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Marvel Super Heroes 1966 Captain America Lakeside with Shield
The 1960s was a different time - when toy companies didn't market
and license everything in sight. And these companies didn't have
a need to as the 'generic' toys did fairly well. All things
changed when Marx became one of the leaders in recognizing the
marketing potential of licensed characters. They introduced many
toy lines that had the likenesses of the heroes that populated the
(still quite young) Marvel universe. While Marx dominated the
Marvel Super Heroes toy market, there were a few other companies that
snuck in a toy line or two. Lakeside Inudstries was a company
that specialized in bendable rubber flat figures they dubbed "Super
Flex". In 1966, they added a 6" bendable Captain America to this
line - complete with removable shield. Lakeside molded the
figure in blue and painted on the red shoes and white vertical waist
stripes. We've noted they used two different blues for the base
rubber - a very dark blue and a light, sky blue. The figure must
not have been a great selling item as it's the only character they
licensed from Marvel. And the figure is actually fairly tough to
find today.
This is an ORIGINAL 1966 Lakeside Captain America!
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