1967 Captain Action Sanctuary Playset

Before Mego, in the 1960s, just after G.I. Joe’s debut the Ideal Toy Co. released their answer to the action figure craze in the form of “Captain Action”. He was the size of the original G.I. Joe, and costumes were sold seperately so you could dress him as any superhero of the day. Also sold seperately were various vinyl playsets which often were exclusive to certain stores, such as the example seen in the photo.

I believe this playset to be even more scarce the the Ideal Spider-man costume itself which has gone as high as $13,000.00 in the past. Also most might not know that it comes in 2 variations, one has the yellow top and blue base, and the other vice versa. Only sold at Spiegel stores and nowhere else, this thing reminds me more of a porta potty for Dr. Evil, but then again what commode has a window. Also how drunk does one have to be to strap themselves into the crapper with that blue belt thing. The Captain sure had his problems!
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