1940 Louis Marx Superman Rollover Toy Plane Tin Toy

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1940 Louis Marx Superman Rollover Plane Tin Wind-Up Toy (or " Superman vs. the Monoplane ") 1st EVER Release 1940 This is a Marx Superman Rollover Airplane lithographed tin toy, with "(c) 1940 Superman Inc." printed along the side of Superman's cape, making t his the first 1940 release. Clockwork action with key present. When the key is wound, the plane rolls forward, and Superman swings under the tail of the red and yellow plane, rolling it over. The scans are fairly descriptive. The United States is w mass produced tin toys began, opening the floodgates for an industry, which thrived well into late 1950’s. When reputable American companies such as Marx Toys 1940s, J. Chein and Co. founded in 1903, Wolverine U.S.A. and the Ohio Art Company carried on the tradition and produced many of the highly sought after tin toys found on the market today. "Superman vs. the Plane", the Marx tin type rollover made in 1940 was one of the first, and most desirable, Golden Age Superman Toy and is listed as one of the Greatest Toys of All Time: /community/library/catindex-toys-t40.html . It's value has increased x 10 since 1993 alone. . The Marx Rollover Plane was the first Superman toy ever issued and debuted in the same year the Adventures of Superman Radio Show hit the airwaves, originating at WOR, New York. The introduction was spellbinding. read more

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