Hulk Hands
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Originally released as a part of the merchandise for 2003 Hulk film, Hulk Hands are a toy consisting of large foam-rubber clenched fists into which the wearer inserts their hands. They were first brainstormed by Sara Tresidder in 1997 when Marvel contracted external design consultation. When worn, they resemble green oversized boxing gloves that can be used to strike people or objects. The Hulk Hands are wired so that when they are bashed together or against objects, they emit various smashing or crashing sound effects, as well as occasional Hulk-related roars or catch phrases.
The original release featured semi-open packaging and large "Try Me" tags, which made them extremely popular with children, but much less so with retailers who had to deal with damaged packaging. The Hulk Hands were easily the highest-selling and most popular of toys that
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Toy Biz also produced Electronic Thing Hands as merchandise for the
Thing Hands made a watchdog group's list for 10 Most Dangerous Toys during the 2005 Christmas season, due to the risk of blunt trauma injuries.[3]
Part of the toyline for Disney's 2012 film Wreck-It Ralph included cloth covered "Wrecking Fists"[4] and foam "Smash Hands",[5] both of which produce electronic sound effects.
Bruce Lee Dragon Fists[6] are electronic plush toys that make sounds upon impact.
In addition to the open palmed "Gamma Grip Fists" for the 2015 Age of Ultron toyline, there were "Iron Man Arc FX Armor" hands[7] and "Hulk Buster Gauntlets" as a Walmart exclusive.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ Gamma Green Smash Fists
- ^ Hulk Gamma Grip Fists Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Top 10 worst toys for 2005 - CNN
- ^ Wrecking Fists at Amazon.com
- ^ Smash Hands at Amazon.com
- ^ Bruce Lee Plush Jumbo Electronic Fists
- ^ Marvel Avengers Age of Ultron Iron Man Arc FX Armor
- ^ Marvel Avengers Age of Ultron Hulk Buster Gauntlet
- ^ Marvel Avengers Age of Ultron Hulk Buster Gauntlets Roleplay Toy