Early Aquaman Type 1 figures...

[Blue Meanie]

To the members that really do collect them all, and for us that would like to learn something new:

Early version Aquaman Type 1 figures...There are nylon shorts and canvas style shorts? I've seen a couple of auctions recently that have Type 1 Aquaman figures with canvas style shorts. I only thought that the Type 1's came in Nylon shorts. Any help is gladly appreciated.

[B-Lister]

My T1 has fabric shorts. It is extremely unlikely this is a swap of some kind, as I acquired it from the original owner.

[Blue Meanie]

My T1 has fabric shorts. It is extremely unlikely this is a swap of some kind, as I acquired it from the original owner.

Type 1's have nylon shorts. Fabric shorts are on Type 2 figures. The canvas style that I am talking about may be the transition from Type 1 to Type 2 outfits. It is a known in the Batman Mego figures from Type 1 to Type 2 transition. I don't remember seeing transition from Type 1 to Type 2 Aquaman figures or Superman figures. Now I am seeing a few of the Aquaman's showing up in auctions in the last month or so and either I never really paid attention to this...or it is a "new" discovery/information as far as Mego figures go. I know that I have never seen a Superman Type 1 with canvas style shorts. Then again, I've never seen a Orange cuffed Shazam figure until maybe the last week or so...and I've been doing this Mego thing since the Yahoo list.

[Blue Meanie]

Don't know if this pic is going to be big enough to see the canvas shorts...but this is from one of the auctions I saw that had Aquaman Canvas shorts:



Hope that worked and it's big enough to see that they are in fact canvas and not nylon shorts.

[Blue Meanie]

Here's a slightly better closeup of the shorts. Also noticed the belt has 2 sewn threads parallel around the waist...which I think indicates early Type 1 and not transition. Either that or Mego was experimenting on and off with materials used in the early figures...which makes sense with all the variations of color/dyes fading etc.

[B-Lister]

Type 1's have nylon shorts. Fabric shorts are on Type 2 figures. The canvas style that I am talking about may be the transition from Type 1 to Type 2 outfits. It is a known in the Batman Mego figures from Type 1 to Type 2 transition. I don't remember seeing transition from Type 1 to Type 2 Aquaman figures or Superman figures. Now I am seeing a few of the Aquaman's showing up in auctions in the last month or so and either I never really paid attention to this...or it is a "new" discovery/information as far as Mego figures go. I know that I have never seen a Superman Type 1 with canvas style shorts. Then again, I've never seen a Orange cuffed Shazam figure until maybe the last week or so...and I've been doing this Mego thing since the Yahoo list.

I sold an orange cuffed Shazam at the meet some years back. I assure you my T1 Aquaman is one owner, and it was in her collection as long as I can remember. It is not a frankenfigure.

[Blue Meanie]

I sold an orange cuffed Shazam at the meet some years back. I assure you my T1 Aquaman is one owner, and it was in her collection as long as I can remember. It is not a frankenfigure.

As I was just looking one Ebay I came across this...so you are indeed correct sir...Type 1 with fabric shorts also exists. Sewn on sleeves is a type 1 trademark when it comes to Mego Type 1 figures...and I have never seen a Type 1 Aquaman with fabric shorts...and here it is in it's glory Learn something new every day:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Aquaman-MEG...cAAOSwSixbRrKE

[B-Lister]

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[B-Lister]

I don't know then. My T1 doesn't have sewn on sleeves, so I'm now slightly confused.

[Blue Meanie]

I don't know then. My T1 doesn't have sewn on sleeves, so I'm now slightly confused.

Could be 1 of 2 things...the original owner had a Type 2 Aquaman that they took the outfit off of...or again, transition...Mego had some Type 1's still left in the arsenal so to speak and put it in the newer outfits that didn't have sewn on sleeves...which is also possible. The non sewn on sleeves for the most part, 90% +, are Type 2 outfits.

[B-Lister]

I defer to your knowledge on the matter. I'm more inclined to believe transitional, but can't swear to it as I have no additional evidence.

[megozilla13]

I have one of each..... the canvas I have has sewn on sleeves but I imaging they can exist without, the nylon can have either, the fabric, Ive only seen with the non sewn on sleeves.

mikej

[Blue Meanie]

I have one of each..... the canvas I have has sewn on sleeves but I imaging they can exist without, the nylon can have either, the fabric, Ive only seen with the non sewn on sleeves.

mikej

Kind of figured you would know Mike. Have you ever seen a Superman with Canvas style shorts?

[megozilla13]

I've never seen a Superman. Just Aquaman and Batman. Maybe the material only existed in black.

[PNGwynne]

^That's what I've always assumed, too. My opinion was influenced by Holcomb's book.