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Captain America Uniform in the standard
Ideal costume box. Captain America was first issued in 1966
as part of the original line of Captain Action accessories, and was later
reissued in a ring box starting in 1967. The accessories include
a suit, boots, facemask, hood (one piece), belt and holster, Laser Gun,
Ultrasonic Intensifier Pistol and Shield. To make up for his lack
of accessories, Ideal chose to include two firearms. When's the last
time Captain America took a shot at anyone? Scans of this box are
available here:
Captain
America Boxart.
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Captain America Uniform and Accessories
in ring box. If its new, it must be for you. See the Captain
America Ring on our Captain
Action Ring Page. The Vari-View flicker ring featured a
picture of Captain Action and Captain America. Contains the same
wealth of accessories as the first issue box. I feel a song coming
on: "When Captain America throws his mighty shield, all those who chose
to oppose his shield must yield..." Hey, you try and find a good
word to rhyme with "shield".
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Captain America's Bodysuit.
Red, white and blue. The white stripes across his torso are vinyl,
and frequently found broken. He has a white foil backed star on his
chest, which more often than not has some damage to the points. This
version of the mask has pink lips, although the early versions had white
lips.
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A close up of the star on Captain
America's suit. Metal foil painted white. The star comes to
very fine points and these are often found missing the tips.
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Captain America's mask, the version
with the pink lips. Cleverly designed to let Captain Action's ears
show (which is technically correct). So unlike Batman or the Phantom,
this was a single piece mask rather than two piece. Flesh color with
blue and white paint. Ideal did not see fit to paint the wings white,
so they are not as prominent as they should be.
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Captain America's mask, the version
with white lips. Like most of the masks, it looks better with pink
lips. As with the pink lip version, the wings and eyes are unpainted.
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Captain America's boots, red plastic.
The left and right boot are identical and interchangeable. They have
Captain America's characteristic "flair" on top.
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Captain America's Belt with Holster.
White rubber with red and blue accents. The buckle is red, and the
star has a blue background and a red border. At least it had a red
border, like many examples of this belt the red has made is way onto some
of the white areas. This is very common, especially around the buckle.
Cool belt though, even if the real Captain America didn't have a holster.
What is it they say about guys who wear white belts? I guess its
ok, as long as it doesn't match their shoes.
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Ultasonic Intensifier Pistol.
A very cool name for a weapon that the real Captain America wouldn't have
much use for. While plastic with red and blue paint (in true patriotic
style). This pistol was also available in a different painting scheme
as part of the Weapons Arsenal. Often found melted from prolonged
placement in the holster.
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Laser Gun. Not nearly as cool
a name as "Ultrasonic Intensifier" but still a very cool piece of weaponry.
While plastic with red and blue paint. Another accessory that Captain
America probably wouldn't want to carry around. Like the pistol,
it was repainted and issued as one of the weapons in the Weapons Arsenal.
The long tip with the concentric rings is often broken.
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Captain America Shield front view.
No Captain America would be complete without his signature shield.
For some inexplicable reason, Ideal chose to put a hole in the center.
If nothing else it is a good way to tell it from other "non Captain Action"
shields. It is white plastic with red and blue paint.
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Captain America Shield back view.
The handles are fragile, and it is not all that easy to get it on Captain
America's arm without damaging them. So the shield is often found
without them. The hole in the front of the shield is also notched
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