Series 1

1990

issued by Matchbox.

This page was last updated 26/04/2008

 This set is now complete.
My set of series 1 is now complete.
Since the beginning of time, man has battled Monsters & great Monster Legends have existed in every culture.

These are the greatest REAL MONSTERS of all time.

Series 1 monsters (1-48) first came in four colours: light olive, red, yellow, dark purple. 1-24 were available in two different colours of these, 25-48 in all four different. Later four "new hot colours" were added: neon green, light red, neon yellow, light purple.
In the Uk only series 1 "Glow in the Darks"

01 The Great Beast

02 Hydra

03 Werewolf

04 Behemoth

Awesome, very powerful, with many poisonous heads & wings. Greek, flying serpent when it loses a head, 2 more grow in its place. Cursed man, turns into a wolf every full moon & must hunt &kill. Outrageously huge beast, some say he is king of all beasts.

05 Griffin

06 T Rex

07 Cockatrice

08 Cyclops

Medieval Europe, has back half of a lion & front of an eagle. The king of the dinosaurs Part serpent, part rooster & part bat, can kill with its gaze. Greek, a race of giants with 1 eye in the middle of their foreheads.

09 Tengu

10 Triton

11 Kraken

12 Jotun Troll

Japanese, winged beast who captures those in the forest after dark Greek, upper body of a man & lower body of a fish. Sea creature, so huge sailors mistake it for an island & get their ships crushed by it. Scandinavian, children of Norse God of frost, cause snow storms & avalanches to trap victims.

13 The Monster

14 Manticore

15 Karnak

 16 Coatlicue

violent, made up of pieces robbed from graves & brought to life. Has lions body, human head & poisoned spines that it can shoot like arrows. Egyptian, underworld God & destroys those who violate sacred temples. Aztec, has clawed hands & feet, eats filth & breathes it as a weapon.

17 Bigfoot

18 Baba Yaga

19 Kali

20 Catoblepas

Huge hairy beast, thought to be the missing link between man & ape. Russian, flies in a pot to stir up storms & hurricanes to catch victims. Indian, Hindu goddess of destructive forces. Has skin that sheds like a snake. Walks with his head near the ground, if you look in his eyes you die.

21 Harpy

22 Haniver

23 Hobgoblin

24 Windigo

Greek, evil twisted, can shriek to drive its victims to madness Huge head with many rows of teeth & legs, on its snout is a lure to catch victims Mischievous & plays childish pranks. Algonkian Indian, a man-eater, you can become one by resorting to cannibalism.

25 Red Cap

26 Medusa

27 Goblin

28 Cerberus

Scottish, evil goblin who lives in old ruins & dyes his cap with blood. Greek, a woman with snakes for hair, look at her & you turn to stone. Very mean, distorted being who hides in dark places to scare people. Greek,  watchdog of Hades, has 3 heads, a snake tail & snakes as a collar.

29 Zombie

30 Chimera

31 Ghost

32 Ogre

Dead person who has been re-animated, used as a weapon, he cannot be killed. Greek, a fire-breathing lion with a snake's tail & goat head on its back. The spirit of a person who died too soon, scares the living as revenge. Giant that eats people, is scary but stupid & easily fooled.

33 Vampire

34 Roc

35 Gremlin

36 Vampiress

Living corpse, feeds on blood of the living & makes them slaves. Arabian, enormous scavenger bird big enough to carry off 2 elephants. Small flying creature, loves to bother pilots or cause aircraft trouble. Eternal mate to the vampire, was a vampire's victim who now helps him.

37 Ghoul

38 The Phantom

39 Mad Scientist

40 Winged Panther

Very mean little monster, robs graves, feeds on the dead & helps the evil. Man that hides because of his disfigured face, hurts anyone in his way. Crazy genius, made a potion to bring out violence buried in every person. Beast has all the strength of a panther but can also fly.

41 Mummy

42 Charon

43 The Beast

44 The Witch

Egyptian, dead, has risen to get revenge on anyone who disturbs his rest. Greek, cruel filthy old man, ferries the souls of the dead into Hades. A knight that is now a wild beast, can only be tamed by a woman. Female, practices black magic with potions, curses & spells.

45 Spring-Heeled Jack

46 Invisible Man

47 Skeleton

48 Hunchback  

English, has eyes of flame, can jump hundreds of feet, is a bogeyman. Mad scientist, made himself invisible to commit crimes. Human bones which capture people as revenge. Horribly disfigured man, lives in towers & dumps melted lead on his victims.

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