Thano Karimalis sits with his dog, Missy, and displays his favorite action figures in his massive collection.

Photo by Charity Meier

NOVI — Thano Karimalis, 51, of Novi, has developed an extensive and elaborate collection of action figures over the years.

Karimalis’ collection goes from floor to ceiling and takes up an entire room in his home. The action figures range from G.I. Joe, Batman, Superman, anime characters and even the Muppet Babies.

He said he has no idea how many action figures he has and does not keep a written inventory of them.

“I collect mainly Marvel, G.I. Joe and Star Wars,” Karimalis said. “There’s some random stuff in there. There’s some He-Man, not a lot. There’s some Ninja Turtles, but not a lot. There’s some Power Rangers, but only, like, one shelf, and then ra

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