Super Jock
By Euphrates




Call him what you like.  Super Jock.  Super Toe.  Whatever you call him, in 1976, he was
11-inches of multi-sport superstardom.  Thursday, Super Jock is on the ice, pounding goals.  
On Friday, he was shooting buzzer-beating baskets.  Saturday, he was wacking home runs.  
Sunday found him booting game-winning field goals.  Yup, this boy from Schaper could do it 
all, without steroids, without endorsements, without sponsers and without a personal trainer.  
How?

All the Super Jocks were animated by a vicious shot to the top of the head with the
palm of your hand.  If you had
the football set, you would cock Super Jock's leg, place the ball on the tee, and give
SJ a good thump on the helmet.  If you pounded him hard enough and if you had him lined
up correctly, he would boot the ball through the goal post.  If you were the owner of the
basketball game, you had to cock Super Jock's arm, put a ball in his hand, and then clunk
him on the head to make him launch the ball at the net.  The baseball player was
a little different.  He had a swivel hip so that you could cock his body back in a pre-swing 
position.  A sharp blow to his noggin caused him to spring back, swinging his 
large, flat bat at the pitch.  The hockey player swung his super stick with a tap on the
helmet.

In addition to being a multi-sport star, Super Jock is also an amazing physical speciman.  
To this day most figures are still in great working conditon.  The problem is
that, unless you buy a boxed set, he will probably be missing his balls and goals.  His 
decals also usually show a lot of wear.  

You can pick up a fairly complete Super Jock in the box today for $40-$60, pretty cheap
in the grand scheme of things.  Maybe SJ should consider an agent...











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