Sunday, February 3, 2013

White Castle glow monster premiums


At around 4" tall these aren't really "mini figures," but like the Wendy's Weird Writers I thought they were worthy of a post anyway. They are three Universal monster figures--The Mummy, Wolfman and Frankenstein's Monster--that were offered as prizes in kid's meals at Wendy's fast food restaurants in 1992. Aside from a touch of paint on their faces they're monochromatic, and are made of a firm-yet-flexible soft plastic. They are actually hollow inside and each can be pulled apart a the waist into two pieces, so I'm not sure if the intention was to be able to mix-and-match monsters or what. I've always liked these guys and remember using them as Halloween decorations around the house as a kid. Unfortunately these are the only three monsters in the set (I always thought a blue glow Dracula would have been a natural fourth).

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  1. I have two of the three and live 'em, gotta find me a wolfman!

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  2. I just found my first one of these at a yard sale..still in the package. Can't decide if I want to open it or not...they are pretty neat.

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    1. Nice find! White Castle had some cool kids meal toys and they're not nearly as common as ones from McD's, Burger King, etc.

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