AFI has pic of Wolverine set at NYCC

[Action Martin]

If Wolverine would have been released post-1975, he would have had molded gloves, whether his own or blue Mister Fantastic gloves.

[scott metzger]

I think Mego would have gone with a Thor-like approach for Wolvie, meaning unique boots along the line of what we see here; these just seem a bit thick and bulky, but that may be due to the early nature of the prototype and the materials used. The yellow costume is pretty much in line with what we'd have seen from Mego, as are the Mr. Fantastic type gloves. I doubt, though, we'd have seen claws on them; since Logan spent a lot of time with them retracted, I'm pretty sure Mego would have seen that as a good reason to save the money on production (also, having an action figure with big knives sticking out of his hands might have made them pause in the mid to late 70's). It's the head that is out of place; the brown masked head is much more what we'd have likely seen from Mego. The unmasked head has way too much of a modern feel to it; Mego's heads were nicely detailed, but in a softer way (most likely due to the limitations of the molding tech of the time). The detailing is too heavy, sharp and deep here; too many hard edges for a Mego feel. I can live with the claws as they add something to the figure and, while unlikely at the time, still look like they could be from that era. But the head is definitely out of place; switch the non-snarling heads out, and I think you've got a decent "what would Mego have made" Wolvie in the yellow duds.

[Action Martin]

I think Mego would have gone with a Thor-like approach for Wolvie, meaning unique boots along the line of what we see here; these just seem a bit thick and bulky, but that may be due to the early nature of the prototype and the materials used. The yellow costume is pretty much in line with what we'd have seen from Mego, as are the Mr. Fantastic type gloves. I doubt, though, we'd have seen claws on them; since Logan spent a lot of time with them retracted, I'm pretty sure Mego would have seen that as a good reason to save the money on production (also, having an action figure with big knives sticking out of his hands might have made them pause in the mid to late 70's). It's the head that is out of place; the brown masked head is much more what we'd have likely seen from Mego. The unmasked head has way too much of a modern feel to it; Mego's heads were nicely detailed, but in a softer way (most likely due to the limitations of the molding tech of the time). The detailing is too heavy, sharp and deep here; too many hard edges for a Mego feel. I can live with the claws as they add something to the figure and, while unlikely at the time, still look like they could be from that era. But the head is definitely out of place; switch the non-snarling heads out, and I think you've got a decent "what would Mego have made" Wolvie in the yellow duds.

I totally agree with you.

[Mego Milk]

getting!

[dr_cyclops]

I think flesh colored sleeves would help the gloves appear more in proportion with the body on Yellow/Black Wolverine.

[DSTZach]

Great job on these, Doc! As someone who spent several years mixing a Charlee Flatt Wolverine in with classic Megos for photo shoots, I feel spoiled to have three great options to chose from.

While I think they all look great now, I'm sure many of these resin parts will look slightly different in production, and they'll most likely look even better. If anyone can execute a great removable mask, it's Doc. He's seen what has come before, and what has worked and not worked.

No samples yet, that I am aware of, but hopefully we can share some in-hand pics of Spidey soon.

[Action Martin]

I think flesh colored sleeves would help the gloves appear more in proportion with the body on Yellow/Black Wolverine.

Flesh-colored sleeves would have been very Mego.

[megowgsh]

Flesh-colored sleeves would have been very Mego.

Maybe in 1972, but in 1975 they would not have been (see Thor). This yellow and blue suit is almost identical in every way to Thor's from the cuffs on the shoulders to the unique boots. I have no doubt that the Mego Thor suit was the inspiration for this classic yellow and blue Wolverine.

[jayraytee]

Well since Doc said the gloves and boots were hand molded and that the actual ones will be thinner plastic, we probably don't need flesh sleeves to make the gloves look better. Bare arms are fine, just like the Thor suit, as long as the gloves end up thinner. Even with that, I prefer the way the brown suit gloves are done over the mitten style of the yellow suit. The Green Arrow style cuffs and green hands are just far superior and I imagine cheaper than the big Fantastic Four type plastic gloves.

[EMCE Hammer]

Big difference between protos and factory samples. I expect the finished product won't be half as jarring as standing a Mego Batman beside a Mego Thor.

[Mego Milk]

buying!

[The Bat]

I'm buying too....just for the brown and tan one alone. And who knows, the final figures may look better than the Proto-types.

[Action Martin]

I'm buying too....just for the brown and tan one alone. And who knows, the final figures may look better than the Proto-types.

I'm betting that they will.