Check out the first Superhero Action Figure!

[Theagenes]

I already posted this in Gold, but I'm kind of excited about this cool antique store find and I wanted to share it. It's a 13" wooden jointed Superman doll produced by the Ideal toy company around 1939-40. I'm really digging it.

 

 

[sufunk]

Doesnt look like it would have been much fun to play with as a kid but damn that is in amazing shape for 70+ years old!!

 

Sweet find!

 

Is that the original paint or has it been repainted if you can tell?

[Theagenes]

Oh it's definitely been touched up by a professional restorer (as have most ones I've seen on the internet). It looks great though.

[MagnusX]

 

[font:Book Antiqua]Nice indeed...[/font]

 

[oakman29]

Wow! Great find.

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Wow!

 

Sold for $1,363.67 in 2007 @ Hake's

 

[sufunk]

Wow!

 

Sold for $1,363.67 in 2007 @ Hake's

 

 

That one almost looks like the "Chinese Supergirl" variant!

[comicwiz]

Very cool! (thumbs u

 

If I can offer some friendly advice - if you put a good chunk of money into it, you may want to have it checked out. The figure appears to have been repainted and I'm not sure the cape is original.

 

The tipoff that it has been worked on is that the wood itself is umblemished (usually scuffed especially in the chest area and the belts are never that perfect) and the texture of the cape is off, but both of these could also be explained by lighting anomolies in the photo.

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Wow!

 

Sold for $1,363.67 in 2007 @ Hake's

 

 

That one almost looks like the "Chinese Supergirl" variant!

 

The moment I wake up

Before I put on my makeup

[G.A.tor]

Pretty sure Jeff knows it is fully restored (thumbs u

[comicwiz]

Pretty sure Jeff knows it is fully restored (thumbs u

 

(thumbs u

[Mark 1]

Extremely cool find. Interesting that the head position and eyes are different on the two figures...

 

[comicwiz]

I'm pretty sure the head is one of the articulated features. The eyes and brows have been repainted.

[Mark 1]

I'm pretty sure the head is one of the articulated features. The eyes and brows have been repainted.

 

Thanks, wasn't sure the head could be moved.

[Buzzetta]

This is an incredible find. I would love to own one somewhere down the road.

[Theagenes]

Pretty sure Jeff knows it is fully restored (thumbs u

 

(thumbs u

 

Yep all the work was fully disclosed and very professional. The cape is a reproduction as you noted, the face has been repainted and the body touched up. The chest emblem is original but not the belt buckle. It really looks great though.

[thehumantorch]

Very cool, congrats.

[Designer Toast]

Any kid getting one of those back in the day would have been thrilled. Thanks for sharing! (thumbs u

[tilleycs]

Very cool find. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

[Prince Namor]

Great find!