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WONDER WOMAN™

Action Figure
1976 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A card window box with side panel, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the doll, the actress Lynda Carter and illustrations of the character.

The box contains one twelve-inch moulded vinyl doll with long black saran hair, painted facial features and long attached eyelashes. The doll wears a moulded yellow vinyl hair band with red star and a moulded body suit in red, black and yellow. Around the wrists are grey plastic bands. The doll also wears a pair of briefs in blue with white stars nylon and red plastic boots.

The doll is poseable with a reverse socket head (long neck), joints at shoulders, wrists hips and possibly elbows and knees.

With the set is a naval uniform, "Diana Prince", jacket and skirt, fastened with press studs, jacket decorated with three red chevrons, a white eagle and a yellow anchor; pair of black plastic heeled shoes and a gold plastic whip.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Doll
  • Box
  • Doll Accessories
TitleWONDER WOMAN™ (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded and painted PVC, fabrics
Brief description
Wonder Woman, Mego, Hong Kong, 1976
Physical description
A card window box with side panel, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the doll, the actress Lynda Carter and illustrations of the character.

The box contains one twelve-inch moulded vinyl doll with long black saran hair, painted facial features and long attached eyelashes. The doll wears a moulded yellow vinyl hair band with red star and a moulded body suit in red, black and yellow. Around the wrists are grey plastic bands. The doll also wears a pair of briefs in blue with white stars nylon and red plastic boots.

The doll is poseable with a reverse socket head (long neck), joints at shoulders, wrists hips and possibly elbows and knees.

With the set is a naval uniform, "Diana Prince", jacket and skirt, fastened with press studs, jacket decorated with three red chevrons, a white eagle and a yellow anchor; pair of black plastic heeled shoes and a gold plastic whip.
Dimensions
  • Box height: 355mm
  • Width: 308mm
  • Depth: 55mm
Production typemass produced
Copy number
73500/1
Marks and inscriptions
Recommended for children over 3 years old (box; printed)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production
Manufactured by Mego Corp. New York, NY 10010, in Hong Kong

Reason For Production: retail
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.661-1999

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Record createdSeptember 8, 2000
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