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SUPERGIRL, World's Greatest Super Gals!™

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

card window box printed in colours on yellow to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of this character and others in the series
contains an 'action figure', fully jointed 8in vinyl figure dressed in blue and red nylon jersey body suit with beige tights, red nylon cape, yellow elastic belt with silver buckle, red plastic shoes
S in red on yellow badge
adult doll with painted facial features and rooted blond saran hair

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Doll
  • Box
TitleSUPERGIRL, World's Greatest Super Gals!™ (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded vinyl, fabric
Brief description
Supergirl, Mego, Hong Kong, 1973
Physical description
card window box printed in colours on yellow to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of this character and others in the series
contains an 'action figure', fully jointed 8in vinyl figure dressed in blue and red nylon jersey body suit with beige tights, red nylon cape, yellow elastic belt with silver buckle, red plastic shoes
S in red on yellow badge
adult doll with painted facial features and rooted blond saran hair
Dimensions
  • Height: 9in
  • Width: 3½in
  • Depth: 1½in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
1340
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production
Manufactured exclusively for Mego Corp, New York in British Colony of Hong Kong

Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.667:1, 2-1999

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Record createdSeptember 8, 2000
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