For those of you who don't know, the basic run down on the creeper is He's Jack Ryder, a Gotham City news reporter who intentionally pushes his guests to raise attention on hot topics of the day. (No, not that kind >8( ).
In any version you read or (Watch), Jack Ryder gains his creeper persona and powers through digging too far into one of his subject's. Once he realizes he has these newfound powers, he decides to fight crime in Gotham City (Hometown of the Batman, obviously).
He was created by Steve Ditko in 1968. Yes, Spider-Man Ditko.
Anyway, onto the figure...
Creeper is one of the figures who got the new DCUC articulation first seen in Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) in wave 16. He has double jointed arms, knees and has articulated wrists. That said, there is no longer a swivel for the feet, and well, it's hard to get the creeper to stand let alone do any poses because he can't really move his feet. At all. And due to the weight of his boa keeping him down. I don't know if I'm the only one with these problems, but if I am, I feel bad. All the joints move correctly, it's just that his feet don't move and it gets in the way, a lot.
My Creeper had a minor paint splatter on his boot. Nothing to die over, but it's something worth noting.Most of the creeper is painted. Except I believe, the part of his leg that connects to his knee, that really stands out in person as being different from the rest of the figure. It's not that bad, bit the plastic is much lighter and it's noticable next to the green casted thighs and crotch that've been painted over in yellow. His stripes are clean, and the wash on his body is very good. The only parts that don't shine are the places he isn't painted, but I digress.
The DCUC Creeper is a wonderful interpretation of our favorite Yellow skinned wackyman, mainly suffering from a large heavy and iconic boa, plus the loss of foot articulation. But even then, if you like his design, I'd still recommend the guy. Because he's pretty fun to play with, even if he can't stand up on his own half the time.
The Creeper comes with the right arm of this wave's Collect and Collect figure, Bane.
Below are a few fun shots I took of the creeper.
Okay I love you buh-bye!
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