Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Heroines and Villainesses: G

This is a very cursory list of good girls and bad girls, some that fall in between, and others who got immortalized in plastic for whatever reason. The photos I've included are from figures in my personal collection; the photos are mine. When I can, the list will be expanded; this is just the basic first go of the Gs.

Heroines and Villainesses:
An Incomplete List, Including Other Characters with Action Figures

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G. I. Action Nurse (G. I. Joe)
• Created by: Hasbro
• First appearance: 1967
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, 11” figure by Hasbro (1967)
• Note: The only female in the original G.I. Joe line.

G. I. Jane, U. S. Army Helicopter Pilot (G. I. Joe)
• Created by: Hasbro
• First appearance: 1997
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, a limited edition 12” figure by Hasbro (1997)

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Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess tv series)
• Created by: Robert Tappert
• Portrayed by: Renée O’Connor
• First appearance: “Sins of the Past,” 1995
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, more than one, the first by Toy Biz (1998)


Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy VII video game)
• Created by:
• First appearance:
• Super powers:
• Alter ego:  
• Action figure: yes, by Bandai (1997)


Empress Galaxa (Galaxie Girl)
• Created by: Woolworth
• First appearance: 1986
• Super powers:
• Alter ego: “heroic leader of Liberta”
• Action figure: yes, by (or for?) Woolworth (1986)

Adi Gallia (Star Wars franchise)
• Created by: George Lucas
• Portrayed by: Gin Clarke
• First appearance: 
• Super powers: sort of (Jedi master)
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, by Hasbro (1999)


Selene Gallio (Marvel Comics)
• Created by: Chris Claremont and Sal Buscema
• First appearance: New Mutants #9, November 1983
• Super powers: yes, meta-human
• Alter ego: aka Black Queen
• Action figure: no (though she has a Minimate, in a 2-pack with a Hellfire Club guard)

Pussy Galore (Goldfinger motion picture)
• Created by: Ian Fleming
• Portrayed by: Honor Blackman
• First appearance: Goldfinger, 1964
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, 2 versions by Exclusive Premiere (1998)

Gamora (Marvel Comics)
• Created by: Jim Starlin
• First appearance: Strange Tales #180, June 1975
• Super powers: yes (though not human)
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: no (though she does have a Minimate)

Ganymede (Marvel Comics)
• Created by: Ron Marz and Ron Lim
• First appearance: Silver Surfer #80, May 1993
• Super powers: yes (though not human)
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: no

Garganta (AC Comics)
• Created by:
• First appearance: Femforce #30, 1990
• Super powers: yes, meta-human
• Alter ego: Carol Heisler
• Action figure: no

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Kelly Garrett (Charlie’s Angels tv series)
• Created by: Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts
• Performed by: Jaclyn Smith
• First appearance: season 1, 1976
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, well… a doll, by Hasbro (1977)

Ghost (Dark Horse)
• Created by: Eric Luke
• First appearance: Comics’ Greatest World: Arcadia #3, 1993
• Super powers: yes, induced
• Alter ego: Elisa Cameron
• Action figure: yes, more than one, the first from Dark Horse Comics (1998)


Talia al Ghul (DC Comics)
• Created by: Dennis O’Neil and Bob Brown
• First appearance: Detective Comics #411, May 1971
• Super powers: no, though a skilled martial artist
• Alter ego: aka Talia Head
• Action figure: yes, in 2 different 4-packs that were TRU exclusives by Hasbro (2001)

Gi (Captain Planet and the Planeteers animated series)
• Created by: Ted Turner and Barbara Pyle
• Voiced by: Janice Kawaye
• First appearance: “A Hero for Earth,” 1990
• Super powers: yes, granted by power rings
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, by Tiger Toys (1991)


Giganta (DC Comics)
• Created by: William Moulton Marston
• First appearance: Wonder Woman #9, summer 1944
• Super powers: yes, meta-human
• Alter ego: Dr. Doris Zeul
• Action figure: yes, two, the first as a “build” from purchasing several (8 total) figures by Mattel (2009)

Creature Gillealla (Resurrection of Monstress)
• Created by: Yasushi Nirasawa
• First appearance: 1998
• Super powers:
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, with color variants, by Yellow Submarine (1998)

Gladiatrix (Marvel Comics)
• Created by: Mike Carlin and Ron Wilson
• First appearance: Thing #33, March 1986
• Super powers: yes, induced
• Alter ego: Robin Braxton
• Action figure: no

Glenda (G. I. Joe)
• Created by: Plastirama
• First appearance:
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, an Argentine exclusive figure

Glimmer (She-Ra: Princess of Power animated series)
• Created by: Mattel
• Voiced by: Linda Gary
• First appearance: “Into Etheria,” 1985
• Super powers: yes, magic
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, by Mattel (1985/6)


Glorith of Baaldur (DC Comics)
• Created by: Mort Wesinger, Jerry Siegel and John Forte
• First appearance: Adventure Comics #338, November 1965
• Super powers: yes
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: no

Glory (Image Comics)
• Created by: Lob Leifeld
• First appearance: Youngblood Strikefile #1, 1993
• Super powers: yes (not human)
• Alter ego: Gloriana Demeter
• Action figure: no

Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv series)
• Created by: Joss Whedon and Douglas Petrie
• First appearance: “No Place Like Home,” 2000
• Super powers: yes, goddess
• Alter ego: Glorificus
• Action figure: yes, by Diamond Select (2006)

Gloss (DC Comics)
• Created by: Steve Englehart and Joe Staton
• First appearance: Millennium #2, January 1988
• Super powers: yes, meta-human
• Alter ego: Xiang Po
• Action figure: no

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The Goddess (Todd McFarlane Productions)
• Created by: Todd McFarlane
• First appearance:
• Super powers: yes, divine
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, by Todd McFarlane (1997)
Godiva (DC Comics)
• Created by: E. Nelson Bridwell
• First appearance: Super Friends #7, 1977
• Super powers: yes
• Alter ego: Dorcas Leigh
• Action figure: no

Golden Girl (Golden Girl and the Guardians of the Gemstones)
• Created by: Galoob
• First appearance: 1984
• Super powers: yes, magic
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, by Galoob (1984)


Golden Glider (DC Comics)
• Created by: Cary Bates and Irv Novick
• First appearance: Flash #250, June 1977
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: Lisa Snart
• Action figure: no

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Dr. Holly Goodhead (Moonraker motion picture)
• Created by: Christopher Wood (screenplay), based on the novel’s (Ian Fleming) character Gala Brand
• Portrayed by: Lois Chiles
• First appearance: Moonraker
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego:
• Action figure: yes, by Mego (1979)
• Note: Holly Goodhead is not in the Moonraker novel, she appears solely in the film version. 

Lady Urgah Gorneesh (Ewoks animated series)
• Created by:
• Voiced by: Melleny Brown
• First appearance: “The Haunted Village,” 1985
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, by Kenner (1985)
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Grandmama (The Addams Family)
• Created by: Charles Addams
• First appearance: The New Yorker, 1938
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, based on the 1992 animated series, by Playmates (1992) and incorrectly named “Granny” on the card
Granny Goodness (DC Comics)
• Created by: Jack Kirby
• First appearance: Mister Miracle #2, May 1971
• Super powers: yes, meta-human (not human)
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: no

Granny Gross (The Real Ghostbusters animated series)
• Created by: Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis
• First appearance: (possibly created for the toy line alone, not in the cartoon)
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, by Tiger Toys (1991)

Goddess of Gratonite (Goddess of the Ultra Cosmos)
• Created by: Agglo
• First appearance: 1985
• Super powers: yes
• Alter ego: no
• Action figure: yes, knock-offs of Golden Girl by Agglo (Hong Kong) in 1985

Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
• Created by: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
• First appearance: X-Men #1, September 1963
• Super powers: yes, meta-human
• Alter ego: Phoenix, Dark Phoenix
• Action figure: yes, several the first in the Toy Biz She-Force (series 2) line (1996)


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Kylie Griffin (Extreme Ghostbusters animated series)
• Created by: Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis
• Voiced by: Tara Strong (credited Tara Charendoff)
• First appearance: “Darkness at Noon, part 1,” 1997
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, 2 (one is a deluxe version) by Trendmasters (1997)


Guinan (Star Trek: The Next Generation tv series)
• Created by:
• Portrayed by: Whoopi Goldberg
• First appearance: “The Child,” 1988
• Super powers: maybe..?
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, more than one, the first by Playmates (1993)


Princess Gwenevere (Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders animated series)
• Created by: Robert Mandell
• Voiced by: Kerry Butler
• First appearance: “Jewel Quest,” 1995
• Super powers: yes, magic
• Alter ego: none
• Action figure: yes, by Kenner (1995)


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Gwynn (Avatar Press)
• Created by:
• First appearance:
• Super powers: no
• Alter ego: 
• Action figure: yes, by Rendition (1998)


Gypsy (DC Comics)
• Created by: Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton
• First appearance: Justice League of America Annual #2, 1984
• Super powers: yes, meta-human
• Alter ego: Cynthia Reynolds
• Action figure: no

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