Action Figure Overview: Clash of the Titans - Charon (Mattel, 1980)
Charon from Clash of the Titans (Mattel, 1980) Clash of the Titans was an awesome movie and when it came out in the early 80s, we got a handful of cool action figures from Mattel based on the film! Obviously there was going to be a figure of the main character, Perseus, and the main villain, Calibos. They also threw in a figure of the main soldier dude, Thallo, which works well since he hung around Perseus a good bit. However, it's the fourth figure in the line that was a bit of a surprise based on the movie. My childhood Charon and Perseus action figures (both missing their swords) The line was rounded out by a figure of the skeleton ferryman, Charon. Charon is an awesome figure, but that dude was in the movie for about 2 minutes and didn't do much of anything but ferry a boat. I'm glad Mattel made him, but if you've seen the movie, it seems like Medusa would have been the logical choice for a fourth character...or even one of the generic soldi...