Mixed Up Zoo Animals - The Complete Collection

If you're interested, the whole story on the Mixed Up Zoo Animals and my years long quest to 'catch them all', as well as tons of pictures of mine and others' figures, is all detailed over at my blog Rabbagator.blogspot.com

I've had a full set of Mixed Up Zoo Animals aka MUZAs for a year or two now, but I've never photographed them all together. I like taking their picture with B'Wana Beast, since they are just the types of freakish creatures he'd create with his weird superpower!

I have one of each animal made, and I'm proud to have a few in package (a rare sight) - Kittiorse, Liolope and Kangaboar, as well as a tagged example: Ostraphant. I'm extremely proud of this collection, due in no small part to the fact that zero information on these toys existed on the internet before I took up my mad quest to track them all down.

And to think it was all thanks to this silly guy right here - the one that sparked my imagination over 30 years ago when I first encountered him and again about ten years ago when I took up the quest to find him again: The Rabbagator:

Sure, we all have our Lukes and He-Mans and Batmans in our collections, those toys that we had and played with and loved as a kid and re-acquired as adults; but I think we all have a 'Rabbagator' too - that one oddball unknown unlicensed non commercial toy we loved for who knows why but loved anyways, but have near zero information about as adults. Our 'Rosebuds.'

I was lucky enough to find mine, and to help others discover the coll madness that is MUZAs along the way.

Here's hoping you find yours someday too!

I Don't B'wana Grow Up

Finishing my review of the new Target JLU "Legends of the League" six pack (skipping over the re-released Superman,) I have saved the best - I mean Beast - for last.


B'wana Beast that is! Boooyaaaaah!


This guy's appearance in animated form was completely out of left field. B'wana Beast gives new meaning to the word "obscure" - he doesn't even have an entry in the DC Comics Encyclopedia - yet he not only had a small but cool speaking role in an episode of Justice League Unlimited, but he now has an action figure as well.

Unbelievable, and a true testament to the line.

B'Wana has only appeared in a handful of comics since his creation and subsequent "cancellation" one issue later in 1967. He wouldn't appear anywhere in the DC universe again for almost twenty years!


The cartoon and figure design are spot-on to his comic book look, all the way down to the loin cloth.

B'wana Beast's power comes from his magical helmet which allows him, among other things, to merge two animals into one...making him the perfect companion piece to my Mixed Up Zoo Animals!

Win!

"Cat and alligator, merge to form Catagator! Now go forth and scratch up some furniture...in the sewer!"

"Horse and Cat, merge to form Kittiorse! I'd bet on you to win the Cat-Tucky derby! Haw!"


"Dachshund and deer, merge into Dachseer! I shall dub thee horn-dog!"


"Rabbit and alligator, merge to form Rabbagator! Wait until Zatanna pulls you out of her hat!"


"Together, we are invincibly cuddly!"