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Marx Statue 1963 Universal Monster
Creature From The Black Lagoon Orange Original
This listing is for a 1960's Marx Statue 1963 Universal Monster Creature
From The Black Lagoon Orange.
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
wondered why they didn't include 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 Creature
From The Black Lagoon statue from 1963.
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