Since the invention of superheroes a little more than a hundred years ago, pretending to be one has been one of the most fundamental forms of childhood play. Within our popular culture lies a pantheon as rich as any ancient body of superstitions, a body of complex and powerful heroes whose strange quirks, colorful costumes, and modern surroundings do not deny them an air of timelessness.
If you or someone you love is a young superhero fan, you're in luck today, because we've gotten together a list of the best Superhero toys for children from the most popular Superhero brand, Marvel, that are currently on the market.
Marvel Avengers Action Figures
Best Action Figures See at Amazon- via Hasbro
Marvel Spider-Man Real Webs Ultimate Web Blaster
Best Web-shooter $25 at Amazon Hot Wheels Marvel Spider-Man Web-Car Launcher
Best Car See at AmazonCaptain America Magnetic Shield & Gauntlet
Best Shield See at AmazonMarvel Thor Battle Hammer
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Marvel Hulk Gamma Smash Fists
Best Fists See at AmazonMarvel Avengers Endgame Red Infinity Gauntlet
Best Artifact See at Amazon
Marvel Avengers Action Figures
Get ready to act out your adventures
This multipack of eight Avengers action figures allows you to play out adventures featuring nearly the entirety of the most iconic superhero team currently in existence, including A-list heroes like Spider-Man, Iron Man and Captain America.
Pros & Cons- Eight in one multipack
- Tons of iconic heroes
- Ready for united adventures
- Thor Is missing
Children who fall in love with stories often find themselves wanting to act out stories of their own. This is the fundamental premise of essentially all dolls and action figures. They are tools by which children act out stories of their own design. If your child wants to act out their very own Avengers story, this product will be a big help.
This multipack contains no less than eight different Avengers: Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Ant-Man, War Machine, The Hulk, and The Falcon, ready to go on any adventure you can imagine.
Best Web-shooterMarvel Spider-Man Real Webs Ultimate Web Blaster
Spins a web, any size
Now you can catch thieves just like flies with this toy web blaster, which lets you shoot an approximation of Spider-Man's iconic webs using a refillable pouch, with water as a backup.
Pros & Cons- Shoots realistic, sticky, web substance
- Can also shoot water
- Arm-mounted
- Messy
Spider-Man is the most popular superhero of all time, and has been for decades. Ironically, his popularity, and the rights-purchases it led to, originally denied him a place in the MCU, but that was worked out, and now he's the biggest he's ever been.
Your child has probably already pretended to shoot Spider-Man's webs, but this toy will add a great deal of authenticity to that performance. It comes with a punch full of a sticky, web-like fluid substance, refills of which can be purchased, and also with a backup pouch that can be filled with water for when the web is exhausted.
Best CarHot Wheels Marvel Spider-Man Web-Car Launcher
Vrooom vroom, here comes the Spider-Man
A strange but extremely fun abstraction of Spider-Man's signature power, this Hot Wheels toy features a large Spider-Man car that shoots a small web car when the ornament on its back is pushed down.
Pros & Cons- Car that launches another car
- Well-made toy from the king of toy cars
Spider-Man has never had an iconic vehicle. This makes sense from a character perspective. He's not supposed to be a billionaire with enormous resources to spend on iconic gadgets. However, it's hard to look at this toy and not wish for more like it. Alas, we'll have to make do with this Hot Wheels toy, a Spider-Man car that launches its own web-themed car to clear obstacles and pursue criminals.
Best ShieldCaptain America Magnetic Shield & Gauntlet
Not to be confused with S.H.I.E.L.D.
This magnetic toy allows you to weld Captain America's iconic shield. Its magnets allow it to hold firmly to the gauntlet when thats appropriate, while also making it possible to pull it off and throw it.
Pros & Cons- A shield you can use for defense and offense
- Strong magnet that genuinely does its job
- Tends to scratch up from rough play
One of the oldest superheroes who's still going on adventures to this day, Captain America comes from a time of moral simplicity and straightforward heroism, and he fights to uphold those ideals in a more complex world. His most iconic weapon is his shield, and now, your child can wield that same shield.
This magnetic toy holds the shield securely to a gauntlet, where it can be used to deflect blows, until they decide to pry it off and use it offensively, as a thrown weapon that can fly through the air like a Frizbee.
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Posts Best HammerMarvel Thor Battle Hammer
Soon, your child will be the god of hammers
This replica of Thor's hammer Mjolnir is designed to allow any worthy hero to play the role of the god of thunder and smite their enemies with a mighty smash.
Pros & Cons- Faithful appearance
- Soft, nerf technology that makes it unlikely to break anything (though you should still be careful)
- Light enough that any child can be worthy to lift it
It's been said that Superheroes are the gods of the modern day, analagous to the pantheons of classical, Norse, or Egyptian myth. Heck, we used the world "pantheon" in the introduction to this article. There's one element of the Marvel mythos that makes this parallel more overt than it is anywhere else, and it's in its treatment of Norse mythology, which recasts much of the Norse pantheon as actual superheroes.
This means Thor's mythological weapon, the mighty warhammer Mjolnir, becomes something your own child can wield, for all are worthy to pick up this safe foam weapon.
Best FistsMarvel Hulk Gamma Smash Fists
It has been claimed before that this individual has on some occasions engaged in acts of smashing
Another foam weapon, this pair huge foam fists allow your child to safely act out fantasies of doing what the Hulk does best: Smashing. Smashing everything that needs to be smashed.
Pros & Cons- Safe, soft foam
- One size fits most
A lot of the items on this list are iconic weapons of a specific hero. After all, superheroes are warriors, and warriors need weapons. Most of the time, that involves some kind of external tool, but when you're the strongest hero in the Marvel universe, all you need is your fists.
These foam fists allow your child to, in relative safety, pretend to be the Hulk, smashing his enemies (though, again, those enemies shouldn't be living or breakable, just to be safe). There's no stronger hero out there.
Best ArtifactMarvel Avengers Endgame Red Infinity Gauntlet
Something something inevitable, something something Iron-Man
This electronic recreation of the most powerful object in the Marvel universe allows your child to re-enact the endgame of, well, Endgame, and use the Infinity Stones to their full effect.
Pros & Cons- Has every infinity stone
- Electronic light and sound
- One size fits most kids
We end with the most powerful item in the entire Marvel universe, the one responsible for both creating and solving the most epic problems in the MCU, the Infinity Gauntlet. While this electronic recreation will not allow your child to use the stones and their infinite cosmic power (probably for the best), they will provide a very convincing play experience.
This version of the gauntlet is designed after the one at the end of Endgame, used by Iron-Man, so it's the perfect way for your child to save the world.
FAQ
Who has the toy rights for Marvel?
Hasbro, perhaps the largest toy company in the world, owns the toy rights for the Marvel brand, and created every toy on this list.
Is Marvel good for kids?
Most mainstream superhero properties are designed to be appropriate for children. Those that are not, like The Boys, Deadpool, and Watchmen, tend to be pretty easy to tell apart from the rest. Of the three examples we just gave, only Deadpool is a Marvel property. Most other Marvel characters and stories are perfectly fine for children.
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