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Superman - Batman, Total Justice, Hasbro Meat and Potatoes; 4.0 Perks; 5.0 Homer Factor; 5.0
			Description; a very good rendition of the Man of Steel.  This is post Doomsday, so he's sporting the long hair.  Still, the pieces has the classic suit with a nice plastic cape that appears to be flapping in the wind.  The sculpt, unfortunately, makes it look like Superman isn't just buff, but is covered by scars.  The single accessory is a special chest-plate with reflectors on the shoulders.  Attached to this chest-plate is basically a light-saber which is powered by Kryptonite, according to the packaging. ...whatever.
Poor Superman just never gets a break in action-figures.  Ok, so his rogues gallery isn't as cool as Batman's.  And he doesn't need as many accessories as G.I. Joe.  Still, you would think the Metropolis Marvel would merit SOMETHING.  Such is the toy industry.  After being dormant for years as Bats took over the action-figure market for Hasbro, Supes finally made an appearance as part of the Total Justice line.  Granted, not the finest line in the world, but still good.  This figure was a very good way to bring Clark back to action-figures. The meat and potatoes on this figure may not be stunning, but are good just the same.  Like the other figures from this line, the articulation still bites.  Shoulders and hips move fine, but that's it, so forget any dynamic flying poses here.  However, the sculpting is still pretty solid as long as you look beyond that 'scarred' look; you have a very strong, grim look on Superman's face, and I can live with the Sampson-esque hair-do. The problem with Superman will probably always be the perks.  As lame as the Batman gimmicks are, they ALMOST make sense.  But with Superman, what do you do?  He's SUPERMAN, he doesn't really need a lot.  Well, a good start on this figure was the removable, molded cape.  Nice touch, and it stays on surprisingly well.  Second, give him a weapon to deal with something he's vulnerable to.  In this case, we have a large chest-plate with all sorts of nifty little do-dads that is supposed to collect Krypotonite radiation and allow Supes to use it as a weapon.  ...ok, that's kinda hokey, but still, it makes SENSE, and the piece does look cool on Kal-El. The Homer factor for me was huge on this one.  I love the new dynamic that exists between Supes and Bats; we're not pals, never will, but there is always the grudging respect of being the two most famous, respected, and dangerous, characters in the genera.  I was very glad Hasbro decided to bring BOTH of these guys back. So in the end, it's not THE Superman figure.  However, it's still reeeeeeeeeeal good.  Now if we just had a Mongul figure to go with it.....