Saturday, April 25, 2015

Finding Out About Marvel Action Figures

By Alta Alexander


Every young man who grew up during the 70's will more than likely have some small male dolls in their attic. Many of these statues were called marvel action figures and they are great to look at. A man named Stan Lee took the time to create all of these good characters which are well known throughout the entire world. During Halloween many young children will dress up like these characters while they are hunting for candy and other goods.

"The Invisible Girl" has been a part of the Stan Lee universe for quite a long time and she is very beautiful. Mego created an eight inch doll of this character back in the 70's and she is now worth a ton of money. Her face sculpture is very unique since her eyes seem to glow in the dark. Her blue outfit looks very similar to the one within the comic books.

The Mego doll sold out instantly and is worth tons of money on today's toy market. The Invisible Girl statue was the only female character within the Stan Lee collection from Mego. They had decided that she was the most important female created by Mr. Lee and therefore this girl would stand alone with the males. People working for Mattel tried their best to produce a Barbie Invisible Girl doll but it failed.

"Iron Man" was also created by Mego over forty years ago and this statue seemed to do great in sales. Many people were disappointed that the Iron Man doll did not have a removable mask instead of a molded head. Human beings everywhere wanted an Iron Man statue which would display his secret identity.

The true fans had always wanted to own an Iron Man doll which also showed his alter ego Tony Stark. Fortunately Toy Biz was able to grant their wish by making a Tony doll with an additional face. The newer doll is really not that great and has many issues.

Toy Biz was quick to produce an image which looked like "Mr. Fantastic" but it also failed to meet the Mego standards. Many people are familiar with the story of the famous "Fantastic Four" group. They were four individuals who went into outer space and came back with great powers. Mr. Fantastic is named Reed Richards and his wife is the Invisible Girl.

Sales really went through the roof when Mego was smart enough to market their products within a television advertisement. This company also took the time to show their super hero collection in every comic book that was sold at the local book stores. They also displayed DC characters in many of these commercials.

Last but not least everyone who is a true collector tries to get every statue which resembled the great "Thor." This is one God who looks very handsome in every possible way. Fortunately Mego was smart enough to give him long rooted hair instead of a plastic head. The Invisible Girl, Thor and Conan were the only figures from Stan Lee which had realistic hair. The later versions of Thor were also created by Toy Biz and they do not have real hair. Many toy companies have now become cheaper when they create these popular figures. Nowadays retailers do not care about the quality of these dolls.




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