Captain Action Ideal 1967 Set Nick Fury V2: No Beard No Mustache

Captain Action Ideal 1967 Set Nick Fury Agent of Shield V1: No Beard No Mustache

O.K. Superhero fans.  Before Mego was even a thought, Ideal's answer to the ever popular GI Joe, Captain Action was the first action figure that was truly action. Prior to this, superhero figures were relegated to army men type of figures (check out the Marx line of statues and Ideal's own playset figures) and tin wind up toys. Amazingly, Ideal was able to pull off what could be almost impossible today - a cross licensing of characters from both DC, Marvel, and other popular characters (read Green Hornet, Buck Rogers, Lone Ranger, etc).

This listing is for an accessory to the original Captain Action 1967 outfit - Nick Fury. Before he was African-American. Before he had the eye patch. Before he was an international spy. Nick Fury was a WWII Army Sergent and hero - commanding the Howling Commandos! It's interesting to note that Ideal could easily have created an outfit for the "then current/modern" version of Fury as Agent of SHIELD - eye patch and all.  But we suspect they felt a soldier would be a nice way to compete with GI Joe.  Surely, though, a Captain Action Colonel Fury decked out in all his spy gear and classic eye patch is long over due!

Although the Sgt. Fury Captain Action costume was in the first run outfits, it's actually one of the harder ones to find.  We love that Ideal used Jack Kirby artwork to adorn the box!

The Nick Fury costume had some major variations to it. Here's what came with a complete set (along with the variations known to us) - all equipment is green with silver highlights:

• Face Mask
• Variant 1: No Beard No Mustache
• Variant 2: Beard, Mustache
• Variant 3: Mustache, no Beard
• Helmet with Strap
• Similar to Marx Stoney Smith but there are differences we won't highlight here
• Walkie Talkie
• Bandolier
• Machine Gun
• .45 Automatic
• Gun Belt with Pouches
• Hand Grenades x3
• Boots, Short black (No faux Zipper!!)