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Happy Holidays
and Welcome Back! Dec
2003
Its the holiday season and
although our shopping isn't done, our move to our new server is.
Yes, over the last week our site has been hit or miss, but now the crisis
has passed and we are safe and secure in our new "home". With any
luck all of our content has followed us over, but just in case you come
across any dead links please let us know. We wish you and yours a
happy and healthy holiday season and New Year!
More good stuff
from Classic Plastick
Nov 2003
Once again, Wes has updated
his site and added some more cool stuff to his line. The latest offering
in the repro costume realm is a sharp looking replica of the hard to find
Action Boy space suit. No longer will you have to settle for one
with extensive silver loss or holes in inappropriate places.
His ever popular Adam West Batman figure graces the front of his updated
website. Gloves, capes costumes and more, all at Classic
Plastick.
Four More Joes!
Oct 2003
Hasbro has added four more
GI Joe sets to their Timeless Collection Anniversary edition line.
The 5th in the series is the Action Soldier with the Military Police accessory
set. Number 6 teams the Action Soldier with 3 authentically
packaged Equipment sets. Number 7 features the Action Sailor with
the Navy Attack set and the eighth is the Action Marine with the Beachhead
accessories. We found them at a local store for the bargain price
of $34.99 each. You can read all about it at Hasbro's website at
this link:
GI
Joe Timeless at Hasbro
You can check out these pictures
from our own personal collection right here:
GI
Joe Timeless Series 5-8 front
GI
Joe Timeless Series 5-8 back
See The Zeroids
Come to Life at Planet Zeroid
Sep 2003
PlanetZeroid.com has created
a DVD entitled "Episode One: Return to Planet Zero" in which 3D rendered
Zeroids come to life. Animated versions of Zerak, Zobor, Zintar and
Zogg glide across the landscape with their antenna spinning and lights
flashing, backed with ethereal music. The Demo DVD, which we had
a chance to view, contains a preview of the upcoming movie and two music
videos featuring the Zeroids. The Zeroids look great, they did an
amazing job capturing all the subtleties of each robots design. While
the animated versions are far more graceful and less robotic in their movements
than their 20th century counterparts, they maintain true to the Zeroids
of our youth, assembling a Sensor Station and operating a Missile Defense
Pad. Their website contains other previews including interactive
shockwave versions of each of the Zeroids. Just follow this link:
WWW.PLANTERZEROID.COM
Great New Items
at Comic Con 2003 Aug
2003
This years Comic Con featured
some real standouts by some of our favorite companies. Hasbro has
retooled their timeless GI Joe series and has some great releases planned
for this month, and there were some some other fine limited editions from
Dreams & Visions. Our friends at Playing Mantis have shown that
their ability to innovate hasn't slowed down with their latest foray into
Marvel Super Hero tie-ins, and Topps had on display some original art from
their vaults. We have the scoop along with a ton of pictures that
will make you feel like you were there. Check out the link below
for the full story:
Comic
Con 2003 Report
Kid Action As
Speed Racer! July 2003
Back when the last millennium
was drawing to a close the Playing Mantis Captain Action revival was in
full swing. The biggest and most highly anticipated addition to the
line was Action Boy (renamed "Kid Action") bringing the promise of a completely
new series of uniforms and accessories designed to take the line into new
directions. At the Chicago Toy Expo of '99 Kid Action was displayed
along with a mock up of his first uniform set 'Speed Racer'!
Alas, Speed was never to
make it to the hands of anxious collectors. We were left wondering,
whatever happened to Speed Racer? How far did Playing Mantis get
in the creation of this set? Now the complete story behind Kid Action's
Speed Racer has been uncovered and is being presented for the first time,
complete with never before seen photos and pre production drawings.
When you click the link below
be patient since the page may take a while to load.
Kid
Action As Speed Racer
Games & Beyond want to
extend a big THANK YOU to Joe G for this terrific article and Bob Plant
of Playing Mantis for all the great info and pictures. Great job
guys!
Big Things are
Afoot, Plus Dr Evil Sanctuary on Ebay
23 Apr 03
Well we have conquered our
server problems, straightened up everything with Verisign, and we are back
in business. In the hiatus we have been working on two important
articles which will be debuting in May. In the mean time, up on Ebay
right now is the ultra rare Dr Evil Sanctuary. In actuality it doesn't
say "Dr Evil" anywhere on it, but the pre-production
literature portrayed it as such and for collectors the name has stuck.
It is the rarest of the vinyl cases made for Captain Action, adorned with
pictures of Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Captain America and Spider-man.
It is nearly 18" high in the form of a cone with a vacuform rock base and
a cool swivel chair inside. This version has the blue plastic on
top and the yellow on the base. Only the Third one we have ever seen
on Ebay, Certainly worth a look, and if your pocket book can handle it,
a bid:
Captain
Action "Dr Evil Sanctuary"
Michael Eury interview
in 'Scoop' 21 March 03
The story of how Michael
Eury brought his book to life, "Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero
Action Figure", is detailed in this informative interview which is featured
in the online newsletter "Scoop". Scoop is published by Diamond Comics
and is published weekly. Find Scoop online at http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com
or you can go directly to the Michael Eury interview by clicking this link:
Michael
Eury Interview in Scoop
Heritage Comics
Auction Results on ebay
8 March 03
In todays LIVE Heritage
Comics auction on Ebay, 17 boxed Captain Action items were up for bidding.
While the auctions were going on live, Internet users were able to place
bids and watch the action unfold. Of the 13 items, there were some
suprising results. Several, including The Phantom, Superman and Flash
Gordon, were sold for less than the original starting price, while others,
including and second issue Action Boy went off far beyond the target price.
In fact for that action boy, originally slated to start at $420, a single
bid of $2,400 was registered and there was no other live bidding.
Below is a synopsis of the items, listing the starting prices and final
selling price:
| Item |
Start Price |
Final Price |
| Captain
Action - Second Issue Box (Purple Uniform) |
$720.00 |
$950.00 |
| Captain
Action - Third Issue Box (Parachute) |
$570.00 |
$950.00 |
| Captain
Action Superman Uniform Set |
$810.00 |
$650.00 |
| Captain
Action Aquaman Uniform Set (ring sticker) |
$810.00 |
$525.00 |
| Captain
Action Captain America Unif (ring sticker) |
$570.00 |
$750.00 |
| Captain
Action The Phantom Uniform |
$570.00 |
$370.00 |
| Captain
Action Sgt. Fury Uniform Set (ring sticker) |
$450.00 |
$1,100.00 |
| Captain
Action Lone Ranger Uniform Red |
$900.00 |
$700.00 |
| Captain
Action Lone Ranger Uniform Blue |
$900.00 |
$1,500.00 |
| Captain
Action Tonto Uniform Set |
$900.00 |
$1,650.00 |
| Captain
Action Flash Gordon Uniform (ring sticker) |
$600.00 |
$1,000.00 |
| Captain
Action Buck Rogers Uniform |
$1,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
| Captain
Action Green Hornet Uniform |
$1800.00 |
$3,000.00 |
| Action
Boy - Second Issue Box |
$420.00 |
$2,400.00 |
| Action
Boy Superboy Uniform Set |
$1,320.00 |
$1,320.00 |
| Action
Boy Aqualad Uniform Set |
$600.00 |
$1,200.00 |
All Items were Mint in Box.
Note that for Superman, The Phantom and Flash Gordon the final price was
actually lower than the original starting price. The term "Ring Sticker"
is used to indicate a "second" issue box in which a non ring box had a
sticker placed int he right hand corner to sinulate a ring box. Click
on any of the items names to see the auction results.
Ideal Barbara
Gordon with Batgirl Outfit on ebay
30 Jan 03
Check out this super rare
item up for auction on Ebay. We have never seen one of these before,
and just might never see one again! A Comic Heroines Super Queen
Batgirl in a generic box from Sears. The auction ends tonight, so
follow this link before its gone:
BARBARA
GORDON W/BATGIRL OUTFIT
Some Things for
the New Year 8 Jan 03
Yes the book is in and at
first blush it looks like everything we were expecting, so as we complete
our review don't hesitate to head out to your local Diamond Comics distributor
and grab a copy for yourself. In the mean time we have noticed that
Target is having a clearance on the NYPD and NYFD figures and they can
be had in pairs for $14.98. A pretty cool price for a figure that
sports hands which are dead on replicas of Captain Action's (although molded
in a different material) If you can get them out of their sockets
you would have a real winner.
NYPD
figures and Captain Action's hands
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