Toppers Tigers

Toppers Tigers
"The Roughest, Toughest, Fightingest Combat Team the world has ever seen."
By Euphrates

Topper Toys released this band of heroes in 1966. The figures were
packaged in clear plastic cases similar to The Go-Gos series. The
Tigers stand about 6 inches in height and are articulated with hidden
wires, similar to Mattel’s Major Matt Mason. Each of the 8 figures has
a spring action function that can be initiated by pushing a button
hidden in their back, making them true action figures.

Tex - brandishes his machine gun

Sarge - waves his pistol

Combat Kid - hurls molotov cocktail

Pretty Boy - salutes smartly

Machine Gun Mike - levels his machine gun menacingly

Bugle Ben - raises his bugle to his lips

The Rock - chucks grenades

Big Ears - answers field phone

You could buy Accessory Kits for your Tigers that featured either Camos,
Olive Drabs or a Dress Uniform and the appropriate weaponry. The
Accessory Kits were sold in window boxes.

For heavy combat, Topper made the Tiger Tank and the Tiger Cannon and
Wall. The Tank moves and fires by remote control. If it is hit, it
stops and the commander pops out of the hatch in surrender. The Cannon
has a push button firing mechanism and the wall explodes when hit.

If you search for the Tigers on your favorite sales or auction site, you
will find that the more popular GI Joes outnumber these little fellows
by a ratio of easily 100 to 1. Despite their scarcity, you can still get
MIB Tigers for $35-$40, Accessory Kits MIP for under $20 and the Tank
and Cannon for $100-$150 each. Of all of the figures, Machine Gun Mike
is the hardest to find and may fetch a little more. Pretty Boy, Big Ears
and Combat Kid are the most common.