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Hello Hunters! You are watching the Top 5 of Madhunter Channel...
In this episode, I will show you the 5 most rare and expensive vintage figures of Avengers!
Finally, after waiting so long... The premiere of Avengers Infinity War will be released this week!
We, the fans have been in the hype for the Marvel Universe lately so I decided to make this special Top!
Thanks to the movies...
The collectibles of Avengers have been getting more sought after by the collectors in the past years.
It´s common that the vintage comic books are the rarest collectible articles about superheroes...
But if you are watching this video you know that this time we will talk about toys!
There is a lot of memorabilia about our favorite superheroes!
That´s why today I will show you the most important vintage figures of the Avengers!
So adjust your tights my Superheroes because this is going to be amazing!
In the position #5 is the car of The Mighty Thor!
It was made in the 60´s by Marx Toys in Japan...
It´s made of tinplate and the lithograph has illustrations of Thor, Hulk, Iron Man and the Cap!
The head is made of vinyl and the sculpture is super retro but super cool!
This car is a very sought after piece because is very scarce.
Note the packaging! Is very rudimentary...
It was made in 3 versions... The one for Captain America, another for Spiderman and this one.
The first appearance of Thor was in the comic "Journey into Mystery" #83 in 1962...
If you liked the first car of the God of Thunder... You better start saving money because...
The last time that it was sold it went for $1,200 USD!
$23,000 Mexican pesos approximately!
In # 4 is Captain America's uniform for Captain Action...
This one is not a figure...
It´s a suit that Ideal (toymaker) made in 1967 to disguise the Captain Action figure into Captain America!
It´s a jewel from the pop culture!
The first appearance of this Superhero was in the comic of Captain America in 1941...
This first copy was epic and controversial because Steve Rogers appears knocking off Hitler!!!
He is the first Avenger! And this one is the first figure ever made...
Ideal included 2 new weapons... A laser gun and a machine gun.
The suit is very detailed!
I think it was great that you could disguise your action figure from your favorite superheroes...
Such as Batman, Aquaman or Superman!
The only question I would ask the Ideal designers would be: "What happened with Aquaman´s fins?!" LOL...
It seems that now we are talking about another franchise...
But in those years it was common that toymakers had both licenses.
This suit in perfect conditions and in the original pack was sold for $2,500 USD a few months ago!
$50,000 Mexican pesos!!!!
In the position #3, is the gigantic Spider-Man!
In the early 80's, Vicma (toymaker from Spain) created the best Spiderman of the retro figures.
Spider-Man had his first appearance in the comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962.
He was the first teen superhero! The success was huge so they decided to release his own comic book.
"The Amazing Spider-Man"!!!
It´s 27.50 inches tall and the sculpture is awesome!
This giant Spider-Man is the most sought-after Avenger figure in the Old Continent.
The art of the box makes it a masterpiece!
The figure includes a rail with a thread to slide him as if it was his spider web...
The figure is all articulated and that classical pajama makes him unique!
I think Spider-Man is one of the most cherished characters from the Marvel Universe...
This Spidey is so rare that there are only 3 figures known in the original box around the world!
Spanish manufacturers got many licenses to produce toys such as...
Star Wars, MOTU, Big Jim and many other superheroes.
But in my opinion, this Spider-Man is the Guernica of the toy collectibles!
If you want this friendly neighbor with the original box for your collection, you will have to pay $3,000 USD!
More than $50,000 Mexican pesos!
The #2 is for the Fist Fighter Iron Man!
It was made in the early 70´s by Lili Ledy (Mexican toymaker) under the license of Mego.
It´s from the Fist Fighter or "Peleadores" (in Spanish) series.
It has a handle on the back that moves the arm with which it knocks off the enemies!
This figure is so rare that there is no example of it in the original box!
Iron Man first appearance was in the comic book "Tales of Suspense" #39 in 1963.
A curious fact about the movies is that in Iron Man 1 and Iron Man 2...
The director plays the character of "Happy" Tony Stark's assistant!
If you could find a Lili Ledy´s Fist Fighter Iron Man in the original box the price would be $4,000 USD approx!!!
Almost $80,000 Mexican pesos!!!
This is a real "Modern Archeology" treasure!
And the most expected one!!! In the position #1, is the Stretch Hulk.
This gorgeous figure was produced in Mexico, the United States, Japan, and England!!!
Hulk first appearance was in the comic book "The Incredible Hulk" #1 in 1962...
Stan Lee wanted to create a fusion between Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll, and Mr. Hyde...
The "Stretch" toy line was very controversial from the day it was released until these days!!!
A former employee of the factory said that many figures exploded from new...
And that all the molasses inside them were scattered everywhere.
The consumers also used to complain about them, they said that they were very fragile.
Kenner also sued them!
Kenner argued that Mego had plagiarized the ideas and the manufacture secrets of the stretch figures!
And if you think that was enough... The rats found the molasses and ate the figures they kept in the storage!
A total disaster!
That's why the production was very reduced.
It´s a huge challenge to collect them because the molasses corrodes the plastic among the years!
For me, the most scarce and valued version is the Mexican, made by Ensueño in 1979.
It is so scarce that there is no example known in the original package.
We are sure that it exists and how it is thanks to "Chabelo´s TV Show"...
(Chabelo is a famous Mexican actor)
A relic like this in the original box could be valued up to $10,000 USD!
$200,000 Mexican pesos!
That´s why it is the #1 figure in this Top!
My favorite is the #2! Leave your comments with your favorite one.
I hope you already have your tickets for Avengers Infinity War!!!
So next week we can talk about it on the live streaming on Thursday!
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