About This Figure
On the very early series 1 card backs, Lion-O was pictured with a more finely detailed Claw Shield which resembled the Claw in the cartoon series much more closely. Also pictured was a Sword of Omens that had the Eye of Thundera painted black. It is thought that this was a very early prototype piece to photograph with the figure. Some very nice detailed accessories were shown, which were likely toned down a bit to reduce production costs. Like many other weapons, what was originally shown (in this case the detailed Claw Shield and Sword of Omens) was never released.
What the record shows
Assortment number 3500 · Case pack 24 · Assortment title Good Thundercat
Evidenced by the very early series 1 card backs.
Lion-O (Detailed Claw Shield) in the very early series 1 card backs. Scan from the thundercats.org archive.
Sourcing
The assortment number and case pack above are transcribed from the LJN catalogue scans held in the thundercats.org archive. With one exception, assortment 3526 for the Berserkers, these numbers are not published anywhere else on the open web, so treat them as our reading of our own documents rather than settled collector fact.
See also the figure that actually shipped: /toys/ljn-lion-o/
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