Bruce Wayne & Clark Kent --Please help identify!

[soldierape]

Recently won an auction.....Was waiting for figures to arrive.
I am seeking the members here opinion on these items.
I have taken photos of them. The links are below.

Here goes:

Bruce Wayne

Head: Has NPP Inc. 1972 on back. Makes me think the RC Batman in the other auction by same seller may have the BW head with no markings. Being so similar, a kid probably just played with it and mixed them up.
If anyone here won the other lot, please let me know.
Also anyone have an original BW head?.....LOL!

I tried to compare the items to the MM photos.

Pants/Jacket-- The jacket indeed has the Mego label in it. The pattern/color/buttons seem correct.

Shirt/Tie. The tie is light blue in color, not navy like a Dr. Mego repro.
Shirt seems right....... Please look at photos lmk what you think .

Shoes- Shoes do not have any Dr. Mego markings. Seem original.

Clark Kent:

Head: No markings on back of head. Original head.

Jacket/Pants: Jacket has Mego label in it. Seems right color.

Shirt/Tie: Tie is red color....Shirt seems right...please look at photos and lmk what you think.

Shoes: Shoes do not have any Dr. Mego markings. Seem original.

I took photos with and without a flash.

Thanks for all your help.

Click the links to the photos. If you click on them, the photos should enlarge.
I will also take more photos if requested. Please give me feedback on these two items. Again, many thanks!

BRUCE WAYNE

CLARK KENT

[megocrazy]

The shirts are the only thing that throw me off. they look so new. If they are original they some of the cleanest, non-yellowed versions I've seen from a played with collection. This kid must have washed his hands every 5 minutes and only played in the house. The ties seem wider like DM's too. The snaps are too weathered to not be original so the jackets should be good. If the RC Batman was swapped, that other auction was a little bit better. Even so the clothes in mint shape are not an easy score. It wasn't cheap but it is some holy grail level stuff.

[soldierape]

Hi.
Thanks for the input. I anxiously await some other opinions.

The other figures in the lot had very little wear. The heads are nice with little to no wear. Maybe the kid didn't play much with the figures.


The BW shirt has a light blue tie, not a dark blue like a Dr. Mego repro.


Thanks....anyone else have these figures to compare and comment?

[sauce]

I agree about the ties looking too wide

Still some nice gear there!

[Megospidey]

I've seen different widths on the ties, so these could just be some on the wider end of the spectrum.

They both look legit to me - and Chuck's right. Those are some of the cleanest looking shirts I've ever seen photographed.

[clemso]

Both shirts look DM, AE shirts are not bright white like that, Wayne's blue tie could have been added, I don't think i've seen Wayne's tie that long in length that it drops significantly below the waste line. Hard to tell from those pics.

[Megospidey]

^^ you know, when you blow the best pics of the shirts up and put them side by side with a DM shirt, they have the same material "pattern"...so I'm leaning more in the direction of DM now on the shirts/ties.

Also looks like someone replaced the snaps with vintage snaps to give it a more vintage look..

[soldierape]

^^ you know, when you blow the best pics of the shirts up and put them side by side with a DM shirt, they have the same material "pattern"...so I'm leaning more in the direction of DM now on the shirts/ties.

Also looks like someone replaced the snaps with vintage snaps to give it a more vintage look..

Hi. I believe that these shirts are original! I emailed Dr. Mego himself and asked him to look at the photos and comment on the shirts.

Dr. Mego replied:
"The Bruce Wayne is definitely original, and I think the Clark Kent is too.
The red tie looks wider than mine and the red looks brighter."

Thank you to Dr. Mego and everyone for their assistance on these items.

[sauce]

Top photo from MM galleries
Bottom photo from your gallery

The material of the shirt seems more similar to DM.
And while yours has a tie that is lighter blue than the DM example, it appears the same width & length and material.

[sauce]

Same comments about your Clark Kent

[mishu2nite]

On Bruce the rest of the outfit has wear, the shirts are like brand new, definately repo. Here is my Bruce. Also my front buttons are blue thread, yours might have been restitched. I also might have an extra AE wayne head, I'll have to check. If I do maybe we can work a trade.

[clemso]

If even Dr Mego is having problems identifying his own products then i think that we are in trouble. Quite a few experience owners of original AEs seem to have come to the same conclusion, that the material of these shirts is DM.

[sauce]

Clem, agreed. That's why I took the time to put together the photo comparison on this thread.
I was nervous about that response from the Good Doc

[Blue Meanie]

I don't know if the pattern on the back of the tie can be seen well enough...the pattern on the back of the tie is the same as the 1st version gloves for Batman. It's a checkered pattern. If your tie has that pattern on the backside of the tie then it looks like you have an original Bruce Wayne shirt and tie. I don't think Docs has that pattern on the back of the tie. Here's the pic of my Bruce Wayne:



Hope that helps.

[sauce]

Interesting look there, Berto. Thanks for the closeup!
Looks like your BW has a wide tie. Does it end above the waistline of the pants?