Spidey w/ red torso

[timb]

Is the 8" Spidey w/ red torso any more valuable than the normal skin colored torso?

[sauce]

Only if it is original and not restrung or rehung

[timb]

I see, but it is typically more valuable than?

[sauce]

Maybe to a few variant collectors.

I'm noticing a trend of variants highlighted in Ben's book showing up on eBay with quotations from the WGST page.

That said, if you have one, and it's original, I don't have one.
:-D

[piecemaker]

He did seem harder to get to me than the regular torso.I really need to get Ben's book.Not sure if these came on T1 bodies,mines on a T2.

[z3zep]

It is harder to get, but probably not worth much more than a regular spiderman in the same condition. Unless like Bryan said a variant collector looking for one.

I personally like the red torso, since it looks better around the neck of the costume. I have a bunch of spiderman figures but only one with the red torso.

[VintageMike]

My original childhood Spidey has a red torso as does my boxed one. They are both T2.

[rche]

reds would be T2. There were no red T1 torsos. Red came about after the Torch was released.

[livnxxxl]

reds would be T2. There were no red T1 torsos. Red came about after the Torch was released.

That definitely makes sense.

[MIB41]

With Mego Spidey currently enjoying a resurgence in demand, I wouldn't be surprised if the red variant brings in a little better money. Not that unique in it's heyday, but could be desirable if supply is running low today.

[emeraldknight47]

You know, I thought I remembered a Spider-Man figure with a red body, but I wasn't sure whether I was imagining things or not. Thanks to one and all for letting me know I'm not losing my marbles....!

[theressa]

My '79 US card has a red torso.