List of The Tick merchandise

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This is a list of toys and other merchandise from The Tick comic books and television series.

Contents

[edit] Trading cards/stickers/pogs

  • Tick Test Card Set -- 36 cards depicting images from the comic book series. Released in 1991.
  • Fox Kid collectors cards -- Released in 1995, there were 62 Tick cards depicting scenes from the animated series, plus scenes from other Fox Kids series, Spiderman, X-men, Eek! Strava Ganza and Bobby's World. Released in packs of six cards and also a box of 18 packs.
  • Suspended Animation cards -- Two, semi-transparent cards featuring the Tick and Dinosaur Neil, plus several other Fox Kids shows. Released in 1995.
  • Fox Kids Power Pop-Ups cards -- Cards that folded into a 3-d image. Ten images featured Tick animated series characters, plus other Fox kids characters. Released in 1995.
  • Tick stickers, released by Panini in 1995. 156 stickers depicting scenes from the animated series.
  • Panini Sticker Book.
  • Tick Collector Cards -- Released by Comic Images in association with Fox Kids in 1997. 71 total cards including a Ben Edlund autographed Tick card (limited to 500). The cards were originally released in packs of 8 cards including the original 65 and the chromium cards. It also came in a box of 48 packs.
  • Comic Images Chase Chromium Cards -- Metallic cards featuring the covers of the first six Tick comic books, tenth anniversary editions. Released in 1997.
  • Comic Images Trading Cards Binder
  • Tick Milkcap Pack -- released in 1995, each pack included 7 pogs and 1 kini (slammer). There are sixty total pogs featuring characters from the Tick animated series.

[edit] PVCs

The original series of three inch PVC collectibles figurines featuring characters from The Tick animated series were released by Bandai in 1994. There were two versions of Dinosaur Neil, one released in Canada, with a bilingual English/French card and one in Australia with an English only card. The latter is very rare.

The Tick PVC Figurine
The Tick PVC Figurine
  • The Tick
  • Arthur
  • American Maid
  • Crusading Chameleon
  • Sewer Urchin
  • Human Bullet
  • Dinosaur Neil (English card)
  • Dinosaur Neil (French Card)
  • Chairface Chippendale
  • Dean
  • El Seed
  • Dyna-Mole

[edit] Action figures

These were five inch figurines of characters from The Tick animated series, released by Bandai. Each figure could move or perform in some manner. They were released in two series.

Series 1, released 1994

  • Bounding Tick (jumps)
  • Fluttering Arthur (wings flap)
  • Pose Striking Die Fledermaus (strikes a dramatic pose, rare figure)
  • Sewer Spray Sewer Urchin (sprays water)
  • Projectile Human Bullet (head pops off)
  • Growing Dinosaur Neil (head and tail telescope to make figurine bigger)
  • Grasping El Seed (vine hands grasp)
  • Death Hug Dean (brings arms together in a death hug)
  • Exploding Dynamole (explodes apart)
  • Man-Eating Cow (jaw opens to reveal a human foot, rare figure)

Series 2, released 1995

  • Hurling Tick (throws stop sign, comes in a rare color variant)
  • Twist and Chop American Maid (does a karate chop)
  • Color Changing Crusading Chameleon (changes color)
  • Evil Tongue Thrakkorzog (tongue spins)
  • Mucus Tick (oozes when filled with liquid)
  • Skippy the Propellerized Robot Dog (collar propeller spins)

Bandai also released The Steel Box toy (a.k.a. "Cabinet of Terror") that could accommodate a Tick action figure, as well as a Deluxe 16" Electronic Talking Tick figure, which said several phrases from the show.

[edit] Wind-up toys

Released by Bandai in 1995, the Wacky Wind-Ups featuring characters from The Tick animated series driving various forms of transportation.

  • Hard Drivin’ Tick (in sports car)
  • Wing Fluttering Arthur (on a scooter)
  • Submarine Sewer Urchin
  • Cannon Human Bullet
  • Crop Dusting El Seed (in an airplane)
  • Time Bomb Dyna-Mole (riding a wheeled bomb)

[edit] Tick Talkers

Released by Bandai, each five inch figure utters a different phrase.

  • Natural Tick (says “Or maybe not!”)
  • I Dig Dinosaur Neil Tick (Tick in Dinosaur Neil T-shirt, says “All in a Day’s Work!”)
  • I Love Wheat Tick (Tick in “I love wheat” T-shirt, says “Mysteries abound!”)
  • Tourist Tick (Tick in bathing trunks, says “Hang ten for justice!”)

[edit] Bendable figures

Released separately, and also in a gift pack including Tick, Arthur, American Maid and the Terror.

  • The Tick
  • Gold Tick (limited to 2500 units released to celebrate the Tick's tenth anniversary)
  • Arthur
  • American Maid
  • The Terror

[edit] Franchise premiums

[edit] Taco Bell

[edit] Series I

Five Tick toys included with Taco Bell Kids Meal in 1995.

  • Tick Window Clings -- stickers featuring characters from the animated series.
  • Tick Finger Puppet
  • Rolling Tick -- Tick on wheels.
  • Wall Walking Arthur -- Thrown against the wall, Arthur walks down it.
  • Thrakkorzog Squirter -- Squeezing squirts water.

[edit] Series II

Four toys included with Taco Bell Kids Meals in 1996.

  • Balancing Tick -- Tick balances on a brick wall.
  • Gliding Arthur -- Arthur glides when thrown.
  • Submerging Sewer Urchin -- Urchin dives and resurfaces in a tub or sink.
  • Charles the Brain Child -- Ball in hole game.

[edit] Carl's Jr.

Four water squirting toys included in Carl's Jr.'s Cool Combos for Kids meals in 1997. The bag the meals came in featured the Tick and Arthur on the front and a game on the back. The answers to the game were printed on the bottom of the bag.

  • Tick Squirter -- Push button on Tick's back
  • Arthur Squirter -- Push button on Arthur's back.
  • Speak Squirter -- Pull squeaks tail to fill with water, push to squirt.
  • Human Ton Squirter -- Squeeze the toy to squirt.

[edit] Cost Cutter's

Given away with children's haircuts in 1997.

  • Tick ball -- rubber ball featuring the Tick.
  • Tick Pencil -- Pencil featuring Tick sayings with a Tick head topper.

[edit] Jack in the Box

Included in Jack in the Box kids meals in 1997. Each was include in a bag which featured the Tick and Speak on the front and a game on the back. Answers to the game were included on the bottom of the bag. Each toy also included a game sheet.

  • Flexie Tick -- Tick face puppet.
  • Tick Ball -- Inflatable ball with Tick sayings.
  • El Seed Rolling Flower -- The Tick in a wheeled flower pot.
  • Tick Darts -- Velcro Tick antenna darts to throw at villain targets.

[edit] Live action figures

These figures were produced by N2Toys for the 2001 live action series.

  • The Tick
  • Arthur
  • Captain Liberty
  • Batmanuel
  • Plush Talking Tick (says eight different phrases)

[edit] Upcoming merchandise

Electric Tiki has announced that the Tick will be released as the official 14th character in their Classic Heroes line.

[edit] References

New England Comics Tick Catalog