After having one too many water adventures, his shorts began to wear out, so I started one of many journey’s towards customizing him into other characters. For a time he was Steve Rogers (until Hutch came along with that Kirby-like face). After getting upstaged there, I used him as Johnny Storm with a simple switch of the FF costume from Reed Richards. His final transformation was rather…permanent. I had developed a great love for the Vision and was enchanted with the origin which suggested his connection with the original Human Torch (from the WWII Invaders). Well… what is a boy to do? I inexplicably painted his face red, eye’s pitch black, hair green (don’t ask) and took an old Tarzan flesh tone body suit and proceeded to color it with the cosmetics of the Vision’s outfit. Shazams’ boots and a cape later I had myself a somewhat rough, but inspired, Vision figure for the 70’s. I recollected Aquaman in his original costume years later and currently have him in a nice reproduction box, but you never forget the first time. A great character, if not a tad under appreciated. I think that was another quality about Mego that I always liked - They were never predictable. You never knew what the next set of characters were going to be. There was a loving diversity to each line that no action figure line as enjoyed since.

I have one of the ‘Frankencard’ (Kitchen Sink) Aquaman cards and four of the (six) box variations. I need those two boxes, including the uber-rare “Solid” box to complete that set. I also need the three, “2nd Issue” cards (©1976, ©1979 and the rare, “Generic” Red card) to complete THAT set. I once owned the Kresge Aquaman pictured above, and I really need to get another one!

Benjamin

i have the frankencard aquaman, and boxed aquaman. someday when i’m a millionaire (five years, tops) i’ll buy myself a solid-front boxed one and a kresge one.

someday…

rob!