Mighty Men & Monster Maker simulator

This is an attempt to simuate the amazing Mighty Men & Monster Maker, a toy that let you mix-and-match monster and superhero body parts. Reload this page for a new comic book weirdo!

So, the MMMM was a toy released in the late 1970s by Tomy. Basically, it consisted of a stack of plastic tiles with the heads, torsos, and legs of generic monsters and superheroes embossed on them, and a frame to fit them into. The frame held the tiles in place and clamped a piece of paper over them. Then, you'd take an unwrapped crayon and drag its side over the paper, grave-rubbing style, producing a passable comic-style character.

All art for those little plastic tiles was done by no less than the late, great Dave Stevens, who was primarily known as the creator of The Rocketeer. I created the images I'm using here using some extremely convenient photos from an article on the Mars Will Send No More blog. The results certainly don't do justice to Stevens' work, but the smudgy quality is kinda representative of the actual toy's output.