The Amazing Spider-Brush

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I'm totally fascinated with little bits of weird super hero merchandise like this.

Here we have the marriage of hair care and our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man, whose mantra of putting his name on everything would put Garfield to shame. This is all the handiwork of the standard Pyroxoioid Corp. (sexy name!)



This set solves a big mystery to me, that's a repainted Marx Spider-Man figure (which was also sold by Fleetwood Toys a year earlier) and that carry case is often mistaken for a Mego item.



This is a pretty well thought out attempt to get boys excited about grooming, it probably didn't work but I gotta give props for the effort...




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[Mikey]

^ I dunno about getting boys excited about grooming ....

The pink box tells me they were shooting for the girl market -- which Spidey being a teen gives him a head start over most other heroes.

[Werewolf]

Other than the Spider-Man figure, I wouldn't have wanted that set and the brush looks just soft enough to scour an old pan.

[MIB41]

You took the words right out of my mouth Brian. The second I saw that, I said, " Now THERE is an advertised example of a painted Marx figure!" So very cool. Makes sense now.

[Godzilla]

Yeah you know kids asked for this just to get the figure.

[neogelion]

The Spider-man figure is smaller than the Marx. They also did a Captain America that was painted, but the star on the shield was upside down. He was smaller, too.

[kingdom warrior]

That is awesome!!! I would have loved that set as a kid. My Mom bought me the Batman and Superman brushes from Avon and I used them till the paint wore off....lol

[palitoy]

That is awesome!!! I would have loved that set as a kid. My Mom bought me the Batman and Superman brushes from Avon and I used them till the paint wore off....lol

I see those at Antique Malls everywhere, Avon must have sold train cars of those.

[kingdom warrior]

I see those at Antique Malls everywhere, Avon must have sold train cars of those.

I just got nostalgic about those brushes and the Superman bubble bath. I just went on ebay and bought them.....lol

[Werewolf]

My Mom bought me the Batman and Superman brushes from Avon and I used them till the paint wore off....lol

Ah, Avon, I remember really looking forward to those little catalogs.

[kingdom warrior]

Ah, Avon, I remember really looking forward to those little catalogs.

My Mom Loved Avon....soon as she received a new catalog, I would go through it to see if they had anything cool for boys. Lot's of times it was hit or miss......I actually about a month ago bought a new Batman watch from an a Avon seller....lol somethings never change.

[Werewolf]

I actually about a month ago bought a new Batman watch from an a Avon seller....lol somethings never change.

That's pretty cool.

[Earth 2 Chris]

My mom sold Avon, so I had an inside track on the DC brushes, and Superman and Batmobile bubble bath containers! I still have mine from childhood, although the paint on the brushes is nearly obliterated.

That Spidey set is cool. Well, the figure is. I wouldn't mine having one, as I'm tempted to paint my original orange Marx figure to bring out the awesome detail!

Chris

[HardyGirl]

My older sister sold Avon, I had a Charlie Brown brush. I did buy a Batman brush a while back, but I wanted to use it and wore some of the paint off, so stopped. But I do still have 2 pendant pals, and a Gilroy The Ghost GITD finger puppet and lip balm.

[Marvelmania]

I would have loved these sets as a kid. just the artwork would have attracted me. Wow, haven't thought about the Avon books in a long while. I never had any superhero items but some peanut stuff and mostly I remember having some speedboat soaps! Good thoughts