Vintage Jakks BCA: Tomart's has got your fix of MOC BCA figure pics

Courtesy of one Tomart's Action Figure Digest #079 issue and WrestlingFigs.com forum member mad2009's recent "Blast from the Past" post, it was brought to my attention, and the rest of the WF community, that multiple pages showcasing MOC BCA figures just...never gets old.

MOC, MIB, MIP - It doesn't matter how you classify their mint statuses, just as long as you become familiar with the names and series of origin.

Take a look at these 11 magazine scans and see if there are any figures pictured that you may have owned, always wanted but never had, or never knew even existed.

Please note that this is not a complete collection of the BCA line. Several of the later series are missing from these pages, but it should be comprehensive enough for the casual collector.

Here are a few notes of what I found interesting from Tomart's pages.

Notes:

Anyone else notice the variant Superstars Series 1 and 2 cards? The text in the upper right corner is either a glossy finish or backed by a yellow stamp marking.

Bret Hart from the third photo exemplifies this difference in the line-up across the top of the right side of the page.

My belief is that these cards came in separate waves, though I'm not sure of the order. Considering most of the Series 1 and 2 cards appear to have the glossy text, I would think the yellow backdrop was released first.

Is there any sort of rarity in the differences of the cards? I don't know, but I'll see what I can find.

You'll also see the Superstars Series 3 card shape variants in Picture 3, from the die-cut design to the regular or full-sized cards (or however it is you refer to them).

In Picture 6, Fully Loaded Series 1 Kane and Al Snow have a pair of packaging variants; the accessories included in each are shifted for, well, unknown reasons. Kane comes with a mallet and shovel, and Al Snow is featured with Head and a trusty stool.

Also, for the Maximum Sweat fans out there, Kane is pictured both with and without his mask in another interesting packaging arrangement.

The Raw Is War Series Stone Cold Steve Austin from Picture 8 has light and dark paint applications to his facial hair, thus making another unusual variant for BCA figure collectors.

Speaking of unusual, it's not often that the Jakks Pacific BCA 3-packs are acknowledged, but in Picture 10 we see those for the WrestleMania XIV and Superstars Series 7 sets (more on these 3-packs in a later post).

Also from Picture 10, the Championship Title Series #1 and Survivor Series boxed set variants ("Europeam" incorrect spelling, and Goldust's wacky assemblance of parts from 'Taker to Vader's influence).

Finally, in Picture 11 we are introduced to some of the bagged exclusives for the BCA line, as well as Raw Is War Monster Ring variants with Referee and Vince McMahon figures included (for more on these ring variants, check out the BCA Checklist tab at the top of the page and scroll to the bottom).