Star Wars Kenner 1978 Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi DT DOUBLE TELESCOPING SABER Carded MOC! This is one of 8 or 9 DT Obi-Wan’s still known to exist carded!

The saber is what makes this figure so valuable. Evidence suggests that only a very few of these were issued, as Kenner moved to a simple one-piece saber before the line even hit store shelves.

To notice the difference, you can see that there is no curve between the thick and thin portions of the saber; the thin stem appears to go straight into the thicker shell. The apparently short length of the thin portion is also a telltale sign of the DT saber. The “wick” portion would appear to be much longer on the standard accessory.

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Captain Action was an action figure from 1966, that came with separate costumes that allowed the figure to change into Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Captain America, Aquaman, the Phantom, The Lone Ranger (and Tonto), Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Sgt. Fury, Steve Canyon and the Green Hornet.

Captain Action was Ideal Toy Company’s answer to Hasbro’s GI Joe, and the central characters of both lines were created and designed by the same person, toy and idea man Stan Weston. Though Captain Action was produced for only two and a half years, the characters and accessories have become amongst the most fondly remembered, and expensive to obtain on the collector’s market, action figures of the era.

The company Ideal produced this Spider-Man in 1968 as an addition to it’s second series. They were shipped during the Christmas season and then the entire line was cancelled due to declining sales. It’s unknown how many were manufactured or what percentage of case assortments were Spideys but the reality to collectors is that he is by far the absolute toughest outfit to find (although Superboy, blue Lone Ranger, and ring box Batman are not far behind).

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Seems a reasonable price for me now while it’s under $200.00. Also, these could be worth a considerable amount more when the new A-Team movie comes out in 2009.

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Indian Jones prices have definitely experienced the spike I mentioned yesterday, but I can’t deny how neat this little collection is. Oh yeah, did I mention they’re all AFA graded? Mostly 85+.

Includes the following:

Temple of Doom LJN 1984:

AFA 85 Indiana Jones Y-NM+ C85 B85 F85 Serial#15284563
AFA 85 Mola Ram (1 of 3 85′s that exist) Y-NM+ C85 B85 F85 Serial #12510114
AFA 75 Giant Thuggee Y-EX+/NM C70 B85 F85 Serial#18036410

Raiders of the Lost Ark Kenner 1982:

AFA 85 Indiana Jones (AFA Archival Cased for UV Protection) NM+ C85 B85 F85 #16884481
AFA 85 Toht NM+ Unpunched C80 B85 F85 #16509624
AFA 85 Cairo Swordsman NM+ Unpunched C85 B85 F85 #17620822
AFA 85 Marion Ravenwood (AFA Archival Cased for UV Protection) NM+ C85 B90 F85 #10232656
AFA 85 Sallah (bubble looks perfectly clear but still got a Y) Unpunched Y-NM+ C85 B85 F80 #12013622
AFA 85 Indy as German Soldier Y-NM+ C85 B85 F90 #10729992
AFA 85 German Mechanic Y-NM+ C85 B80 F85 #19023885
AFA 90 Belloq Y-NM+/MT C85 B90 F90 #19285378
AFA U90 Belloq Ceremonial Mail-In #12973815
AFA 75 Arabian Horse EX+/NM C85 B70 F90 (dont see why it didnt receive an 80) #10130011
AFA 85 Well of the Souls NM+ #11884677
AFA 70 Desert Convoy Truck EX+ #14034250 (hard to find in any condition in a sealed box)
AFA 80 Streets of Cairo NM # 16905275
AFA 85 Map Room NM+ #13932441

The price? It isn’t cheap. The seller is looking for $14,999.99 or best offer.