If you collect comics, you most likely collect - or have a fondness - for action figures. Vintage figures can command serious money, and some can be extremely hard to find. This month, Heritage is giving us an action-figure-focused auction full of nostalgic gems across many fandoms! Here are a few of my pics for this auction.
Vintage Ken Doll in Original Box, 1961
He's just Ken, and he's enough! This brunette Ken comes complete in his original box, his stand, and more impressive -- his sealed accessories. While the original blonde Barbie is the most desirable doll from the franchise, don't overlook Ken! He's an important piece of the Barbie universe, and finding an original doll in this condition is impressive. Ken can fetch over $200 in auction, but this is brunette Ken. However, due to his condition and the sealed accessories he could very well go for as much as his blonde version.
Heritage notes that Ken is in overall good condition but there is some wear on the doll and the box. This would make an impressive piece for any vintage or Barbie collection. It's always exciting seeing original Barbie dolls come up for auction!
Power Rangers 8-Inch Collection
The Mighty Morphon Power Rangers had a chokehold on me in 1993. While I was deep into being a comic book and anime fan by then, sentai was still a new concept to me. Saban's Power Rangers was originally known as Zyuranger in Japan and was the 16 installment of the Super Sentai series. Typically a Super Sentai series only lasts one season, but Power Rangers had such an impact in the early 1990s that the original MMPR would last for 3 seasons. MMPR spawned the Power Rangers franchise in America, which included video games, movies, comic books, toys, and more.
This lot of 5 8-inch figures brings back a ton of memories. I had these toys as a kid and spent hours creating my own Power Rangers adventures. This lot includes the original five rangers - Red, Pink, Yellow, Blue, and Black. Complete lots of these have sold on eBay for a little over $200. Heritage notes that these are in new condition and have never been removed from the boxes. But the boxes do have some wear to them.
Lot of Howdy Doody Memorabilia
In the early days of television, children didn't have a lot of options for programming. Sesame Street and Saturday Morning Cartoons were still decades away. But in December of 1947, a quirky little puppet was about to change all that. Howdy Doody was created by Buffalo Bob Smith who used the character (then just a voice-over) for his radio show. The character would garner enough popularity that a show was created around the character. The original puppet was not of the childlike Western-clad character we know today, but due to some legal issues that's the iconic character we have today. The theme song is catchy, and if you're like me it's probably playing in a loop right now inside your head.
This lot of two items - a lunch box and a plastic toy set - is great. The lunchbox does have wear and is missing its thermos and nameplate, but would still display well. The five plastic characters also have wear to them, but the fact that they come with their original box is impressive. I don't know what a fair price for this set is, but I wouldn't be surprised if this went for just over $200.
Lot of Vintage Disney and Peanuts Items
What caught my eye with this lot was the Mickey Mouse phone. This iconic phone has been reproduced many times, both with a rotary dial and push buttons. I have a newer one in my collection, but this one from 1976 is damn cool. While the rotary dial version is harder to find, this shouldn't be overlooked by Disney collectors. Similar phones have sold between $100 - $200 on eBay within the last two years. The other items, a Mickey Mouse metal lunchbox and a jack-in-the-box Snoopy are also very cool vintage finds.
Heritage notes these items vary in condition, but they would all display very well.
