Spider-Man Classics is a term used by collectors most commonly to refer to several action figure lines produced by Toy Biz focusing on Spider-Man and his allies and enemies. The lines have over 17 series, with dozens of Spider-Man incarnations and many of his famous enemies. The toyline lasted 5 years starting from 2001 to 2005. A year later, ToyBiz released a new series titled "The Amazing Spider-Man". That same year, by changing the license from Marvel at the hands of Hasbro, they released Spider-Man Origins. In 2008, Hasbro released a reboot of Spider-Man Classics simply called "Spider-Man".
History
The Spider-Man Classics line was released in 2001, and was the first 6" scale line of its kind to be produced by ToyBiz with highly detailed and articulated figures. Toybiz's ambitions for the line were intended to aim figures towards adult collectors as well as kids. The line consisted of two series plus several exclusives and had clamshell packaging inclusive of a comic book copy or poster significant to the figure. The line then changed no longer using the purple 'Spider-Man Classics' logo and appealed more towards kids with similarly scaled and articulated figures for the adult collector but usually including a gimmick of some sort with smaller packaging less the comic book. ToyBiz then continued the concept of clamshell packaging with inclusive comic book for their Marvel Legends line in 2002.
Previous to the 6" line released in 2001 with clamshell packaging, Toybiz had used the 'Spider-Man Classics' logo for 5" scale figures with less articulation for a series of 2 packs as well as a series titled 'Spider-Man Classics Water Wars'.
Spider-Man Classics
| Series | Year | Figure | Accessories | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Spider-Man | round base of Spider-Man's mask with a camera webbed to the lower right | based on the art of Todd McFarlane |
| Spider-Man | base of a brick wall with a symbiote crawling on him | Symbiote costume | ||
| Spider-Man | base of a river | Man-Spider (Spider-Man mutated) | ||
| Venom | defeated Sentry of the Jury base | mid-transformation pose | ||
| 2 | 2001 | Spider-Man | base of a Daily Bugle billboard with webs on it | first appearance |
| Spider-Man | defeated Lizard base | battle ravaged | ||
| Daredevil | base of church window | red | ||
| first appearance (brown/yellow) | ||||
| Rhino | base of a torn-up street | |||
| KayBee Toys Exclusive | Spider-Man 2099 | base of a brick wall with graffiti written: "Spidey was here!" | ||
| Scarlet Spider | includes exact base as Spider-Man |
With the series' success, it was spun-off into Marvel Legends. At that point, the toyline ended and was replaced by a new one simply called Spider-Man on the packaging but "Spider-Man Classic" (notice the singular form) on ToyBiz's website. The new line has blister card packaging, and no comics are included.
Many of these Spider-Man costumes have not been worn in the comic books. Many of the Spider-Man figures contain many points of articulation, including lateral slides and pull outs, torso hinges (or in the case of Snap-Shot and Black Costume Spider-Man, ball joint and hinges), and individualized fingers.
Spider-Man Classic
Beginning with Series 16, the logo design on the packaging was changed to "Amazing Spider-Man," but Toy Biz kept the series numbering and "Spider-Man Classic" identification on their website.
| Series | Year | Figure | Accessories | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Doctor Octopus | ||
| Lizard | ||||
| Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson display base | magnetic | ||
| Spider-Man | working float | Web Splasher | ||
| 2 | 2003 | Hobgoblin | glider, removable cape and hood | Jason Macendale version with super poseability |
| Spider-Man | catapult | |||
| Spider-Man | Water webs | water squirting | ||
| Spider-Man | web climbing | |||
| 3 | Spider-Man | Sticky web | super-poseable | |
| Spider-Man | crate | Flip and swing with crate-kicking action | ||
| Spider-Man | Drop Attack Web Swing | Spider-Sense with Light-Up Eyes | ||
| 4 | Spider-Man | Wall-Crawling Action | ||
| Spider-Man | Spider-Sense | |||
| Spider-Man | Spider-Strength | |||
| Venom | Alien Ooze | retool of the "Planet of the Symbiotes" Lasher figure with new head and limb parts | ||
| 5 | Morbius | |||
| Spider-Man | Manga | |||
| Spider-Man | SCUBA equipment | SCUBA Splash | ||
| Spider-Man | Super-Poseable | |||
| 6 | Daredevil | Stunt | ||
| Kraven | ||||
| Spider-Man | Parachute | |||
| Spider-Man | Rocket Launcher | |||
| 7 | Green Goblin | based on the art of Humberto Ramos | ||
| Peter Parker | Spider-Man | |||
| Spider-Man | Flip-N-Zip (based on the art of Humberto Ramos) | |||
| Spider-Man | Magnetic | |||
| 8 | 2004 | Carnage | ||
| Ben Reilly | Web Attack (Spider-Man 2 costume) | |||
| Spider-Man | Spider-Sense attack | |||
| Spider-Man | Street fighting | |||
| 9 | Ultimate Rhino | |||
| Spider-Man | Cyber | |||
| Spider-Man | Secret Identity (Ultimate incarnation) | |||
| Spider-Man | Missile-Launching glider | Symbiote costume | ||
| 10 | Lizard | Tail attack (based roughly on Ultimate incarnation) | ||
| Spider-Man | Snap-Shot (based on the art of John Romita Sr.) | |||
| Spider-Man | Super Jab | |||
| Spider-Man | Web Line | |||
| 11 | Scorpion | Tail Strike (modern appearances) | ||
| Spider-Man | Shoot-N-Trap | |||
| Spider-Man | Sneak Attack | |||
| Spider-Man | Triple Web Threat | |||
| 12 | Lizard | Traditional appearance (rerelease) | ||
| Sandman | ||||
| Spider-Man | Dual-Web swinging | |||
| Spider-Man | Hydro-Blast | |||
| Spider-Man | Super-poseable Wall-Crawling (based on the art of J. Scott Campbell) | |||
| Venom | rerelease | |||
| 13 | 2005 | Mysterio | ||
| Spider-Man | Aqua Blast | |||
| Spider-Man | Flip and Stick | |||
| Spider-Man | Soak and Toss | |||
| 14 | Beetle | Leila Davis | ||
| Scorpion | first appearance (metallic suit and green mouth area) | |||
| Spider-Man | Spin and Trap (Spider-Man Unlimited costume) | |||
| Spider-Man | Web Trap | Spider-Armor costume | ||
| 15 | Doctor Octopus | Web Splasher | Ultimate incarnation | |
| Ultimate Rhino | rerelease | |||
| Spider-Man | Hurricane Kick | |||
| Spider-Man | Rocket Blast | |||
| Spider-Man | Super Stunt | |||
| 16 | 2006 | Man-Wolf | backpack | jaw snarl and electronic sounds |
| Spider-Man | Battle Action | |||
| Spider-Man | Shark Trap | |||
| Spider-Man | Super Strength (different action than the Spider-Man Classics) | |||
| Venom | Symbiote Blast | |||
| 17 | Hobgoblin | Roderick Kingsley | ||
| Hydro-Man | interchangeable water spout/legs | |||
| Sandman | rerelease | |||
| Spider-Hulk | breakable girder | |||
| Spider-Man | Shoot 'n Spin | |||
| Spider-Man | Web Splasher | |||
| 18 | Mad Jack | Flame and Launch (based on Jack O'Lantern 3's second costume) | ||
| Shocker | missile projectiles | |||
| Spider-Man | Spider-Sense (House of M version) | |||
| Spider-Man | Super Kick | |||
| Venom | Stealth (clear coloring) | |||
| 19 | Electro | lightning missiles | ||
| Spider-Man | Quick Change | |||
| Spider-Man | Sneak Attack | |||
| Spider-Man | Web Climbing | |||
| Toxin | ||||
5" Spider-Man Classics Vs Packs
| Name | Figure | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man Versus Hobgoblin | Hobgoblin | |
| Spider-Man | concept suit from Spider-Man film | |
| Spider-Man Versus Scorpion | Scorpion | |
| Spider-Man | battle-ravaged | |
| Venom Versus Carnage | Carnage | |
| Venom | ||
| Spider-Man II Versus Venom | Ben Reilly | |
| Venom | based on Web of Spider-Man #118 | |
Spider-Man Classic Clashes Packs
| Name | Figure | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man Versus Abomination | Abomination | comic appearance | |
| Spider-Man | |||
| Spider-Man Versus Absorbing Man | Absorbing Man | based on The Amazing Spider-Man #429 | |
| Spider-Man | Spider-Man Versus Doctor Octopus | Doctor Octopus | based on "Return of the Sinister Six" |
| Spider-Man | |||
Villain Series (2005)
ToyBiz rereleased figures from the Spider-Man line.
| Figure | Description |
|---|---|
| Carnage | |
| Green Goblin | |
| Lizard | Tail Attack |
| Morbius | |
| Rhino | Ultimate incarnation |
| Scorpion | Tail Strike |
Spider-Man Classics: Movie Series
| Series | Year | Figure | Accessories | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man (2002) | 2002 | Spider-Man | Interactive gargoyle statue base | super poseable |
| Spider-Man | Base shaped like the abandoned building from the movie | battle ravaged | ||
| Norman Osborn | Talking chair with light up goblin mask | 3 phrases (laughing, "can the Spider-Man come out to play", "this world will be yours and mine") | ||
| Green Goblin | Comes with glider and removable mask | super poseable | ||
| J Jonah Jameson | desk and chair accessories | Desk pounding action | ||
| Spider-Man | Interactive base of a NYC street corner with streetlight | Web-swinging | ||
| Spider-Man | Interactive dumpster base | Leaping | ||
| Peter Parker | Interactive shelf and school accessories | Web squirting action | ||
| Mary Jane Watson | Interactive base | collapsing base | ||
| Green Goblin | Glider with firing action | pumpkin bombs | ||
| Spider-Man | Interactive zipline accessories | Power punch | ||
| Spider-Man | Interchangeable wrestler clothes | Wrestler | ||
| Green Goblin | Interactive base | Battle Ravaged | ||
| Spider-Man 2 | 2004 | Spider-Man | Magnetic flag base | magnetic |
| Spider-Man | web shooting and water tower base | Twist and shoot | ||
| Spider-Man | Web hammock with lightpost base | Web trap | ||
| Spider-Man | Bendy webs | Web Climbing | ||
| Spider-Man | Streetlight base | Aerial Flipping | ||
| Spider-Man | Billboard base with zipline | Shoot and slide | ||
| Spider-Man | J Jonah Jameson punching bag | Rapid Punch | ||
| Spider-Man | Billboard base | Super-Poseable | ||
| Spider-Man | working web shooter | 18 inch ultimate poseable figure | ||
| Doc Ock | Removable glasses | Tentacle attack | ||
| Spider-Man | web projectiles | Web shooting | ||
| Spider-Man | base with Doc Ock tentacles | Spin and kick | ||
| Spider-Man | Doc Ock wall base | Battle Attack | ||
| Doc Ock | removable glasses | Tentacles | ||
| Spider-Man | Pizza scooter and interchangeable head | scooter | ||
| Spider-Man | light up base | Spider-Sense | ||
| Spider-Man | Magnetic billboard base | Magnetic | ||
| Spider-Man Trilogy | 2008 | Spider-Man | Interactive gargoyle base | Super-poseable
Reprint of the Toy Biz Spider-Man 1 super-poseable figure |
| Spider-Man | web projectiles | web shooting
Reprint of the Toy Biz Spider-Man 2 twist n shoot Spider-Man | ||
| Spider-Man | crate accessories | Spinning kick
Reprint of the Toy Biz Spider-Man 2 spin and kick Spider-Man | ||
| Spider-Man | Suction cup web | Super-Poseable
Reprint of the Marvel Legends Sandman Series Spider-Man | ||
| Spider-Man | webs | Glow in the dark web
Reprint of the Spider-Man 2 super-poseable Spider-Man | ||
| Spider-Man | Interchangeable wrestler clother | Wrestler
Reprint of the Toy Biz Spider-Man 1 wrestler Spider-Man | ||
| Black Suited Spider-Man | Catapult web | Catapult Attack Action
Brand new 6 inch sculpt based on the 5 inch black suit Spider-Man figure | ||
| Black Suited Spider-Man | breakable Sandman base | Sandman Battling Action
Reprint of the Spider-Man 3 basic series sand attack Spider-Man | ||
| Black Suited Spider-Man | Suction cup web | Super-Poseable
Reprint of the Marvel Legends Sandman Series black suit Spider-Man | ||
| Spider-Man (half suit) | Suction web | Super-Poseable
Repaint of the Marvel Legends Sandman Series black suit Spider-Man | ||
| Green Goblin | Glider and removable mask | Removable mask
Reprint of the Toy Biz Spider-Man 1 super poseable Green Goblin | ||
| Doc Ock | Removable glasses and signpost weapon | With signpost weapon
Reprint of the Toy Biz Spider-Man 2 bendable tentacle Doc Ock | ||
| Sandman | Interchangeable sand hands | 5 attack hands
Reprint of the Marvel Legends Sandman Series Sandman | ||
| Venom | 2 capture webs | With Capture Webs
Reprint of the Marvel Legends Sandman Series Venom | ||
| New Goblin | Sky Stick, Sword and pumpkin bomb accessories | Figure rides sky stick
Reprint of the Marvel Legends Sandman Series New Goblin | ||
| Rhino | log accessory | Smash Attack action
Reprint of the Toy Biz Spider-Man Classics series 9 Rhino | ||
| Shocker | Blast projectiles | Shockwave Vibration
Reprint of the Toy Biz Amazing Spider-Man Shocker |
Spider-Man Origins (By Hasbro)
Hasbro re-released figures from ToyBiz in a metallic or repainted design and features new characters.
| Series | Figure | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heroes | Iron Spider | Could be Peter Parker, or any of the Scarlet Spiders (One: Michael, Two: Van, or Three: Patrick) |
| Spider-Man | Hurricane Kick | |
| Spider-Man | Leap Action | |
| Spider-Man | Shoot-n-Grab | |
| Spider-Man | Symbiote costume | |
| Spider-Man 2099 | ||
| Villains | Demogoblin | flame glider |
| Doctor Octopus | ||
| Lizard | ||
| Mysterio | ||
| Rhino | ||
| Venom | ||
Battle Packs
| Series | Figure | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man vs Green Goblin | Spider-Man and Green Goblin | Reprints of the Leaping Spider-Man and the Super-Poseable Green Goblin from the first Toy Biz movie wave |
| Spider-Man vs Doctor Octopus | Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus | Reprints of the Super-Poseable Spider-Man and Bendable Tentacle Doctor Octopus from the Toy Biz Spider-Man 2 movie wave |
| Spider-Man vs Venom | Spider-Man and Venom | Brand new sculpts |
Spider-Man (By Hasbro, 2009)
- Spider-Man is a line by Hasbro that seems to focus more on children. Just like Spider-Man Origins, they repainted some ToyBiz figures, and also featured new characters.
| Series | Figure | Accessories | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Goblin | Glider and pumpkin bombs | |
| Iron Spider | posable combat claw | metallic repaint of Origins | |
| Spider-Man | streetlight scene | repaint of Series 12 (Super-poseable wall-crawling) | |
| Tarantula | break apart crates | ||
| Venom | Mac Gargan version with jaw slash (repaint of Toy Biz Symbiote Blast) | ||
| 2 | Carnage | Capture webs | repaint of the Marvel Legends Fearsome Foes box set Carnage |
| Juggernaut | removable helmet | color variant | |
| Spider-Man | snap-on SCUBA wear | ||
| Spider-Man | wall sticking web | black instead of blue variant | |
| Spider-Man | web missile launcher | Symbiote costume | |
| Venom | Mac Gargan version with Scorpion Stinger | ||
| 3 | Green Goblin | ||
| Spider-Man | Rocket Blast | ||
| Spider-Man | Symbiote costume | ||
| Spider-Man | Web missile launcher | Symbiote costume (remake) | |
| Spider-Man | Underwater mission (remake) |
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