{"id":7378,"date":"2012-10-29T02:02:30","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T06:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=7378"},"modified":"2012-10-29T02:02:30","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T06:02:30","slug":"equipment-after-45-years-mad-monster-party-action-figures-are-finally-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=7378","title":{"rendered":"Equipment: After 45 Years, Mad Monster Party Action Figures Are Finally Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch your back, Rudolph &#8212; the Mad Monster Party has begun! Released in 1967 by stop-<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MMPGroup11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-7383\" title=\"MMPGroup1\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MMPGroup11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"376\" \/><\/a>motion magnates Rankin-Bass, Mad Monster Party is the horror buff&#8217;s bedtime story, the Halloween equivalent of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and a benchmark in the grand tradition of stop-motion animation. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, 45 years later, Diamond Sleect Toys is giving the film the toys it so richly deserved! The first series includes Baron Boris Von Frankenstein, the Baron&#8217;s creation Fang and the vampiric Count Dracula. Sculpted in a 7-inch scale (the creature is over 9 inches tall!) by Tony Cipriano, each figure comes with a display base and a variety of accessories. Check out the gallery below, then pick up a set at your local comic shop, or order one from your favorite online toy store today!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7378 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=7390'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Spider1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=7389'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Fang1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=7388'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Dracula2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=7387'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Dracula-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=7386'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Bat1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=7385'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Baron2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=7384'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Baron1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=7383'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MMPGroup11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicshoplocator.com\" target=\"_blank\">comicshoplocator.com<\/a> to find the nearest comic shop, and get regular DST updates on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/diamondselecttoys\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/CollectDST\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch your back, Rudolph &#8212; the Mad Monster Party has begun! 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