Captain Action Now

[Scatter]

Socks on the hands and no sharp instruments!

Sounds exactly like my wife's pillow talk.

[Street Worm]

How can you STAND leaving them in the packaging. I JUST COULDN'T DO IT!!

That was just their fist shot-



The packaging on these is very cool anyway-
Kind of a hinge on one side opens on the other & then snaps shut~

[Scatter]

That was just their fist shot-



The packaging on these is very cool anyway-
Kind of a hinge on one side opens on the other & then snaps shut~

Don't they look happier now??

[Opera Ghost]

Don't they look happier now??

...and being caged as a rule, Scatter is an expert

[Scatter]

...and being caged as a rule, Scatter is an expert

Never mock my pain.

[Opera Ghost]

Never mock my pain.

I did not know you were twins?

[Scatter]

I did not know you were twins?

We're Simian Siamese (say THAT 10 times fast).

[Universal Steve]

I had a Captain Action a loooooooong time ago. I had some of his own accessories and I had the Batman costume, Buck Rogers and Aquaman. I had Dr. Evil and also bought  the Aurora model. All I have left is the Aurora model in my attic. Never knew what happened to the dolls.

[depressedlarrytalbot]

There was something funny with the recent re-issues... the arms would only elbow sideways or something. I have to dig one out to double-check but I remember thinking they'd done something with the elbows .... or am I nuts ?

I salted away a bunch of those 8-ball-headed, Vaderesque KNIGHTs OF DARKNESS dolls which were at one time abundant at flea markets over here. The body used the original CA mold. I figured if anything broke on an original, I was covered, more or less.

I still consider the CA Superman to have one of the best Superman head-sculpts of any toy or kit, ever. From back when no-one was afraid for Superman to be a father-figure. 

[Opera Ghost]

There was something funny with the recent re-issues... the arms would only elbow sideways or something. I have to dig one out to double-check but I remember thinking they'd done something with the elbows .... or am I nuts ?

I salted away a bunch of those 8-ball-headed, Vaderesque KNIGHTs OF DARKNESS dolls which were at one time abundant at flea markets over here. The body used the original CA mold. I figured if anything broke on an original, I was covered, more or less.

I still consider the CA Superman to have one of the best Superman head-sculpts of any toy or kit, ever. From back when no-one was afraid for Superman to be a father-figure. 

I've not opened any of the newer issues...interesting.

Are your KoD still boxed? I have one which seems to be deteriorating on the shelf.

OG

[depressedlarrytalbot]

Boxed, no sir. All were found loose. I didn't even know they existed and then started turning up one after another in various states. Mind you, even that was in the mid-80s. How time flies.

[curseofthewerewolf]

I had the original CA, along with his alter-egos, Superman, Batman, The Phantom, Aquaman & Captain America.  Also, had Dr. Evil.  No idea what happened to them.  I might have to get a repro someday, just to cure that ol' nostalgia bug!

I never had any GI Joe's as a kid, but had CA with Superman, Batman, Sgt. Fury, Aquaman, Spider-Man & Captain America.  The Phantom was the other one I kept hankering for and one lingered for years at the local Gibson's Discount Store.  I ended up getting frustrated at how the accessories would melt on onto each other despite my fairly anal storage attempts (hmmmm...that doesn't sound comfortable).

My brother broke the arm on my first CA and had to buy me a new one.  I sold them all in college via TBG.  Naturally I wish I had saved them and got a few vintage items in the 90's and some of the Playing Mantis stuff. As for the originals, Aquaman was the FIRST one I got and I remember we could only get Spidey via the Sears catalog.  Not many toy stores in our town back then. It made me mad that Spidey got a runner in front on one leg pretty quick!!! AAAGGGHHH!!!