{"id":19167,"date":"2022-02-02T09:51:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/?p=19167"},"modified":"2022-02-03T08:31:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T14:31:58","slug":"1977-marx-ready-gang-catalog-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/1977-marx-ready-gang-catalog-2\/","title":{"rendered":"1977 Marx Ready Gang Catalog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Marx<\/a><\/p>\n

In 1977, Marx Toys launched the Ready Gang, a beautifully detailed line of 9″ action figures from the old west with little to no back story (Seriously, are these guys, outlaws, or good guys? I guess it’s up to the kid?) and it lasted two years before fading away.<\/p>\n

My best guess is the line’s intention as additional characters to the popular Gabriel Toys Lone Ranger line. However, this is very late for Western action figures, making it somewhat curious.<\/p>\n

\"Marx<\/a><\/p>\n

The series consisted of three characters, the Sundown kid, Ringo and Trooper Gibson.<\/p>\n

Their designs seem influenced by “Spaghetti” Western films, particularly Sundown and Ringo. Trooper Gibson is a rarity as most Western toy lines did not feature people of colour.<\/p>\n

\"Marx<\/a>

Marx Ready Gang<\/p><\/div>\n

Marx went all out on this line, creating horses and a western town for the Ready Gang. These toys sold well enough in 1977 to warrant a proposed expansion to the range in 1978, including new characters, horses and a wagon. It was, however, not meant to be, and the Marx Ready Gang would fade away after two short years.<\/p>\n

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