Did the Marx monsters come in black and beige?

[chrisnurse]

I recently saw some Marx figures up for grabs, but they were beige and black in colour, also looked quite new and a little too shiny. I thought they may be recasts, but the dealer was adamant that they were original.

Does anybody know what colours the Marx monsters came in? ( I thought only blue and orange originally)  Also, what's a fair average price for a Marx monster? These were quite expensive; I've seen them on ebay go for $10-$20. I have always wanted a set, but don't want to get burned with recasts!

Many thanks,

Chris.

[Toy Ranch]

Yes, only teal blue and orange were original.

Prices can vary some depending on condition, etc.  Seems like the blue usually go for a little more.  The Creature is a little harder to find and goes for more.  The  Phantom usually has a broken mask, so the ones with intact masks are the hardest to find.

[chrisnurse]

Thanks Bobby,
I thought so, but that  seller almost convinced me otherwise! Much appreciated!

[roheimiana]

I'm also curious about the recasts. Some of them (such as the glow series) seem to be licensed because they retain the Universal Picture stamp while removing the Marx copyright. What's puzzling, though, is that the quality of the reproduction on these, especially the texture of the clothing, is quite poor. On the other hand, the black ones (which claim no pedigree at all) are almost as finely cast as the originals. Maybe I'm naïve but I would have expected the licensed ones to be better than the outright bootlegs... but they're not.

[Dr.Terror]

The Uncle Milton versions have no Marx info and have the less detail.  My guess is they used a crummy mold or just recast existing figures.   

[poseablemonster]

I have heard that some of the Mexican re-casts came directly from old Marx molds.  I don't know if there is truth to that, but I have noticed that some of these Mexican ones do seem to be more detailed than some of the licensed ones, like the Uncle Milton glow versions.  Of course, it is harder to see the detail with the glow plastic, so who knows?

[Toy Ranch]

All of them were made to be inexpensive.  I doubt Uncle Milton or any of the others who have repopped these have given even a moment's consideration to the quality of the mold or the amount of detail compared to the originals. 

[Anton Phibes]

Poseablemonster, there are a variety of colored re-pops from Mexico that hit ebay all the time.  Purple, green, I think I even saw yellow. 

[Dr.Terror]

The monster studio figures have a severe lack of detailed when compared to Marx and the Mexican boots.

[poseablemonster]

Poseablemonster, there are a variety of colored re-pops from Mexico that hit ebay all the time.  Purple, green, I think I even saw yellow. 

Yes, I bet I've seen them in at least a dozen colors over the years.

[michblk]

There is some discussion and photos here on the marx and the varoius colors.

BK

http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=1070.0

[zombiehorror]

Maybe it's just the lighting, the background color or that horrible matching blue border but the 2 blues look a little off to be originals in my opinion!  I didn't really notice this when I first watched the auction but upon looking at the auction at close it caught my eye.....not to mention the closing price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=250322248615

Seller states these are original Marx from when he was a kid;


And here are a few pictures (Do we really need them?) of other originals for comparison;

[The Phantom Creep]

Man that's an awful lot to pay for those figures. With shipping that's almost $30 a piece!! 

Here are 14 different colored Creatures:

[zombiehorror]

Awesome Creature line up!  Hmmmm, seems I've seen a similar image before!?!?!

Can't recall who's Creature collection this was:


Looks like purple and Bronze (or is that one painted?) can now be added to the Marx color list.

Teal
Orange
Tan
Cream
Glow
Red
Blue
Black
Brick Red
Light Green
Lime
Burgandy Red
Dark Green
Purple

I would love for the UMA (Ok, specifically me!) to get a good hook up from South of the border on those Mexican Marx Monster reissues.

[The Phantom Creep]

Not sure who's collection that photo is.

The colors I have are, in order:

GLOW
CREAM
TAN
LIME GREEN
TEAL
DARK BLUE
PURPLE
BRIGHT ORANGE
DARK ORANGE
RED
BRICK RED
BLACK
and the last one is painted BRONZE and mounted on a base. From Mexico obviously.

I've seen other color variations available from Mexico but just haven't picked them up. For awhile there I was trying to get as many different ones that I could find.

I actually have a ton of the different figures from Mexico in the LIME GREEN and the CREAM, or was it TAN? The problem is they are packed away somewhere in a big box. When I ever come across them I plan to offer them up here for sale.