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October 26, 2012 By 4 Comments

KONGTOBER 26 — 1964 Palmer Plastics King Kong

1964 palmer plastic king kong monster figure blue red

In 1964, Palmer Plastics released a series of eight 3-inch monster figures. They really aren’t much to look at and are fairly crude to be honest, but collectors crave these guys. I was surfing the internet a month ago, looking for more info on the King Kong figure and came across this post by Eric (AKA BubbaShelby) on Toyriffic.

Eric is a good friend of the site, and I’ve actually traded toys with him before, so I fired off an email to see if he still had the blue King Kong figure he wrote about. Luck was on my side, and he not only had a blue Kong, he also had a chewed up red one and a few of the other monster figures. A trade was made and now these two fellas sit proudly in my display case.

1964 palmer plastic king kong monster figure blue

1964 palmer plastic king kong monster figure blue

1964 palmer plastic king kong monster figure blue

Most people might see these in a box of old toys and immediately dismiss them as cheap plastic trinkets, but to a collector of all things Kong, like myself, these figures are truly a treasure. Sure, they’re goofy and have a silly pose, but that just adds to their charm!

These figures originally came with a tiny Fay Wray figure in Kong’s hand, but it’s almost always missing. Find one of those Fay Wray figures and you can literally buy yourself a car (an old clunker, but still). The hunt is on!

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“Don’t be alarmed, ladies and gentlemen. Those chains are made of chrome steel.” All month long, I will be showing off King Kong collectibles from my personal collection in a series called KONGTOBER, so if you’re a fan of King Kong and movie monsters, I think you’re going to like what you see.

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  1. BubbaShelby says

    October 26, 2012 at 1:15 pm

    Glad they are in a good home now!

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    • Brian says

      October 26, 2012 at 1:33 pm

      Thanks again Eric!

      Reply

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