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Collecting Monsters => Vintage Monster Toys => Topic started by: zman1981 on July 03, 2014, 08:40:05 AM

Title: Valiant Frankenstein miniature figure
Post by: zman1981 on July 03, 2014, 08:40:05 AM
Any info on these? Appears to be pewter. The figure is referred to as "The Monster", with no mention of Frankenstein, which I suppose is technically correct, but probably due to licensing...lol

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Title: Re: Valiant Frankenstein miniature figure
Post by: apesman on July 03, 2014, 09:22:00 AM
I have a pewter werewolf off of eBay and the listing said it was from 1979 by Valiant. Appears to be from the same time/series as your Frankenstein monster.
Title: Valiant Frankenstein miniature figure
Post by: zman1981 on July 03, 2014, 10:10:12 AM
The fact that you have a werewolf answers another question that I did not address in my initial post. The question being if there were other monsters in the line. Would love to see pics of the others...


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Title: Re: Valiant Frankenstein miniature figure
Post by: freddie poe on July 03, 2014, 10:21:17 AM
i remember painting those in the late 70's ... i think the only other one was a mummy....
Title: Re: Valiant Frankenstein miniature figure
Post by: Haunted hearse on July 03, 2014, 12:35:17 PM
Quote from: zman1981 on July 03, 2014, 08:40:05 AM
Any info on these? Appears to be pewter. The figure is referred to as "The Monster", with no mention of Frankenstein, which I suppose is technically correct, but probably due to licensing...lol

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I don't believe that calling a character "Frankenstein" or "Frankenstein's Monster should create a licensing problem, if that were the case, Edison could have sued Universal in 1931.
Title: Re: Valiant Frankenstein miniature figure
Post by: freddie poe on July 03, 2014, 01:42:05 PM
its not an issue to use the word Frankenstein as long as it doesn't resemble one of universals renditions of the monster...you can't use Karloffs likeness, or anyone elses... NOT to say it doesn't happen ..just dont get caught! lol
Title: Re: Valiant Frankenstein miniature figure
Post by: zman1981 on July 03, 2014, 04:43:00 PM
Lol. Well, it's clearly based on Karloff.  Thanks for the info everybody. Much appreciated.


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