Magnitude-1 Man
Kinnikuman (Kinkeshi) series
Magnitude-1 Man is figure #087 of 236 in Mattel's 1985–88 M.U.S.C.L.E. line (Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere). Like every figure in the line, the sculpt originates from the Kinnikuman (Kinkeshi) series; the US release kept the Japanese name.
6 KNOWN COLOR VARIANTS · EST. VALUES FOR MINT CONDITION
- Flesh$12
- Orange$16
- Purple$18
- Dark Blue$19
- Light Blue$17
- Green$16
About this figure
Identifying the sculpt is straightforward once you know what to look for: standing, legs apart, both fists clenched at sides, no neck, face set low in chest, armored/segmented muscular body, blank staring eyes. Like every genuine figure in the line, originals carry the “Y/S·N·T” foot stamp — a soft or missing stamp is the quickest way to spot a reproduction.
Magnitude-1 Man is documented in 6 of the ten production colors (Flesh, Orange, Purple, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Green). The flesh version books around $12 in mint condition, while the dark blue run is the toughest to find and trades closer to $19. As a Class B figure it saw a shorter production run than the commons; clean examples take some patience to source.
