I call them "Mystery Stand-Ups" because I've never seen them before and don't know when or where they hail from. These are from Delmar's personal collection, and he sent me the pic asking if I could identify them, but I can't!
What's unusual about this set was the inclusion of Aqualad, definitely not a character you saw on merchandise very much in the 1970s and 80s:
Anyone ever seen these before? Is this the whole set? Who made them, and when? Questions, questions!
Thanks for the pic Delmar, and welcome to F.O.A.M.!
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ooh, ooh, I know, I know, Mr. Kottteeer!!!
These are from Colorforms or PlayDo or some such company. They came in a kind of big box like the Super Friends Colorform set you've seen around.
I think this was the whole set because it was based off the late 60s filmation cartoons (hence the inclusion of Superboy and Aqualad, two staples of said cartoons).
I bought mine at Sears in the mid-70s and kept Aquaman and Aqualad for years...in fact, I think I still have them with my stuff in Japan.
Hope that helps a little...
Very interesting. Would have loved these as a kid!
I had these also. I do believe that they were either Colorforms or CraftHouse (a now defunct company). Sadly mine have gone the way of the dodo along with my Super Friends Shrinky Dinks and T-Shirt Painting kit.
I remember seeing those...somewhere. I think in a book. or comic ad or something.
Lots of classic DC art there. I see a lot of Murphy Anderson, and possibly Curt Swan on most of the pencils (definitely on Superman), Infantino on Flash...wow!!!
Chris
I have these mint in the box, got them from ebay a while back but I also had them as a kid too. They pop up from time to time. They are definitely made by Colorforms...they came out in 1975.
I could SWEAR that I had these. Early 70s, definitely. But I don't have complete memories of them. The Superman and the Aquaman are the ones that feel most familiar to me, that and a kind of weird sense-memory of using the little half-circle cross-pieces to make them stand up. I even kind of feel like I remember feeling annoyed that Aquaman wasn't a single figure, but rather was riding the seahorse. (I mean, it was cool that they included the seahorse, but at the same time, it made him less like a "doll" than the single figures.)
It's either that, or I am remembering ANOTHER similar set of stand-ups. (Or I'm just conflating the set of stand-ups in my memory with other items related to the Superfriends show, like the paint-by-numbers I had and wrecked with my young lack of motor-control...)
awesome. I was hoping some people would have some knowledge of these. Kemple is there anyway to get a pic of the package from you. I'd love to find another set of these. I might be able to color them the right color this time. :o)
TOTAL flashback! I completely forgot I had these at some point! If I remember correctly, they were wipe-offs, which meant you could color them again and again. Sheesh. How I forgot about these is beyond me. . .
I used to have these too and had a lot of fun recoloring them with crayons. Then I messed up and used markers, which did not wipe off. Alas, mine are long gone.
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