Hakes Auction #204 delivers Mego Magic

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Prototype 12 Inch Superman The good folks at Hake’s Americana have really outdone themselves with their current slate of auctions which include*an unprecendented amount of rare carded* Mego Superheroes from the Benjamin Holcolmb collection*. The show stopper this time around however would be the Mego 12″ Superman prototype from the Parkdale Novelty archives. Kresge Carded Aquaman Hake’s Auction 204 runs until November 8-10

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[UnderdogDJLSW]

That prototype just looks so cool. Just even looking at it on my screen is out of my price range, though ;)

[toys2cool]

nice :grin:

[Chris]

Hakes has some really unique pieces and prices to go with it which makes me write: Thank God for repro and Doc Mego!

[Blue Meanie]

Just curious about the Proto...It says the head is a resin cast head?? Isn't that a bit odd for a Proto back then? If I remember, some of the Apes Protos from the last big Ebay auctions that had protos had normal Mego heads with different sculpts or paint schemes. Resin Cast just seems a bid odd for an original Mego Proto. Maybe Brian can chime in on this.

[palitoy]

Resin was quite common back then, it's just that so little has ever surfaced in the modern age. We get a lot of production samples but I personally own 3 or 4 prototypes that are made with resin and i got them from former Mego peeps. Here is one:

http://www.megomuseum.com/teevee/images/wt1.jpg

Memory cheats but I thought there was a resin headed Ralph Hinkley as well.

[cjefferys]

Is just the head a proto, or the whole figure? That looks like a standard factory made 12" Supes outfit. Or did they make that especially for the prototype too? Regardless, it's a great piece, wish I could afford something like that.

[Brad]

That Kresge carded RM Robin is sweet too!!!

Hake's - REMOVABLE MASK KRESGE CARDED MEGO ACTION FIGURE. (http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=204&ItemNo=104076)