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  • samurainoir
    Eloquent Member
    • Dec 26, 2006
    • 18758

    Flipit









    My store in the MEGO MALL!

    BUY THE CAPTAIN CANUCK ACTION FIGURE HERE!
  • palitoy
    live. laugh. lisa needs braces
    • Jun 16, 2001
    • 59204

    #2
    Ha! I've never seen these outside of that ad before.
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    • Earth 2 Chris
      Verbose Member
      • Mar 7, 2004
      • 32498

      #3
      That ad ran for what seemed like decades in Gold Key/Western comics. Frankenstein is scary in his sweatshirt, watching football at his house.

      Who the heck is Super Chick?

      Chris
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      • vulcan2074
        Live Long and Prosper
        • Mar 23, 2008
        • 7811

        #4
        I'm digging these alot.
        Sammy

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        • Figuremod73
          That 80's guy
          • Jul 27, 2011
          • 3017

          #5
          These WERE advertised for a long time. Wish now I had bothered sending off for one of them.

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          • Bocasean
            New Member
            • Nov 30, 2014
            • 38

            #6
            Originally posted by Figuremod73
            These WERE advertised for a long time. Wish now I had bothered sending off for one of them.
            I hate to resurrect a 3-year-old thread, but has anyone ever seen a Captain America FlipIt? I know that they were developing one with art by John Romita, but I've never seen a produced copy.
            WANTED: Original artwork (comics, toys/merch, and color guides), 1966 Avengers Buttonworld pinback (carded/bagged), and a white-carded MOC Captain America Pocket Heroes. Do me a solid and like my hard work at www.facebook.com/1toy2many

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            • comicmike
              Persistent Member
              • Sep 22, 2009
              • 1824

              #7
              I think these came out ~'77. Growing up in Canada, my Dad bought my younger sibling one at The Met (like a Kresges or Woolworths discount store), probably around '78. o m g, I also loved playing with that thing!!



              I never saw a Captain America one. Idea-wise (albeit a Romita story, but not Romita's cover art) I think Cap's iconography from #155 's cover would have been a bang-on pose:


              Last edited by comicmike; May 11, '15, 8:39 PM.

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              • msenger76
                Veteran Member
                • Nov 3, 2009
                • 291

                #8
                i always wanted the Underdog one. never saw one in person until a new vintage toy shop opened near us.

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                • Hedji
                  Citizen of Gotham
                  • Nov 17, 2012
                  • 7246

                  #9
                  Originally posted by palitoy
                  Ha! I've never seen these outside of that ad before.
                  Oh my God! They EXIST! From the thread title, I knew exactly what to expect when clicking on this thread. Those are so awesome in their simplicity and lack of long duration play value.

                  Old thread resurrected, but first time I've seen them. Neat-O.

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                  • Bocasean
                    New Member
                    • Nov 30, 2014
                    • 38

                    #10
                    Originally posted by comicmike

                    I never saw a Captain America one. Idea-wise (albeit a Romita story, but not Romita's cover art) I think Cap's iconography from #155 's cover would have been a bang-on pose:
                    I am pretty sure you're right, Mike. I've never seen a finished Captain America FlipIt but I do know that they had Romita draw the art for it because I own the original art. It must not have been a big enough seller for them to produce the Cap version. As a Cap fan, that would've been great to see!
                    WANTED: Original artwork (comics, toys/merch, and color guides), 1966 Avengers Buttonworld pinback (carded/bagged), and a white-carded MOC Captain America Pocket Heroes. Do me a solid and like my hard work at www.facebook.com/1toy2many

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                    • comicmike
                      Persistent Member
                      • Sep 22, 2009
                      • 1824

                      #11
                      It'd be so cool if you'd ever want to share the art...you've peaked my curiosity

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                      • Bruce Banner
                        HULK SMASH!
                        • Apr 3, 2010
                        • 4327

                        #12
                        Cool! Saw that ad so often in the comics as a kid... it's neat to finally see the actual Flipits.
                        PUNY HUMANS!

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                        • Bocasean
                          New Member
                          • Nov 30, 2014
                          • 38

                          #13
                          Here it is, Mike. As soon as I saw it in a portfolio of a bunch of original art pieces, I knew it was for the FlipIt toy. I didn't remember ever seeing a Captain America FlipIt so I asked where it came from and the owner (a personal friend of Romita) said that John had created it for a toy line in the 70s and even had transcribed it to the era when he autographed it. Neither Romita nor his friend could remember which toy it was for, but it's definitely for FlipIt. I guess they just never produced it.

                          WANTED: Original artwork (comics, toys/merch, and color guides), 1966 Avengers Buttonworld pinback (carded/bagged), and a white-carded MOC Captain America Pocket Heroes. Do me a solid and like my hard work at www.facebook.com/1toy2many

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                          • cockyhoskins
                            Career Member
                            • Jan 13, 2009
                            • 920

                            #14
                            What a great piece!

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                            • Earth 2 Chris
                              Verbose Member
                              • Mar 7, 2004
                              • 32498

                              #15
                              That's gorgeous, and a piece of toy history!

                              Chris
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