Dick Grayson--Mocha or Flesh tone

[luey]

Yes that was me at my booth, the AEs Huckabone asked about are the ones I sold Chris after the show aired

[ignignokt]

I would have pooped myself if Jordan would have began haggling with you before Huckabone saw them?

Jordan: "How much do you want for these?"
Luey: "I'd like $5000 for the set."
Jordan: (Using his Toy Hunter mind trick) "I can't do $5000. I was thinking
more like $1000..."
Luey: (looking like he'd just spent the night in a jail cell with a guy named Bluto)
"... You got it, Jordan. I'll wrap them up for you. Would that be paper or
plastic?"

Then Jordan walks over to Huckabone and sells them to him for 10k to make a sweet $9000 profit right in front of your booth. Ca-ching! He then turns to the camera with a pack of Mentos in one hand and a smug thumbs up in the other while he flashes his pearly whites.

It's probably sacrilegious to make fun of Jordan or Huckabone so that might be my last post.

[ignignokt]

Sorry. I think I've strayed a little bit too much.


Luey, sorry if I offended you as well. Especially since I don't really know you.

Anyway, I still want to know if anyone has a Grayson that is mocha colored and whether or not you can read the copyright info. There are several pictures (like the one used for auction watch) in which it appears he's mocha. Even the head comparison in the gallery looks mocha to me. Holcomb's book shows him as mocha as well (except one photo). I know he's rare so that makes his owners rare as well. Thanks to everyone that's answered so far and thanks to those that have yet to answer.

[hobub]

Answer to your PM asking me from the other day.

Since none of these were sealed up on cards but were sealed in baggies, and I have had Brian/Palitoy (and of course Luey and Chris in this thread) verify that he himself has seen bagged examples with the normal fleshtone and the markings on the neck, that they likely were released like that at some point because the heads already existed and why not make use of them. However, the consensus after interviewing several high end collectors, is that the mocha colored heads were probably made at a later time/location and with a slightly different pigment mixture (quite possibly just because it was not made in the same batch as the others) for Wards and were made after the molded cowl batman and masked robins were already in production. Therefore, it would be much less likely/impossible that you would find a mocha colored RCB or RMR that came from Mego that way.

I have seen examples that have the mocha color that have faint markings. I would also say the Mocha colored heads may be the more desirable only because they were likely specifically made just for the SI figs.

And a Secret ID Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent or Dick Grayson figure with a normal Superhero flesh-tone pigment head, could not only have been released by Mego that way, but are also so rare as it stands with all the unique clothes/accessories, that the supply is probably extremely limited on an original Mego production release that has all those correct accessories. Any that come available would be a highly desirable find for any quality original-as-released Mego collector. (Peter parker has blue eyes and brown hair. That's a no brainer).

[ignignokt]

Did Mego remove the copyright info to protect Montgomery Ward? I don't believe I've ever heard the explanation as to why they did it, but that's what I've been assuming.