Steel Monsters

Steel Monsters were a toy series from the Tonka company in the 1980s

Produced in 1986 and 1987 by Tonka, they were well-made and colorful 3-3/4" figures, each having its own mini-comic. Sub-labeled as "The Only Survivors", they were very reminiscent of the Mad Max genre, with Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome coming out the year before.

1986 line:

The Barbarian vehicle included RetreadThe Blaster vehicle included TalonThe Bomber vehicle included PunkThe Destroyer vehicle included Half TrackThe Enforcer vehicle included Wheel BossThe Masher vehicle included Metal Face

1987 line:

The Pulverizor vehicle included TygressThe Wrecker vehicle included Viking

Individual carded figures came with a mini-comic book to introduce the character. They were broken down into good/bad guy teams, the Survivors (the good guys - their vehicles were tan-colored) and the Marauders (the bad guys - their vehicles were black).

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