While the Fighting Furies wasn’t a giant success in North America, it did enjoy popularity in Europe, particularly the UK, that’s why the second line of Western Fighting Furies was launched there. US Matchbox catalogs showed these three figures but featured the words “Not Available in the USA”.

The popularity of Western themes in Europe is likely due to the popularity of characters such as Karl May and Tex Willer.

 All photos in this gallery are courtesy of Bill Frost.

Crazy Horse was the only figure in the line that was based on a historical character.

The action was now played up to suit the Western characters.

Black McCoy, our Cowboy character, kind of looks like a bad guy.

Note he has Quick Draw action.

Black McCoy, our Cowboy character, kind of looks like a bad guy.

Kid Cortez looks like a Mexican outlaw, love the five o’clock shadow.

These figures are very hard to find, horses are shown but one has never surfaced, it’s beginning to look like they never got made.

The Cattle Rustler Set.

War Dance Set.

The back of the card advertises a horse  but these to my knowledge have never been found. 

The Fighting Furies Horse as pictured in a Matchbox Catalog, it is believed to not have been produced.