Mighty Max (toyline)

Mighty Max was a series of toys which were manufactured by Bluebird Toys Limited in the UK in 1992. In North America, the identical toys were distributed by Irwin Toy Ltd. with slightly different packaging. The original toyline consisted mainly of "Doom Zones" and "Horror Heads". Doom Zones were miniature playsets with a horror theme and featured miniature figurines of menacing creatures and the hero Max, a young boy with blonde hair who wears jeans and a white t-shirt with a red M on it. He also wears a baseball cap, the colour of which has varied. The Horror Heads were larger sized playsets with miniature figures.

Story

Max's Dad left him his old baseball cap. Trouble was, this was no ordinary baseball cap..."Gotta look the business" Max thought as he tweaked the cap's peak round to the side. "AAAARGH!" Suddenly, the world had gone weird and very unfriendly! The cap had changed colour! Something very strange was going on! He'd been caught in the Horror Zone. Stumbling from one terrifying adventure to another with only cryptic clues to help him escape...he was all alone. He was scared. But he was MIGHTY MAX, and he'd get back somehow!

Toys

Doom Zones

Mighty Max Conquers the Temple of Venom (later re-named to Mighty Max Conquers the Palace of Poison in North America)
Mighty Max Escapes from Skull Dungeon
Mighty Max Liquidates the Ice Alien
Mighty Max Slays the Doom Dragon
Mighty Max Terminates Wolfship 7
Mighty Max Trapped by Arachnoid

Horror Heads

Mighty Max Against Droid Invader (later re-named to Mighty Max Against Robot Invader in North America)
Mighty Max Battles Skull Warrior
Mighty Max Challenges Lava Beast
Mighty Max Defeats Nightwing (later re-named to Mighty Max Defeats Vamp Biter in North America)
Mighty Max Fights Nuke Ranger
Mighty Max Neutralises Zomboid
Mighty Max Pulverizes Sea Squirm
Mighty Max Versus Kronosaur

Playsets

Mighty Battles the Skull Master on Skull Mountain

Televison Series

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The 1993 redesigned logo used only in North America

After the American television series began to air, the characters of Virgil and Norman and toys based on episodes of the series were added to the toyline and the story was changed accordingly. The appearance of Max changed considerably in the North American toy packaging. Max was no longer portrayed as a young boy, but as an adolescent with longer hair and an untucked shirt, similar to his portrayal in the series.

Revised Story

Max was bright and pretty good at getting in and out of trouble, but he'd never forget the day he broke his Mom's mysterious old statue and found the Cosmic Cap inside. How was he to know it made him 'the Mighty One', able to travel instantly from place to place by means of time Portals? And how were Max, his Cosmic Cap and his two friends and protectors, wise old Virgil and fearless Norman gonna' measure up against the ultimate evil of the Skull Master!!?

Toys

References

Original Story was obtained from a 1992 Irwin packaging of a Mighty Max Doom Zone.
Revised Story was obtained from http://www.omegacron.com/mighty_max/toys.htm.
Virtual Toy Chest entry
Mighty Max Portal