Orig Nutty Mad WALDO WEIGHTLIFTER Marx Toys MCMLXIII

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You'rebidding on a rare Waldo the Weightlifter Nutty Mad from MARX Toys . MCMLXIII (Roman to Arabic Numerals Equivalent to number 1963) This is the first year that Nutty Mad's were released to market . This is the real deal. Excellent condition. Please give it a great lowbrow home. Marx started churning out plastic 6-inch figures in 1963-64. Many of the figures were similar totheir more popular 2-inch cousins, more of a plastic figurine than an action figure. The figures generally stood on a flat base and were in a fixed pose. Amongst the numerous plastic figurines that Marx put out were Nutty Mads. They were maniacal creatures in exaggerated poses, similarto Mad Magazine's Don Martin's work. Donald the Demon is freak mixture of man and duck, standing on a miniature hot rod with one foot while giving the thumbs-downsign to other folks on the road. Waldo the Weightlifter strains bug-eyed over a small barbell. Chief Lost Teepee sits cross-eyed on an undersized donkey.Mudder has a screaming baby stuffed backwards over her hip while she holds a frying pan.Nutty Mads were released in nearly as many different colors as their are figures. The color of the figures impacts the price nearly as much as condition. The blue, maroon andbright red figures are especially popular. The harder to find figures in rare colors like lime green and read more