FUN FACTS, HISTORY, ATTRIBUTES (ie size, year of production, color,scarcity, etc) WHAT FOLLOWS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING SPECIFIC in this listing.
Marx
Statue 1963 Universal Monster Hunchback of Notre Dame Pumpkin
The 1960s was a different time - when toy companies didn't market and
license everything in sight. And these companies didn't have a need
to as the 'generic' toys did fairly well. Marx was one of the
leaders in marketing licensed characters. In the early-1960s, Louis
Marx began licensing Universal's staple of monsters that were becoming
increasingly popular with the late night shows and reruns appearing on
that new box called television. Each originally sold separately, the
complete set included Phantom of the Opera, Hunchback of Notre Dame, The
Wolf Man, Mummy, and the Creature from The Black Lagoon (we've always
regretted that the Lugosi estate was so difficult to deal with - hence the
exclusion of Dracula!!??). It is critical to note that in the late 1980s
to the present, there's been a large amount of reproductions that have
entered the market. Initially, these later produced items were not
dated - so were easily distinguishable from the originals. Later,
however, they appeared with original "vintage" dates. Be sure to
know your source as many of these are on the net advertised as
'genuine'. Originals can be identified by the 'flexible' plastics
that were used. This is an ORIGINAL Hunchback of Notre Dame statue
from 1963. It's in the much scarcer "pumpkin" orange - as opposed to
the later semi-translucent "Popsicle" orange. Note that although
collectors often include the Hunchback in with the Universal Monsters -
he, in fact, is not a Universal property. Hence the exclusion of
their copyright on his base.
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