davidd's A Doll A Day 2018

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3 June – Playing Mantis Kabai Singh, Arch-Nemesis of Captain Action

The gimmick behind the Captain Action line, both when it was originally released in the mid-1960s and with this circa 1998 re-release, was that the figures wore rubber masks that allowed one body to serve as multiple characters. Kabai Singh, seen here, is actually a mask over the head of the creepy alien-looking Doctor Evil I posted yesterday. Doc Evil's head is a little bit undersized so he can wear various masks, allowing him to become Kabai Singh or Ming the Merciless.

As you can see, the masked figures look a little bit uncomfortable in their poses, with short necks and puffy faces.

I suppose this guy might serve as a passable Aleister Crowley or Anton LaVey action figure, if one were inclined to create a satanic cult diorama. I can already hear the Bratz girlz shuffling around in their storage tubs, getting all excited by that possibility.

I should have included his shoes in the photo. His shoes are pretty cool. They're, like, Aladdin's lamp style genie shoes!