Inhumanoids - D'compose!

CLASSIC TOY REVIEW #3

INHUMANOIDS – D’COMPOSE





No question about it, Inhumanoids is the flat out scariest cartoon of the 80’s. I remember seeing the figures and monsters in the toy isles at 9 years old and thinking WTH? A giant zombie-bird with an exposed ribcage? A big seaweed monster? Bah! In my ultra logical 9 year old mind I just couldn’t see the appeal. Then I caught the show one Saturday morning and it all made sense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kAErNdaSkQ

Although the toys were a little goofy looking, the monsters as portrayed in the cartoon were pretty damn frightening! The scariest of the bunch was definitely D’compose-the undead horror! This thing was a walking, screeching, building sized zombie-making machine and his exposed ribcage doubles as a jail cell. This is seriously the kind of crap I have nightmares about man!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-ZymjMHtE&feature=related

The figure itself clocks in at a whopping 14 inches or so and was around the same size as the rest of the Inhumanoids. As mentioned before the ribcage swings open to double as a jail cell and there is also head, arm and leg articulation. Basically the entire figure looks like a rotting buzzard and luckily the grossness ends there. Considering that the 80’s were the time of toy novelties and gave us stuff like scratch n’ sniff stickers and Stinkor, I count my lucky stars that they pulled back the reigns on giving D’compose that “real rotting flesh smell” gimmick.

Due to the short life of the cartoon series and quick disappearance from toy shelves, finding a D’compose may prove challenging. A loose mint figure will set you back north of $100 on the secondary market. If you can even find someone willing to part with one?

Yep I remember that show and the toys. Never had any. Didn't real want any. And judging from how quickly Inhumanoids was gone, I guess I was far from the only one.

Great review Swaf! I remember seeing these things on the shelves at TRU back when they first came out and i agree they were crazy as hell. I remember they had them on the bottom shelf perfect height for little kids to come along and get scarred half to death as they rounded the corner. I always thought they were cool and i used to have one of the Granite creatures, always wanted a few of the others but never got them. The prices are pretty high up there now so it would be pretty cool if they re released them like MOTU or something!

Vulcan_Raven wrote:

Great review Swaf! I remember seeing these things on the shelves at TRU back when they first came out and i agree they were crazy as hell. I remember they had them on the bottom shelf perfect height for little kids to come along and get scarred half to death as they rounded the corner. I always thought they were cool and i used to have one of the Granite creatures, always wanted a few of the others but never got them. The prices are pretty high up there now so it would be pretty cool if they re released them like MOTU or something!

Based on how quickly the show and toys were gone I doubt a relaunch on these is every gonna happen. They weren't too popular the first time.

bigdaddyblue73 wrote:

Vulcan_Raven wrote:

Great review Swaf! I remember seeing these things on the shelves at TRU back when they first came out and i agree they were crazy as hell. I remember they had them on the bottom shelf perfect height for little kids to come along and get scarred half to death as they rounded the corner. I always thought they were cool and i used to have one of the Granite creatures, always wanted a few of the others but never got them. The prices are pretty high up there now so it would be pretty cool if they re released them like MOTU or something!

Based on how quickly the show and toys were gone I doubt a relaunch on these is every gonna happen. They weren't too popular the first time.

Yeah i kinda doubt it as well but if they ever did..well that would just be cool.

Well Swaf you know that I Love the Inhumanoids!!! I remember having Tendrill,The granites and redwoods!!! I believe D`Compose was voiced by the same guy that did Cobra Commander!!! Always wanted him!!!!!!!! I think my mom said he was to disgusting!! Crap I forgot I also had Metlar. Idea for next Vintage Vault...............Spiral Zone!!!

Stoner wrote:

Well Swaf you know that I Love the Inhumanoids!!! I remember having Tendrill,The granites and redwoods!!! I believe D`Compose was voiced by the same guy that did Cobra Commander!!! Always wanted him!!!!!!!! I think my mom said he was to disgusting!! Crap I forgot I also had Metlar. Idea for next Vintage Vault...............Spiral Zone!!!

Ooooh, good call on Spiral Zone dude! Consider it done.

Swafus wrote:

Stoner wrote:

Well Swaf you know that I Love the Inhumanoids!!! I remember having Tendrill,The granites and redwoods!!! I believe D`Compose was voiced by the same guy that did Cobra Commander!!! Always wanted him!!!!!!!! I think my mom said he was to disgusting!! Crap I forgot I also had Metlar. Idea for next Vintage Vault...............Spiral Zone!!!

Ooooh, good call on Spiral Zone dude! Consider it done.

Sweet!!! Thanks for helping remember the name!!!

Transformers UK comic re-printed the series as a backup for awhile that was the first I had heard of the Inhumanoids, unfortunately I wasn't a regular reader of it then so only have a few parts to it. I then saw the toys a few years after but never got any.

LOVED that show. I had every single Inhumanoid fig they made. This was my favorite of the bunch. Man that takes me back. I wish I had these on dvd. Freaky stuff as a kid man.

I never liked these much. I don't really remember anyone who did either.

i always wanted these guys!
my cousin had a few and I know my buddy had D'Compose

Great show!!! Great toys!!!

I remember I had Redlen...

now that is a series that needs to come to netflix.

Edit that, they have volumes 3 and 4 (90 minutes) but no volume 1 and 2.

I think I remember these. Aren't they the ones that oozed slime from their chest cavities?

No I believe you are thinking of The Slime Pit from He-Man. The skull on it looks alot like D'compose.

the slime pit ruled!!

Slime Pit FTW!!!!