Young Justice McDonald's Happy Meal

Young Justice Happy Meal Toys from McDonald's

I knew that sooner or later this Happy Meal Toy Set would reach the Philippine soils. Unfortunately though, this set only comprises half of the Young Justice set that was released in the U.S. The other characters that did not make it to the Philippine soils were Aqualad, Kid Flash, Black Manta, and Captain Cold. The figures stands at approximately 4 inches and looks great in a Happy Meal toy incarnation. It's ironic though that this was supposed to be a toy that was based on the Young Justice animated series but what we got here are composed of DC's two hottest comic book properties, Superman and Batman. I'll be reviewing this Happy Meal toy set below.

Superman

The Superman toy from this set look great in his painted colors that remained very faithful to the animated show colors. It features 3 points of articulation, with swivel arms and a hinged neck. There's a button at the back of the figure of which when you push it, both of his arms are raised. It serves as a punching gimmick or for a flying pose that can be seen below. I actually loved this Superman Fastfood meal toy that I actually bought three of them. One for Myself, one for my son, and one for keeping it sealed.

Flying Pose

Comparison shot with a Mattel JLU Superman Beyond and KFC Superman The Animated Series Chuckie Meal Toy

Superboy/Kon El

Superboy unfortunately does not look as good as the Superman figure. Maybe it's because of his plain clothes costume which gave it a less detailed look. It only features 2 points of articulation, swivel arms. The eyes also looks hollow because once you press a button on his back, his eyes lights up (simulating an optic blast) and his "S" insignia also lights up. His right arm also simulates a punching motion once the button on his back is pressed (see photo below).

Superboy's optic blasts

Comparison shot with a Mattel Young Justice Superboy

Batman

I'm actually disappointed that I got a defective Batman figure. His cape gimmick does not work because the mechanism for that gimmick I think is jammed. Batman has 3 points of articulation which are swivel head and limited hinged arms. His gimmick is that when you push his Bat insignia on his chest, he raises both arms sideways and simulates a hovering pose. Mine does not work properly (it does not lock down), so I'm left with a figure that is always on a hovering pose. Maybe this is my karma for always making fun of Batman.    

Comparison shot with a Mattel Young Justice Batman

Comparison shot with rival fast food joint Jollibee's Batman Brave and the Bold kiddie meal toy

Robin

Among the four, I think Robin is the weakest toy. It would have been cooler if the motorcycle that he's riding on featured actual cycle wheels. But no, what we have here is a motorcycle that does not have moving wheels. In lieu of that, it has some sort of wheeled mechanism that when you move his cycle, that mechanism triggers both of those Batarang like accessories attached on the cycle to fire. Robin also features a swivel head only. It also would have been cooler if the cycle had more detailed colors.   

Comparison shot with a Mattel Young Justice Robin Figure

The DC Live action movies of late

Overall this is a neat addition to my fast food toy collections. But I think this set still could not top the Jollibee JLU Kiddie Meal toy set. I'll be reviewing that soon as well as my other Superhero themed Fast Food toy collections. In the meanwhile, I'm enjoying displaying Superman and Batman with the Jollibee Kiddie Meal Green Lantern. I wonder if we would be getting a compatible Wonder Woman figure soon and the other missing Justice League members that could fit with these three nicely.