VINTAGE circa 1984 Marvel Secret Wars Action Figures

Description: The Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars was a comic book crossover event published by Marvel Comics in 1984. It was a limited series that brought together many popular Marvel characters in a battle on a distant planet called Battleworld. The Secret Wars event was accompanied by a line of action figures released by Mattel under the name "Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Action Figures." The line included two series of action figures, along with vehicles and playsets, as well as a third series of figures released outside of North America. Figures came packaged in a bubble-card pack. The back of the packaging card came with a character illustration and biography, a short 4-panel comic, and a depiction of available figures in the series. They each came with a large plastic "Secret Shield" accessory that held a lenticular image. Heroes carried circular red shields and villains carried square gray shields, which were supposed to represent a sort of video communicator. The lenticular "secret identity" image was viewable through a clear plastic window in the top cover of the shield and shifted between showing either the character's costumed or secret identities. There was also a packet of four lenticular "secret message" cartoon inserts that came with each character that fit in the Secret Shield.While the Secret Wars action figure line was relatively short-lived, it played a significant role in paving the way for future Marvel action figure lines. It demonstrated the market potential for Marvel-themed toys and set the stage for the subsequent success of lines like Toy Biz's Marvel Super Heroes line in the 1990s and Hasbro's Marvel Legends line in the 2000s. Today, the Secret Wars action figures from the 1980s are considered collector's items and can be found on the secondary market. They hold nostalgic value for many fans who grew up during that era and remain an important part of Marvel's toy history.Included in this offering are the following:Doctor Doom – Comes with both a laser pistol and a laser rifle. The rifle fit in a socket in the back of the torso and the pistol could be attached to a green plastic holder on Doom's upper right leg.Kang the Conqueror – Comes with a laser pistol.Magneto – Comes with a laser pistol.Spider-Man (classic red-and-blue costume)Wolverine – Came with clip-on silver plastic claws, but unfortunately these are missing. Baron Zemo II (Helmut Zemo) – Comes with a laser pistol. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE LENTICULAR "SECRET MESSAGE" IS MISSING FOR EACH OF THREE ACTION FIGURES (WOLVERINE, MAGNETO AND KANG).

Price: 195 USD

Location: Dover, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-08-19T13:05:09.000Z

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