Captain America Question

[trixx66]

Hi,
I'm brand new here but Mego's have been my absolute favorite toy since 1973 when I saw a giant wall of them at a Toy's R Us in Daly City, CA.

I still have about 8 originals from my youth and fixing those up and adding to my collection has become my quarantine comfort food (minus the calories).

I recently bought a beautiful type 1 Captain America but had a question about the star. The seller's description says they thought the star was a reproduction but from the photos I saw and what I read on the Museum page, it makes me think this may be an original? Can anyone confirm or deny?



And I guess a secondary question is that if it is original; can it be cleaned?

Thanks so much!

[PNGwynne]

Welcome!

It looks original early-issue to me, but I don't understand the lines on it.

Cleaning: You can likely clean the adhesive residue on the back of the star with goo-gone and a q-tip. You can clean the nap on the front with a q-tip and rubbing alcohol, may take several attempts. I'm hesitant to suggest something more agressive because I don't have this version and I'm uncertain how durable the sticker and nap is.