Marvel Legends BAF Frog-Man

I swung by GameStop the other day and, to my surprise, they had a large amount of Marvel Legends. I went with the intention of finding some Jazwares Fortnite figures, specifically Agent Peely. I entered in search of a banana and left with a frog instead. The randomness of hunting for action figures. This guy is one of the lesser known Marvel characters.

Frog-Man is part of the Stilt-Man Build A Figure (BAF) wave. He comes with only 2 pairs of hands (fists and open), and the extra parts are an arm, hand and gun for Stilt-Man. Still, Froggy is a pretty cool looking figure. Basically a dude in a frog suit, he's green with lime green gloves, back-pack and strap, and flippers. He has painted scales throughout his body. In his open mouth you can see 2 white eyes against black. And underneath his feet he has 2 springs for jumping action. One thing I noticed is that his waist section and upper thighs are a different shade of green than the rest of his body.

He's sculpted and painted well for the most part. There is a small stain on his backpack, and there's a small streak of lime green paint on his upper left thigh. I also noticed that the darker sections of his body are slightly shinier. I do like the creases on his body suit on his arms, torso and legs, and the painted scales are all well done.

For articulation, Frog-Man has a ball jointed head, ball jointed upper torso, hinged and ball jointed shoulders, upper arm and thigh cut, double jointed elbows and knees, hinged wrists, and hinged ankles that rock to the sides. Even though he has springs on his heels, he's able to stand without issue, as well as balance on one foot for good action poses. All the joints are smooth and work well.

Frog-Man is one of Marvel's more unusual characters, and having him in action figure form makes for a fun addition to your collection. Who wouldn't want a dude dressed in a frog suit to pit against your heroes and villains? I would be very curious to see him show up in the live action MCU; that would be wild! If Howard The Duck can have cameos in GOTG2 and Endgame, then Frog-Man can make a random appearance, too.

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