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Marvel Comics Cup display from 1977 (eBay Affiliate Link) —

I’ve never heard of Koolee but that sure doesn’t matter, all nostalgia buttons pushed, what a cool time capsule!

Bootleg Planet of the Apes Mask display (eBay Affiliate Link) —

Stuff like this takes my breath away. Now, I don’t have the money required to own this, heckm  I’m not even sure I’d buy it I did. However, I have visited this listing every day for the past week, that display takes my breath away.

70s Gumball Machine Vending card with Gumby and Kamen Rider (eBay Affiliate Link) —

This is another rabbit hole I am very drawn to but am trying to avoid. This card contains two Kamen Rider figurines, which would have confused me as a kid. I ran into a Kamen Rider item as a teen, and I was obsessed with knowing more about these wonderful characters.

Nancy Birthday Party Favours by Madison Imports (eBay Affiliate Link) —

I not only enjoy the antics of Nancy and Sluggo (although I may like Little Lulu more) but also the weird toy company Madison Imports. They were also responsible for all those incredible toys based on the Shadow. As a kid, I only ever recall one party where I went home with a gift bag. It’s way more commonplace now I guess.

Cookie Monster Black  Velvet Painting (eBay Affiliate Link)—

This would be a great companion piece to that awesome Big Bird I posted a while back. The only Black Velvet paintings I seem to find are boats. 

Mego Meet 2024 will be hosted this August 17-18 at Zolo-Con. We’ll have our own dealer area, panels, customs contests for the kids and late night swap meets in the Mego Suite.

Mego Meet 2024 is at ZoloCon

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The firat item that caught my attention is this glorious Batman costume for the Gulliver Super Amigos line. Who are the Super Amigos you ask? Well, it’s essentially Gulliver’s take on Captain Action but with a British twist. I’ll explain below:

The tooling for this line seems to originate in the United Kingdom, where Model Toys developed it as a line called DareDevil. DareDevil was a 9″ man of action that looked similar to the Gabriel Lone Ranger (they could be cousins) and had a “razors and razor blades” approach. The line seemed to focus mainly on themes such as the old west, Knights and even horseback riding. No licenses were ever utilized with DareDevil. However, Gulliver is a different story.

Model Toys went full on Captain Action with the range bringing not only the DC Comics heroes Superman, Batman, Robin and even Batgirl (!) but also Zorro and a superheroine called “Mulher-Maravilha,” which does translate to Wonder Woman but that sure don’t look like Linda Carter. Additional sets are direct from Model Toys, including Geronimo, Billy the Kid, General Custer and a football player.

These sets are incredibly uncommon, and I must admit I gasped when Justin showed me this; that doesn’t happen a whole bunch these days. I can’t imagine how hard it would be to complete the set, but wow, is Batman a good one to have.

Years ago, my friend Mark Huckabone bought a male Super Amigo wearing the Mulher-Maravila outfit; I really wish I had bought it.

I heartily encourage you to window shop this amazing Batman auction.

About Heritage Auctions:

The Ultimate Batman Collection auction contains 621 lots dating from the 1940’s to today. The bulk of the collection comes from the 1960’s and 70’s and contains a wide range of original Batman items including action figures, tin toys, trading cards, comics, posters, food packaging, models, puzzles, games, and so much more. Also included are many incredibly rare and one-of-a-kind pieces like dioramas by Hot Toys, original artwork by Walt Howarth, and several items that may be the only of their kind left in existence. The collection also reaches far into internationally-released Batman items as it was primarily collected 1970’s and 80’s by a well-traveled collector based in the UK. There are few vintage Batman collections that could rival the extensive nature of the one represented in this auction.

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