasn't on the box or in the comics. I'm a horrible and failed black man! My mom did the same thing a few years earlier with the Flip Wilson talking doll with his alter ego "Geraldine" on the opposite side. I loved and played with that to it's ruin. I

[@mstheroff]

I had the Flip Wilson doll when I was around five. Wish I still had it! EDIT: Watching this closely, Shindana actually had some pretty nice head sculpts on their figures.

[@deadbeatdynamo]

Great-looking figure with a compelling backstory. Would like to see a reissue of Slade!

[@Defynt13]

Never heard of this figure before now...but I wish I had one

[@brianartillery]

That is such a cool figure. Brilliant sculpt and an uplifting backstory. Superb.

[@BrickMantooth]

glad you enjoyed it.

[@toddkillinger8538]

One of my favorite “toys that I don’t own that I really need to acquire someday” --need a Flip Wilson, too!

[@lipranditoys]

Now this is toy collecting, not chasing pointless variants from Neca. This toy, aside from the beautiful sculpt, has history and meaning, and finding one is an adventure on its own. Ciao!

[@collector60]

Oh woooooow!!!!!! I just love this figure!!! Have one in my collection for years now as mint as can be...but only missing his colorful box...which i hope someday i can get for him a repro box...as originals are tough to find. Awesome review and back story on this...never new of a bearded edition either!

[@johnwild8336]

Excellent review. The idea of a toy company that promotes ethical diversity in their toy line in the 1970s and shared their successes with the community is awesome. If only the new niche toy companies had shelve spaces in the toy market today. Thanks for sharing.

[@shavanzar]

Cool stuff Heard of the figure, never seen one Excellent video

[@BreaTheBrat]

I just found a Slade doll at a sale. This video was very helpful to find more about him. Thank you.

[@tonytee5435]

Great review my friend I thought slade was only sold in nyc novelty stores or candy stores. I'm born and raised in nyc spanish harlem believe it or not slade was not sold in big department stores only in small stores. I was a big jim.guy at the time. I thought the coolest brother in 9inch scale at the time was big jack, until I saw slade in a candy store owed by my friends father. Slade had the cool look and cool cloths. There was only one problem with these figures the bodies were not well made. They had that knock off fighting yank kindve body. So the figure broke easily. I remember playing with him and my Jim's and my cousin linda had the Charlie's Angel's dolls Good play times. Wish some1 would remake him same head sculpt and same gear. Best lookin African American figures was greg gijoe adventure team - big jack - slade. Thanks for a trip down memory lane.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@BrickMantooth]

A while back, I almost commissioned a Mego sized Slade but the minimums of the Chinese factories kept increasing. I think Shindana got in where ever they could, I have photos of the President setting up a toy display in a grocery store!

[@tonytee5435]

@@BrickMantooth were the pictures in your review??? Yeah I'm serious they, at least here in nyc, were only in small stores. My brother had dr. J.

[@BrickMantooth]

@@tonytee5435 Here is the pic, as you can see there is a stack of Slade dolls there. plaidstallions.blogspot.com/2015/11/shindana-toy-center.html

[@Danadu82]

I would love to find one of these!

[@Gappasaurus]

5:38 Oh man. I had totally forgotten until i saw this video, but i had that JJ Walker doll in the middle when i was like 4 or 5! Mind blown 🤯 I still had the hat years after the doll was gone (my dog used it as a chew toy, RIP JJ) and would use it on my other figures for that casual floppy hat look 😄

[@BlakeGildaphish76]

Thank you, Shindana!!! i don’t have a Slade and i’ve never heard of him until now, but BOY, does he look awesome! Even the OJ Simpson figure is enticing.

[@JoseRamos-kd9ig]

Used to have Slade...cool suit ✌️

[@Scotty-Z70]

I wanted that big all-clothe J.J. doll when i was a kid. I never knew there was one with a vinyl head...now i want that one to make into an action figure.

[@battroidattack]

Now I know where the John Landis got the name Big Jim Slade for the joy of sex segment in Kentucky Fried Movie!

[@juicyparsons]

this is so great!

[@Scotty-Z70]

Did the O.J. doll come with gloves that didn't fit?

[@martinbay7006]

In the 80ies the comics were published in West Germany as "Das ruhmreiche Star Team" in a line of pocket books. I had loved and collected them all.

[@BrickMantooth]

I had no idea the Mighty Crusaders were sold in Germany like that.

[@jamespero6803]

I want an olmec sun man so bad..alot of people consider them motu knockoffs but there quality was really nice

[@pr0wl3r666]

I saw your video-thumbnail and heared the theme of Shaft in my head :-D

[@Desslar]

Very cool figure and history. So did Shindana contract out toy design/production to Mattel, or did they have their own in-house team? The figures look very professional for an indie outfit.

[@THX1968]

I have to get this guy! Head sculpt is great. Bet it was the same sculptor of Big Jim.

[@Defynt13]

Wish I had one. I'm Kitbashing one now.

[@JoseRamos-kd9ig]

I had one...but it will always be a "Jim Kelly" action figure ❗🇵🇷🇱🇷👍✌️

[@BrickMantooth]

The world needs a Jim Kelly action figure!

[@MadAngel209]

I beg to differ, Mattel did create a black action figure, Big Jack, which was part of The Big Jim collection. I ought to know because I had one. Even though I have never owned a Slade action figure, but I have seen one before.

[@JAbell1966]

Holy Crap! Just went to eBay to see how much Slade goes for and the handful that are up right now are insane prices! Even the OJ and Dr J don't come close in price. Really is a shame that Mattel didn't let Shindana use the Big Jim molds for the body because that head (and OJ and Dr J) looks like it was designed/sculpted by the same person that sculpted Big Jim heads. Those heads would look great scaled down to MOTU Classics/Origins scale.

[@TheAstrojoe62]

That is a superior well defined head sculpt for the time. Light years ahead of Mego.

[@RoyalKnightVIII]

Since Mattel brought back Sunman why bro bring back Slade? The made to move body works well and with some modification it could work real well as a collectors item

[@Bucky749]

Captain soul that sounds like it make a fun comic if you did in a campy style and set it 70’s . I wonder what his powers are ?

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodGeek99]

Cool, he looks like black dynamite ✌

[@BrickMantooth]

Probably more fair to say Black Dynamite looks like Slade.

[@scarygary111]

I was a young white kid who played with a Flip Wilson doll! Flip on one side, Geraldine on the other!

[@chalupacabra1727]

They should have made a JIM KELLY figure.

[@BrickMantooth]

yes they should have

[@henrymartin4083]

YES!! They should still do it. I'm in.

[@jefferysanders2670]

I would love to buy one lot me know

[@AtomicMime01]

The ransom money was for when Big Jim got kidnapped. LOL

[@TheJohno95]

Slade was just too cool for Big Jim. Big Jim would have crimped his style.

[@BrickMantooth]

He is rather cool.

[@jefferysanders2670]

I want to buy a slave action figure in box. Please help me so I can buy one.

[@jefferysanders2670]

I want to buy a sleep action figure help me buy one in the Box.

[@Dorelaxen]

You can see this cat Slade is a bad mother...

[@BrickMantooth]

Shut your mouth! ;)

[@Diabolik771]

Odd no gun accessory being a fed. Whimpy 70's toy producers