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The Creature from the Black Lagoon

Action Figure
1973-1974 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Action figure representing a humanoid with gills, scales and webbed fingers and toes, made from moulded green PVC. The figure is moulded around a wire skeleton, meaning it can be posed. The main points of articulation are at the base of the neck, the shoulders, elbows, knees and ankles. The figure's abdomen is painted yellow, as are the fins below its forearms. There are also yellow detials on the head and feet. The mouth is red, as are the palms of the hands. The eyes are painted blue with black dots.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • The Creature from the Black Lagoon (generic title)
  • Gill-Man (generic title)
Materials and techniques
PVC, painted.
Brief description
Figure, The Creature from the Black Lagoon; soft plastic, AHI, Hong Kong, 1973-1974
Physical description
Action figure representing a humanoid with gills, scales and webbed fingers and toes, made from moulded green PVC. The figure is moulded around a wire skeleton, meaning it can be posed. The main points of articulation are at the base of the neck, the shoulders, elbows, knees and ankles. The figure's abdomen is painted yellow, as are the fins below its forearms. There are also yellow detials on the head and feet. The mouth is red, as are the palms of the hands. The eyes are painted blue with black dots.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS INC 1974 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED AHI No. 6217 MADE IN HONG KONG' (Moulded on figure's back.)
Object history
Part of the Edward Castle collection.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.260-2016

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Record createdNovember 8, 2016
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