Vintage Captain Action guys, I need your HELP!!!

[generic]

I have been looking online for good photos of what comes in each Captain Action set...just for research and curiosity, I'm not going to start collecting them. But although I've found a couple of places that give photos of the different sets, I can't find good photos of each piece from the set. Some of the sets are easier to find pictured than others. Anyway, here are my questions for the Captain Action guys out there:

1. Is there a good site for photos of the individual pieces from each set?

2. Which sets are easy to find (cheap) and which ones are hard to find (and thus, more expensive)?

3. If someone were to pick up individual pieces and put the sets together, would that be more cost effective or are the little extra pieces a nightmare to find?

I'm not going to start collecting Captain Action. He's awesome, but I'm just not going to do it. The series is just too hard to find and too expensive. Maybe I'll just get one Captain Action figure, but that's it. And the Batman outfit, but only because Batman is so awesome and it seems like that's the easiest one to find. Well, then I'd need to get an Action Boy and the Robin outfit, but there's where it ends. No more. Just those two. And a Dr. Evil, because they need an enemy. Period. No more. Except for the...
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[vulcan2074]

Amazon.com: Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure (hardcover) (9781605490175): Michael Eury, Murphy Anderson: Books (http://www.amazon.com/Captain-Action-Original-Super-Hero-hardcover/dp/1605490172/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252012268&sr=1-1)

This is a really Good book. Great price with free shipping :beaming1:
Sammy

[generic]

This is a really Good book. Great price with free shipping :beaming1:
Sammy

Thanks Sammy, checking out that book would be the logical thing for me to do :wink_y:

[justzeg18]

Toys You Had Presents Captain Action (http://www.toysyouhad.com/Captainaction.htm)

not the most clear, but the easiest reference I found while looking a while back.

[rche]

Yep, Toys you had has a nice pictorial of the figure in costume and with the doodads. Not individual shots or anything, but it is pretty good for seeing what came with who.

Batman is pretty easy to find the basic costume for, it is the fiddly bits that will get you.
Robin (and the other Action boy outfits) are a bit more pricey and tough to find. Especially all the gadgets that R had. i.e. suction cups, bat shooter, batarangs, amongst others. The CA was a really creative line with lots of features and accessories.

The last sets of costumes from 1967 are the toughest to find. Spiderman typically tops the bill as there are plenty of crossover collectors that want that piece. He also has a s'load of gizmos, including a spider whose legs are very easily broken. Green Hornet is probably next for big $$.

[david_b]

Good Luck on Investing..!! C/A was what I had as a wee lad, in the late '60s. I'm STILL surprised all the delicate accessories actually weathered my childhood playing..

I had a minty Spiderman set for a few years, but finally sold 'em for an excellent price. Being a big Titans (or sidekick) fan, I still have my Robin and Aqualad sets. To me, they're the BEST, second only to my Captain America set..

Always wished they had the rings for the sidekicks as well... :muh:

Suggestion: Finding nice suits without runs/fades/stains or crumpled foil insignias will take patience and time.. Accessories are always easy, but insuring you spend the $$ for the base suit is what's most important.

david_b

[luey]

Captain Action Now.com - Ideal-Era Captain Action Photos, Page 2 (http://www.captainactionnow.com/charback/ideal2.html)

I have had almost all the sets boxed over the years, wish I would have kept a few... have pics in my personal archives too of both loose and boxed sets

[david_b]

Captain Action Now.com - Ideal-Era Captain Action Photos, Page 2 (http://www.captainactionnow.com/charback/ideal2.html)

I have had almost all the sets boxed over the years, wish I would have kept a few... have pics in my personal archives too of both loose and boxed sets

Y'know.., I'm still gunning for a MIB C/A Captain America.. :drool_y:

I only have a C9 loose set now, very minimal bleeding on the belt.., nice original star, added red gloves.., sitting on a GI Joe WWII Harley

I'd put that on my 'TOP TOYS to acquire before I leave this Planet'.. It's just one of those Holy Grails I've always daydreamed about.

david_b

[generic]

Toys You Had Presents Captain Action (http://www.toysyouhad.com/Captainaction.htm)

not the most clear, but the easiest reference I found while looking a while back.

justzeg18, thanks! That's great! Those photos are much better than anything I had found before!


Captain Action Now.com - Ideal-Era Captain Action Photos, Page 2 (http://www.captainactionnow.com/charback/ideal2.html)

I have had almost all the sets boxed over the years, wish I would have kept a few... have pics in my personal archives too of both loose and boxed sets

luey, those pictures of the boxed sets are great too!

Is it just me or are the Sgt. Fury masks different on the two different sites? I thought it was supposed to be the gray haired one that's pictured in the box on the 'Captain Action Now' site, but the one pictured on the 'Toys You Had' site is different. I have one that has gray hair and whenever I've seen them come up on ebay, they're the gray ones. Does anyone know anything about the one pictured on the 'Toys You Had' site?

[Neutron X]

Finding nice uniforms without runs or dented foil emblems is a challenge. It can be done with patience. I should mention that a common problem with Captain Action pieces is melting. The guns chemically react with what the holsters are made of. Try to bid on guns pictured out of the holsters ect.
Lot of fun to collect GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

[rche]

The fury mask had a couple of different paint apps. Clean, mustache only, and full beard. All of them have stubble molded on the mask, but not all have paint on them.

link to a preview of the 1st ed. Eury Captain Action book.

Captain Action: The Original Super ... - Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=eC5mPdEtOdoC&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=captain+action+fury&source=bl&ots=WBXazxfuv6&sig=AJf6ymD5-Sl1GZNGubmfnhhTQRc&hl=en&ei=wiWhSuzZNpGHmQel_dnlDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=captain%20action%20fury&f=false)

[david_b]

There were known variations to the Sgt Fury mask.., just like some C/A Supes outfits had Insignias on the capes, later ones most likely didn't.

david_b

[Nostalgiabuff]

I just started dabbling in Cpt. Action....picked up a lot of costumes on ebay real cheap but need a Cpt Action to put them in. I always liked what ideal did with the this line but never had any as it was a few years before my time. The lot I won on ebay included 3 Superman Costumes, 2 Phantom, Flash Gordon and a few other odds and ends.

[generic]

Anyone know what the masks usually sell for?

[Megospidey]

depending upon condition and character, the masks will run anywhere from $20-40 and up.

Here is my Spiderman set...in reproduction box by The Toyroom:

http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo226/megospidey_photos/Vintage%20Spiderman%20Stuff/DSC01018.jpg

[rche]

CA stuff is kinda like the RC bats with price fluctuations. There's still quite a bit of it floating about, but there is also a lot of crossover demand and an amazing amount of bits. The prices jump around like crazy. Mint boxed examples hold a steady value. Everything else seems a little erratic, especially in the current economy.

Condition and completeness rule the pricing on these gems.

As for masks... Which mask are you looking for. A clean spidey mask will probably go over 50, while a messy Supes might sell for 5. The 67 characters, including the Action Boy stuff, tend to have higher prices (except for Tonto - ?? not sure why). The 66 items are a bit more plentiful and can be found for a little less. Againk, the accessories are bugaroos. Hard to find items or fragile things like Aquaman's trident have a life all their own.

[generic]

As for masks... Which mask are you looking for.

With the prices on this stuff, I may just be looking to sell the pieces that I have! :googly: :smiley1:

[rche]

With the prices on this stuff, I may just be looking to sell the pieces that I have!

well now, why didn't you say so.

post what you have and I'm sure you can get a ballpark from the folks around here who do that stuff. You may even get an offer or two. ;)

[generic]

well now, why didn't you say so.

Originally I was just trying to ID parts and maybe put together one or two figures. I just started thinking about selling the stuff when I realized that I really can't afford to get into the Captain Action stuff :wink_y:


post what you have and I'm sure you can get a ballpark from the folks around here who do that stuff. You may even get an offer or two. ;)

I only have a Sgt. Fury mask and hand grenade. I have some other pieces that I don't think are Captain Action, but they may be. The only pieces I'm sure are Captain Action are the Sgt. Fury Mask and grenade.

So, yeah, I guess it would be cool if anyone could give me an idea on what they'd be worth.

[Nostalgiabuff]

I have a few questions, I have been picking up a few odds and ends for CA...who the hell are Sgt Fury and this Canyon character? Also, why does the Batman cape always have black stripes on it? I am in the market for variosuo accfessories if anyone has anything....looing for a Phantom face piece, holster and guns, Superman Mask and Krypto, Flash Gordon boots

[Werewolf]

I have a few questions, I have been picking up a few odds and ends for CA...who the hell are Sgt Fury and this Canyon character?

Sgt Fury is Nick Fury before he joined SHIELD. Steve Canyon is an adventurer from a newspaper comic strip started in the late 40s.

[david_b]

And Batman's cape has the black lines, because..? Well, it was Ideal's way to make his cape look like it had folds.

'Course I always felt bad for some collectors because the cape wasn't always cut with the folds going 'up and down'; there's a lot of collectors of loose C/A Batman sets that have capes with the black lines going sideways. Eww..

david_b

[generic]

I have a few questions, I have been picking up a few odds and ends for CA...who the hell are Sgt Fury and this Canyon character?

"Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" was a comic book published by Marvel Comics from 1963 to 1981. As Werewolf said, Sgt. Fury went on to become Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D., but an interesting piece of trivia that many people don't know about the original comic book "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" is that it got it's start when Stan Lee made a bet with Martin Goodman that the Stan Lee / Jack Kirby team could sell a comic book with the worst title they could come up with. Although I always liked the title, apparently the length of the title was supposed to make it a really bad title.


I am in the market for variosuo accfessories if anyone has anything....looing for a Phantom face piece, holster and guns, Superman Mask and Krypto, Flash Gordon boots

I have a Sgt. Fury mask and grenade available for sale. If you're interested in picking up pieces for that costume, just PM me.

[Nostalgiabuff]

thanks for the info....I am sticking with the sets I have partials on right now.....of course it is slowly becoming another collection and addiction.....

[The Toyroom]

The Michael Eury book is essential to Captain Action collectors....:yeah: