Collectible Marvel Toys and Action Figures

Though the first issue of Marvel Comics appeared in 1939, it wasn’t until the 1960s that toys based on Marvel characters were marketed to kids. Some of the first Marvel toys were made in 1967 by Marx, which produced molded-plastic, posed action figures of six Marvel superheroes in eight solid colors, from blue and green to orange and red. Widely available at the time, the figures could also be ordered directly from Marvel via ads in its comic...Continue Reading