Learning About The Marvel Action Figures

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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.

Later on many other toy companies tried to copy this particular female hero but their statues were not as good. Mattel even tried to make one of their Barbie dolls look like the Invisible Girl. Unfortunately the doll was not unique in any way at all since she was just another Barbie doll dressed in a blue outfit. Luckily true toy collectors avoided this doll.

Luckily fans everywhere can now watch "Iron Man" in a live action movie which was created in Hollywood. These same fans may also have their very own Iron Man doll that was produced in the 70's by Mego. Even though the Mego creation of Iron Man is not that great he is still a collector's dream.

In order to please current fans Toy Biz created a new Iron Man doll which had a mask which could be taken off. Under the mask everyone could see the handsome face of the rich tycoon named Tony Stark. This particular doll was about nine inches tall and did not have the same style as the Mego creation.

"Mr. Fantastic" has to be one of the best looking male statues which Mego made during their best times. This is one character who is married to the wonderful Invisible Girl. Within the comic books these two characters share an infant son and they reside in New York City. People who collect these figures enjoy displaying the two characters together at all times.

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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