Best of the West / Johnny West commercial BY MARX!

Your the boss of the wild west, with your Best of the West collection!

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[elc1960]

Yeah, here I go with another comment! Does anyone out there remember an action figure Marx had that was a spy? He came with disguises, an attache case and valise that you could load with caps and throw it, and it would explode when it landed. I can't remember his name, but I had one. He was marketed to jump on the spy bandwagon shortly after James Bond became popular. I can't believe I'm the only one who remembers him.

[TCMHitchhiker]

@elc1960 Mike Hazard, Double Agent

[SkorpionOne]

Does anyone have any idea how much these toys went for back then? :)

[TCMHitchhiker]

The figures and horses were about $4.00 each, give or take a buck depending on where you bought them, and what year.

[testodude]

My next door neighbor had Johnny West and the bad guy, Sam Cobra (he was about an evil looking character with murderous accesories). We stage scenes where Johnny would track down Sam, and then we'd hang him. Usually, six million dollar man and maskatron action figures were in the posse.

[Lagomort]

Ah, remember the good ol' days when General Custer was still considered a hero, and Indians were the bad guys? Sorta sucks that reality had to kick in...

Oh, I thought the large size of the toys was my imaginative memory, but damn, they were huge weren't they?

Finally, was there ever an add for the Marx Prehistoric play-set. I do not recall one.

[elc1960]

@stevevandien Yeah, the memories . . . loved them all. I recalled bizarre play scenes my friends and I had in an earlier posted comment here. We had vivid imaginations and came up with all sorts of weird stuff,like Spider Man fighting the Vikings. Mike Hazard was cool too. The 12" action figures of old truly ruled.

[stevevandien]

@elc1960 Sure:). He was Mike Hazzard. Came with everything you mentioned, plus a trench coat in which he could conceal a ton of weapons:) --

[SpaceOdyssey56]

I hope Johnny West wasn't with General Custer at the Little Big Horn. That one didn't go well for George...

[e178453]

always thought playing with dolls kind of sissy

[gblan]

"Will they escape? It's all up to you!" I say no, indians capture them all, rape Jane and scalp the men alive.

[davidpiksi]

Do these figures have articulation ?

[technofarmkid10]

My Thunderbolt horse is black; did they come in different colors? Please don't tell my Johnny has been sitting in the wrong horse all these years!

[gangsterjosh]

JOHNNYYYYYYYYYY WEEEST #Nightmarerh

[Buzzbay44]

Wasnt there a Butch Cavendish figure, I spent many hours with custer on his horse with the wagon

[clintonearlwalker]

@rattywriter "mercurichrome" it's been a long time since I've heard that word. My mom always used Merthiolate, it burned like hell.