Scored an early T1 Supeman last weekend!

[Fire Marshal Bill]

Picked up this fine fellow at the Sci Fi Expo last weekend in Dallas. Man, i am excited about this one but i want to make sure it is what i think it is. The condition is unbelievable for a 40 year old figure. He looks like he came right out of the box, or Kresge card. T1, purple outfit, nylon trunks, large S logo, stirrup outfit, skinny boots..... he's hitting on all cylinders! Everything but the cape emblem and as far as i can tell there never was one. The boots were on him but weren't pushed on all the way so i just removed them to keep them safe and i didn't want to risk splitting them. What do you think? If he is all original, which i believe that he is.... he's got to be one of the better examples of an early Superman out there. Looks almost as good as the one in Ben's book.

[rche]

Awesome!!

[mego maniac mark]

He's a beauty Bill. hope you got him for a god price

[VinMan]

Sweet. Looks great!!

[Megospidey]

Couple of things...

That is a great looking Superman for starters. Those are the skinny boots and they look great.

I do not think that is a large S superman, but a regular emblem. The Large S would come down further and cover more territory on the suit.

Take a look at the galleries for comparison...you will have to scroll down to see the Large S superman - it's still a very nice figure though Bill!

http://www.megomuseum.com/wgsh/superman.html

[Mego MkIV]

Great score, he looks incredible.

[palitoy]

Nice get!

[clemso]

Looks like a Large S to my eye, may have fallen off at one time perhaps and been re-glued back on, but it is a large S decal.

Couple of things...

That is a great looking Superman for starters. Those are the skinny boots and they look great.

I do not think that is a large S superman, but a regular emblem. The Large S would come down further and cover more territory on the suit.

Take a look at the galleries for comparison...you will have to scroll down to see the Large S superman - it's still a very nice figure though Bill!

http://www.megomuseum.com/wgsh/superman.html

[scoth70]

yes id say large decal aswell...

[ScottA]

I hate you in the most loving way!!

[Fire Marshal Bill]

Thanks for the comments everyone! Funny how the camera brought out some blue in the suit. To the eye it looks purple/lavender, to the extent i would have sworn the material had always been that color. I have my doubts now. I suppose it could have faded after 40 years.

I don't plan on selling but i'd like to know how i did. Plus i keep a journal of my collection as a guide for my daughter when she inherits all this one day. What kind of value would you assign to him? Thanks!

[Fire Marshal Bill]

Anyone have any ideas on what this guy is worth? Just a ballpark, not planning on selling. I'd just like to know how I did on him. Thanks!

[linuxitt]

If truly a large S emblem then about $350+ I would say I mean ive seen him with damaged large S emblems go for mid $200s.

[Megospidey]

If it truly is a Large S decal (and I still have my doubts personally - although there are times it looks large S and other times it doesn't) then it is worth about $500 in that condition.

As you know, worth is based upon what someone is willing to pay. An ebay seller had a nice Large S superman up not long ago fro $750 and got an offer of $500 for it.

[Fire Marshal Bill]

What's a good way to verify one way or the other if it is a large S decal? Is there a measurement that can verify it or something? When i found him, he was laying next to a nice T2 Supes so it was obvious to me the differences in the two right away. That doesn't mean the decal isn't a repro but given the condition of the rest of the figure, i didn't feel it was out of the question for it to be original and in that good of shape. Thanks to you and everyone for your comments.