Wonderful old racist MARX figures. (1 Viewer)

[Scott]

I found a bag of these repros at The Hobby Bunker's flea market room yesterday. They are in red brown and dark brown plastic. I added the two white plastic figures that were part of the old MARX jungle sets.

 

[Scott]

The top hat on the African may have been inspired by King Moshoeshoe.


The idea of the top hat African was also in a 1902 children's book.

 

[Scott]

The Indian figure is "Kaseem" from Jungle Jim.

 

[tws1956]

The Indian figure is "Kaseem" from Jungle Jim.

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Actually, the name was on the base of this figure from the Jungle Jim set; it's Kolu from some of the movies, not Kaseem although it does look like Kaseem. The movie had George "Superman" Reeves in it as a villian. Ironic that Rick Vallin who played Kolu would do several episodes of superman himself.

 

[Scott]

Actually, the name was on the base of this figure from the Jungle Jim set; it's Kolu from some of the movies, not Kaseem although it does look like Kaseem. The movie had George "Superman" Reeves in it as a villian. Ironic that Rick Vallin who played Kolu would do several episodes of superman himself.

The repros have no names on them.
Thanks! I found the figure as Kulu here....

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/toysoldierhq/Marxjungle.html


...but Kaseem here...

http://youtu.be/ShU-vbwtb3o