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Mattel Quality Control – 1985 to Today

Through various interviews and investigations into the history of M.U.S.C.L.E. figures, there has been one consistently repeating theme – Mattel has incredibly high quality standards. Perhaps Mattel measures quality in the same way that Transocean measures safety.

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Art 300 – l.designs’ “Cthulhu Battle Beast M.U.S.C.L.E Mashup”

Once again, an artist has used M.U.S.C.L.E. pieces to create an original figure. This time Luke Harris (l.designs) has created a custom, which he is calling, the “Cthulhu Battle Beast M.U.S.C.L.E. mashup.”

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Sociology 100 – Garry

This childhood image, part of Sociology 100, was provided by Garry of Dayton, Ohio.

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Editorial: Are We There Yet?

A new art installation, Are We There Yet?, at the San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum is complex, technically savvy, provocative, and beautifully simple. What does this have to do with M.U.S.C.L.E. toys?

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Anthropology 200 – Large MUSCLEMANIA Update

Thanks to Kyle Fait there has been an extensive addition to the visual archive of Anthropology 200.

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Art 300 – The Fruit Fighters

The Fruit Fighter figures have been spotlighted twice. Recently the University of M.U.S.C.L.E. purchased a complete set of figures from Halfbad Toyz.

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Anthropology 200 – MUSCLEMANIA Update

Thanks to Toypedia another MUSCLEMANIA figure has been added to the visual archive of Anthropology 200.

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Dr. M.U.S.C.L.E.

Recently, one of the world’s most respected M.U.S.C.L.E. researchers, Dr. M.U.S.C.L.E., joined the faculty of the University of M.U.S.C.L.E.. The University of M.U.S.C.L.E. is proud to present Dr. M.U.S.C.L.E.’s most recent experiments.

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Art 200 Spotlight

The custom figures examined showcase the stunning influx of talented artists working on custom M.U.S.C.L.E. figures.

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Donate for Japan Disaster Relief

Originally today’s post was going to be a celebration of some of the amazing custom M.U.S.C.L.E. figures that have been created lately. Instead, I am issuing a challenge to M.U.S.C.L.E. collectors.

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