Toy Review: McFarlane DC Multiverse Saturn Girl Is An Unexpected Delight

One of my quietest favorite supergroups is the Legion of Super-Heroes. DC Comics’ far future teen team is a great mix of inventive storytelling, character development, and world building.

Unfortunately, the LSH has fallen from being one of DC’s top teams to a group often in character limbo. And finding any merchandise featuring the Legion is a delight, and I was so glad to find a DC Multiverse Saturn Girl from McFarlane Toys in the wild recently.

Imra Ardeen first appeared in Adventure Comics #247 in 1958. She was one of the first Legionnaires introduced, and has long been considered one of the founding three members of the team. Taking the name Saturn Girl, she is a powerful telepath from Saturn’s moon Titan, and has led the Legion more than once in the team’s long history. Imra is probably the most adapted member of the Legion as well, appearing in Superman The Animated Series, Supergirl, Smallville and the Legion’s self-titled animated series, among other appearances.

I had seen images of a DC Multiverse Saturn Girl on social media, but no announcements. Within a day of starting to see it, I saw the figure in person. Imra is one of my three favorite Legionnaires, and she’s only the fourth Legionnaire (that I could confirm) adapted by McFarlane.

This figure is an interesting one. Really, the only accessories she could come with is an alternate head and hands. Her ability isn’t remarkably visual, so there’s no real power effects. Most toy manufacturers have reached a point that they only include alt heads in deluxe figures, so all Saturn Girl got was alternate hands and a flat stand. They’re fine though there’s only one set, but I feel like they could have figured something additional out, like maybe Imra’s shape-shifting pet Proty?

From a design standpoint, the figure is the 1990s version of Saturn Girl personified. I adore that her face sculpt gives her a slight grin, which fits in so well with her optimistic future. Her costume is pitch perfect, and I really like that McFarlane’s designs gave the costume a slight texture, making it feel more real. Her belt breaks up the rest of the costume perfectly, and adds a slight pop of realism, and they made sure she had her flight ring.

She also posed so well. I was disappointed she got a flat stand — the Legion famously can all fly thanks to the flight rings. Paired with one of the stands I printed, though, I was able to post her zipping around. She will hit pretty much any pose I’m looking for and look great doing it.

This was an unexpected treat. With a couple more accessories, she would have been a perfect figure. I’m glad to have her in my collection.