Thursday, April 1, 2021

THE PRO WRESTLER KESHI LINE FROM BANDAI (1987)


THE PRO WRESTLER KESHI LINE 
FROM BANDAI (1987)


By
John "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" Cimino


Keshi (Japanese: 消し or ケシ) aka keshigomu (消しゴム, literally "erase rubber") is the Japanese word for eraser. In modern "keshi" refers to a collectible miniature figure, often of a manga or anime character, made of colored PVC gum rubber. It should be noted that The Pro Wrestler Keshi line (also called The Puroresurā Keshi line), is sometimes referred to as The Pro Wrestler Erasers in the US


THE KESHI CRAZE BEGINS

Whether he's called Kinnikuman in Japan or Muscleman in the states, this keshi figure toy line became popular with children all over the world.


Japan released the first waves of random keshi figures of many popular characters such as Ultraman, Godzilla, Inazuman and even Spider-man (among many others) during the 1970s. As these pocket-sized (usually 2-inches) gum rubber figures became increasingly more known, they eventually started being exported outside of Japan in the late 1970s as free prizes in random Bonux packages (a Proctor & Gamble washing powder) in France and the Ukraine. However, it wasn't until 1983, when Bandai released the Kinkeshi toy line that the genre started to get a massive boost in popularity.

The Kinkeshi were based on the anime and manga stories of a wrestling superhero known as Kinnikuman (King Muscle) created by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi "Yudetamago" Shimada, and boasted a total of 418 figures. In 1985, it was licensed and produced for the American market as M.U.S.C.L.E. (Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere) by Mattel, but they made a slight change in the product and used a harder rubber than the typical keshi figure. With the release of M.U.S.C.L.E., the keshi craze became a world-wide phenomenon.


The Kikeshi figures first released in Japan in 1983 (top) and the M.U.S.C.L.E. figures (made from a harder rubber) that came to the States in 1985 (bottom).

While Mattel only used a total of 236 official figures for its line, as well as having no real back-story to the product like Bandai had in Japan, they distributed M.U.S.C.L.E. to the American public with a media blitz to capitalize on the pro wrestling craze that was currently sweeping the nation. Mattel produced 3 television commercials, a NES video game, a championship belt figure holder, a wrestling ring playset and a board game. The figures were distributed in clear, blister-packed random 4-packs, semi-opaque garbage can 10-packs, and 4 different team 28-packs (Thug Busters, Cosmic Crunchers, Mighty Maulers and Cosmic Showdown) featuring non-random assortments. It should be noted that on the back of each 4-pack and 28-pack there was an ad to order a mail-away 23" x 35" checklist poster. For a short time, the M.U.S.C.L.E. figures were also distributed as a free prize inside a Nestlé Quik 2 pound tin canister of chocolate milk powder when Mattel and Nestlé did a cross promotion together.



The M.U.S.C.L.E. mail-away checklist poster showcasing 233 pink figures. It should be noted, as the line expanded into non-pink colors, the poster was updated with the new colors.

The first series of M.U.S.C.L.E. figures were all pink ("flesh") color. The second series was a half-and-half mixture of pink and either dark blue, red, or purple figures. The third and final series contained no pink figures, only dark blue, red, purple, magenta, salmon, lime green, neon orange, and light blue (it should be noted that in all the series' released, the same figures were used over and over).


In the second and third series, M.U.S.C.L.E. started adding new colors but kept recycling the original figures. Here's a complete collection of colors that figure #011 Hidora King came in (from L to R outside of ring: lime green, dark blue, pink, neon orange and magenta (from L to R inside ring) purple and salmon).

Maybe the reason why kids got so obsessed with M.U.S.C.L.E. was because it could tap into their OCD while they were trying to complete their collections. First, when all the new colors got introduced in the second and third shipments, not all figures came in those colors -- so you had to basically find out which figure came in what color all on your own and some figures in certain colors were a lot rarer than others! Second, there were 3 pink figures not shown on the mail-away checklist poster; the #234 Muscleman and #235 Terri-Bull (those two came exclusively with the Hard Knockin' Rockin' Ring) and the #236 Satan Cross (which had limited distribution and was only available during the first shipment in random 4-, or 10-packs). Third, 6 of the 10 figures that came with the board game were exclusive to it; 5 grape colored figures and a lime green #235 Terri-Bull (the other 4 lime green characters could still be found as random assortments). And lastly, there are about 25 (could there be more?) super rare figures that got released randomly that could've been meant for another shipment that possibly never came into fruition -- yeah, good luck with finding those guys. It's all crazy, I know, but it worked like a charm because it's estimated that an incredible 6 million to 300 million M.U.S.C.L.E. figures were produced before the line came to its end in 1988.

In Japan, the Kinkeshi line and figures kept on coming out with different cartoons, games, products, reprints, colors, sizes and new series' that continued throughout the '90s and into the mid 2000s. In 2008, they did a massive reprint (29th anniversary) of the original line and added some new figures. We didn't see much official product after that until 2017, when the Kinkeshi Premium line started and continues on today.


The rare #236 "pink" Satan Cross figure that wasn't shown on the checklist poster and was only scarcely distributed during the first series in 4- or 10-packs.


ALONG CAME THE CAPSULES

Japanese capsule machines (called Gashapon Machines) from the 1980s.

With the world-wide success of M.U.S.C.L.E. came knockoffs from other toy companies that wanted to mimic those figures and cash in on their popularity. But regardless of what came after, when it came to keshi figures, Bandai was still the leader of the pack. As the Kinkeshi wrestlers/characters had more of a cosmic and fantasy design to them (with a few figures actually being based off of real wrestlers), in 1987, Bandai went full reality and based their brand new "The Pro Wrestler Keshi" 2-inch figure line on real superstar wrestlers from the NJPW (New Japan Pro-Wrestling) organization.


Bandai would sell and distribute this 10 keshi figure set in "Capsule" Machines or "Gumball" Machines (called Gashapon Machines in Japan). There were 5 Japanese NJPW wrestler figures; Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Maeda and Hiroshi Wajima and 5 American "mystery" wrestlers (that were HUGE stars in Japan); The Road Warriors: Hawk & Animal, Bruiser Brody, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair. All 10 figures each came with a leaflet and in 5 different colors; pink ("flesh"), blue, yellow, green and red. And despite being just capsule machine prizes, the detail on each figure is something to behold as they support highly realistic faces on chibi-like bodies.


Capsule Machine header card (called the Daishi) showcasing the Japanese wrestlers available in this 10 figure set (from L to R: Akira Maeda, Jumbo Tsuruta, Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami and (in back on the right) Hiroshi Wajima). It should be noted, in the upper back left is a picture of wrestling superstar Genichiro Tenryu in action, but unfortunately he's not included in the set.

The front and back cover of the leaflet that you got with each figure in a capsule. It showcases both the Japanese wrestlers (painted) and the silhouettes of the "mystery" American wrestlers.

Inside the leaflet.
 
Sadly, The Pro Wrestler Keshi line lasted only about a year before disappearing from Capsule Machines, yet it still maintains a cult following (along with Kinkeshi, M.U.S.C.L.E. and a host of other keshi figures and knockoffs) from wrestling and toy collectors who still try and "collect them all." It should be noted, that despite the 5 different colors in this set, it's the pink ("flesh") colored figures that are the most desirable. Some can command hundreds of dollars each on the secondary market (see figure value list below). I have also been informed that there are a lot of counterfeit or bootleg figures out there so educate yourself on the product here and choose wisely before purchasing.


The entire Pro Wrestler Keshi 10 figure set from Bandai has become increasingly more valuable throughout the years, so if you're in the market to purchase one (or all), make sure you are buying an authentic figure because there have been a lot of reproduced or counterfeit figures made.

Inscription on the back of each wrestler.

©Z• S• コナ B•
(© = copyright Z• S = artist コナ = Kona (studio location in Japan) B = Bandai)


THE PRO WRESTLER KESHI FIGURE VALUE CHART*

Tatsumi Fujinami: 50.00 (100.00 pink)
Riki Choshu: 50.00 (100.00 pink)
Jumbo Tsuruta: 50.00 (100.00 pink)
Akira Maeda: 50.00 (100.00 pink)
Hiroshi Wajima: 40.00 (80.00 pink)
Ric Flair: 100.00 (200.00 pink)
Hulk Hogan: 100.00 (200.00 pink)
Bruiser Brody: 150.00 (300.00 pink)
Hawk Warrior: 150.00 (300.00 pink)
Animal Warrior: 100.00 (250.00 pink)

*All price listings based on MINT condition value. Price will decrease as condition and cleanliness drops or color fades. First price listed indicates the colors of blue, yellow, green and red. It should be noted that "keshi red" is sometimes mistaken for orange or orange/red and the more the color fades the more orange it looks. See picture below for an example.


Here's an example of condition and color fading on figures and its effect on price values. The "yellow" Animal Warrior is clean, without scuff marks and still has nice color; he is valued upwards of 100 dollars. Although the "red" Ric Flair and Tatsumi Fujinami are both in nice condition and clean, they look more orange than red and suffer from major color fading; Flair can sell for around 50 dollars while Fujinami could sell for about 30 dollars.


THE PRO WRESTLER KESHI AND M.U.S.C.L.E. COMPARISON

#071 "pink" Neptuneman vs. "yellow" Hulk Hogan

#046 "red" Robin Mask vs. "red" Ric Flair

IN ENDING...

Professional wrestling has always been a popular commodity in America and Japan. During the “Golden Age” of wrestling (1982-1992) the industry went to another level and became a pop cultural phenomenon. Fans couldn’t get enough, as these real-life superheroes or monsters (hey, have you’ve seen some of those guys?) came to life and clashed for good and evil inside a wrestling ring. The top-tier of pro wrestling superstars always had massive amounts of charisma and comicbook accurate physiques that captured the imaginations of the youth and kept them glued to their television sets on Saturday mornings or begging their parents for tickets to the next event in their area. Combining wrestlers with toys and making them action figures was an easy crossover, even when it came to the 2-inch small PVC gum rubber of keshi figures. 



Custom painted (from L to R: Tatsumi Fujinami, Jumbo Tsuruta, Riki Choshu and Bruiser Brody) 

My MINT "pink" Road Warriors set.
They are absolutely stunning to look at and have beaten the snot out of every keshi tag team they have ever faced.
OOHHHH, WHAT A RUSH!!!




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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS DATABASE



THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS
CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS
DATABASE

 BY
"RASCALLY" ROY THOMAS
AND
JOHN "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" CIMINO 


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"I get a thrill when I get to see Roy because I look at Roy and I think, you know, Stan co-created the characters and set up the universe, but Roy is the one who taught us all how to write. Because we all write a lot more like Roy than we do like Stan. And there's a guy that is the epitome of what we should aspire too. He's a talented guy, he remembers everything, he knows everything."
Tom DeFalco




Roy Thomas:

What you are about to see is a Herculean labor called THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS DATABASE!  What’s that you say?  Well, over the past year, my manager and friend John Cimino has made it his personal mission to collect and collate everything he could of my "contributions," such as they may be, to the comicbook field... and he's done such a formidable job that there are a number of concepts and characters listed which I had totally forgotten.  The result is, he and I both hope, a database which will be of considerable worth to both the researcher and the casual reader.  Naturally, it's not my--or John's--contention that my work over the past half-century plus has such unique merit that it should be catalogued and celebrated above that of others.  Rather, he and I hope by this thorough database to inspire others to create additional databases of their own, devoted to this artist or that writer.  If that happens, the field of comicbook history will be the richer for it.  Now, let's get into this thing, shall we?

It's a bit hard to believe, when I look back at all the comicbook characters I was fortunate enough to get to co-create or at least co-develop.  But I'd grown up in smalltown Missouri loving comics, so when I got a chance to work in the field in 1965, at the ripe old age of 24, I grabbed it, and soon would be working for Marvel Comics and Stan Lee as his editorial assistant and "staff writer."  I suppose Banshee was the first super-type I dreamed up, although Stan wouldn't let the character be a woman, as he should have been.  I wasn't wild about the idea of making up heroes for Marvel, since I wouldn't own any part of them or be able to control their destinies past a certain point, but I did it anyway in the sense of heroes like Wolverine, Iron Fist, Warlock, the (second) Vision, Morbius, Black Knight, Son of Satan, et al.  Some of them I wrote... others I never (or virtually never) scripted but turned over immediately to other talented people to scribe, and they almost always did me proud.


Of course, I co-created some characters for DC, too, in the 1980s... but my Marvel list is far more extensive, since it involves the period from 1965 to 1980, and then again from the latter 1980s through at least the tail end of the 20th century.  Actually, I just made up a few characters for my story in Marvel's SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #10-11 released in late 2019 and X-MEN LEGENDS vol. 2 #1-2 released in 2022, and they are included here.  In other fields, Gerry Conway and I created the black Amazon Zula for the film that became "Conan the Destroyer" (even suggesting Grace Jones for the part, which worked out well)... and maybe I made up one or two for TV animation, as well... but I think I gave my best effort to the comics.  Naturally, John Cimino and I know we probably forgot somebody-or-other that will later occur to us (or to someone else who sees the lists), and we hope, and trust people will let us know if they run across some character or concept that I may have played a part in and simply forgot to list.  I don't want to take any credit away from anyone who deserves it--after all, I nearly always co-created characters with an artist at the very least, since the only characters I ever drew the first picture of as well as wrote were Hyperion, Nighthawk, Dr. Spectrum, and the Whizzer (of the Squadron Sinister/Supreme), 3D Man, and Union Jack (of THE INVADERS), plus audio-describes images of Man-Ape and Red Wolf and a few others that will be listed... but hopefully those folks have their own lists, which I applaud, or this database will encourage them to do so.


The pioneers of comicbook fandom face front in 1963 (from L to R): Roy Thomas and then-girlfriend Linda Rahm (ALTER EGO's first photographed "Joy Holiday"), Jerry and Sondra Bails, and Bilijo and Ruth White.


John Cimino:
 
What can you say about Roy Thomas?  His accolades in the comic business are almost without equal and his writing style was completely unique to anything that was being done at the time.  He was the first true fanboy of the medium to break into the field and brought along a fan-like enthusiasm with a vast wealth of literary knowledge to his stories which made them deeper than anything that had been done before.  While Stan Lee defined the 1960s with witty banter and contagious flair, it was Roy who took the reins from Stan and gave comic stories a new depth that even the most sophisticated reader could respect.  Roy blossomed into the best comicbook writer of the 1970s (as nobody won more industry and fan writing awards during that decade) and became Stan Lee's protégé and eventual successor as Marvel's editor-in-chief.

ROY THOMAS AWARD HISTORY:


  • 1962: Alley Award for Best Fanzine Alter Ego (with Jerry Bails)
  • 1962: Alley Award for Best Strips Bestest League of America (Alter Ego #1-3, written and drawn by Roy Thomas)
  • 1962: Alley Award for Best Fiction The Reincarnation of the Spectre (Alter Ego #1-2, written and drawn by Roy Thomas)
  • 1964: Alley Award for Best Fanzine Alter Ego (with Jerry Bails)
  • 1964: Alley Award for Best Article in a Fanzine One Man's Family (Alter Ego #7, written by Roy Thomas)
  • 1965: Alley Award for Best Fanzine Alter Ego
  • 1969: Alley Award for Best Pro Writer
  • 1971: Shazam Award for Best Writer (Dramatic Division)
  • 1971: Shazam Award for Best Continuing Feature Conan the Barbarian
  • 1971: Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Writer
  • 1972: Excellence as a Fanzine editor, as a Comicbook Award from the New England Comic Art Convention, MA
  • 1973: Shazam Award for Best Individual Story ("Song of Red Sonja", with artist Barry Smith, in Conan the Barbarian #24)
  • 1973: Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Writer
  • 1973: Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Editor
  • 1974: Shazam Award for Superior Achievement by an Individual
  • 1974: Shazam Award for Best Continuing Feature Conan the Barbarian
  • 1974: Irving Award for Favorite Black-and-White Story ("Red Nails", with artist Barry Smith, in Savage Tales #2)
  • 1974: Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for Best Foreign Author
  • 1974: Inkpot Award from the San Diego Comic Con, CA
  • 1974: Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Editor
  • 1974: Fan/Writer/Editor "Imperious Roy" Award from the Creation Convention, NYC
  • 1975: Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Writer
  • 1975: Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Editor
  • 1975: Irving Award for Favorite Black-and-White Story ("A Witch Shall Be Born", with artist John Buscema, in Savage Sword of Conan #5)
  • 1976: Irving Award for Best Writer
  • 1977: Favorite Comicbook Writer at the Eagle Awards
  • 1977: Favorite Comicbook Magazine Savage Sword of Conan at the Eagle Awards 
  • 1978: FOOM Award for Favorite Marvel Writer
  • 1978: Guest of Honor at the Comic Art Convention, NYC
  • 1978: Favorite Comicbook Magazine Savage Sword of Conan at the Eagle Awards
  • 1979: Favorite Comicbook Magazine Savage Sword of Conan at the Eagle Awards
  • 1985: Named as one of the honorees by DC Comics in the company's 50th anniversary publication Fifty Who Made DC Great
  • 1990: Lifetime Fandom Award from Diamond Comics Distributors Inc.
  • 1996: Author That We Love at the Haxtur Awards from the Gijon Comic Con, Spain
  • 1998: Teller of "Super" Tales Award from Kansas City Comic Con, KC
  • 1999: Named as the no. 5 greatest comic book writer and no. 4 greatest comic book editor of the twentieth century by a poll conducted by Comics Buyer's Guide
  • 2000: Outstanding Achievement in Comicbook Writing at the Paul S. Newman Awards
  • 2003: Guest of Honor for the Turin Comic Con, Italy
  • 2006: Guest of Honor in Robert E. Howard's 100th Birthday Celebration for the Robert E. Howard Days, TX
  • 2007: In Recognition of Extraordinary and Creative Contributions to American Comicbooks Award from the Montclair Art Museum, NJ
  • 2007: Eisner Award for Best Comicbook Related Periodical Alter Ego
  • 2010: In Recognition of Contributions to the Star Wars Legacy Award - Honorary Member of the 501st Legion Fan Organization 
  • 2010: Comics Bulletin ranks Conan the Barbarian no. 7 on its "Top 10 1970s Marvels" list
  • 2011: Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame from the San Diego Comic Con, CA
  • 2015: The Black Circle Award from the Robert E. Howard Foundation
  • 2015: Best Comic Writer In the 75 Years of Marvel from the Comics Festival, Germany
  • 2017: Historic Achievement Award from the Big Apple Convention, NYC
  • 2017: Sergio Award from the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS)
  • 2018: Terrific Creator Award from the Terrific Comic Con, CT
  • 2018: Guest of Honor for the Barcelona Comic Con, Spain
  • 2019: Key to the City Award from Jackson, Missouri (February 23rd, declared "Roy Thomas Day") 
  • 2020: Alumni Merit Award from the Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO
  • 2021: Guest of Honor in Celebrating 51 years of Conan in Comics for the Robert E. Howard Days, TX
  • 2022: Harvey Awards Hall of Fame from the New York Comic Con, NYC

Stan Lee and Roy (or the Man and his protégé) in 1970 creating magic to captivate the world.


But enough about Roy's writing skills and awards, let's get to his creations.  As Roy stated above; he didn't like to create comicbook characters because he knew he wouldn't be able to own them.  Well, maybe he should've practiced what he preached because own them or not, Roy Thomas has indeed created or I should say co-created a bunch of comicbook characters (and when we add in all the historical characters, he revamped into comicbook form, the number gets even more ridiculous).  One thing I can say for certain is that there are probably only a handful of creators in the history of comics that have co-created more (even less if you want to talk about characters known all over the world that have shaped pop culture and brings in billions to Hollywood from movies and television for BOTH Marvel and DC--how many creators can make that claim??).  How many in total, we may never know the answer for certain, but from the size of this database--IT'S A HELLUVA LOT!!! 

Yup, this thing is really BIG and was a monumental task to compile.  Roy and I both buckled down and did months of research; we went over Roy's "official" lists, had long phone/email conversations to gather information, dug through all our comics, got some assistance from others including collaborator Jean-Marc Lofficier and scoured the internet so many times we lost count.  What we discovered was there were so many minor and insignificant background characters that didn't have big roles in the stories or just had brief appearances, and there were also a bunch of revamped or alternate-reality versions of characters in stories from NOT BRAND ECHH, WHAT IF, CONAN, pulps, novels, literature and the like.  Same can be said about certain paraphernalia or vehicles Roy co-created that were so minuscule, they found their way into comicbook obscurity.  Things could've gotten pretty monotonous, but we like to be as complete as we can so we tried to get in the more important ones (can anyone say Adam Klink?), especially if someone or something had a few recurring roles or used by other writers in later years.  Hey, Roy has been writing comics waaay longer than I've been alive so there's literally thousands of pages of secondary characters he put into his stories, so we're sorry if "Rocky," "Sally," "Mr. Calkin" and all the others don't make it in this database because we can only do so much.  Hopefully, if anyone locates a "Roy Thomas co-creation" we didn't list and thinks it should be, let us know and we'll add it.  Roy will even give you a nice shout out online on The Roy Thomas Appreciation Board on Facebook!  So, if you're not already a member, join today.


Roy with some early acclaim in 1965


We think you'll enjoy the fruits of our labor with these comprehensive lists we put into three categories: MARVEL COMICS (split into 2 parts)DC COMICS, and MISCELLANEOUS (this category also includes all Roy's fan letters).  Included with each entry is a picture, listing of first comicbook appearance, who Roy co-created the concept with and any background information he wanted to include.  Hopefully all those mistakes on the internet about who created what (that drives Roy and I both crazy) can be put to rest.  We can't save everything in the comicbook world from wannabe historian trolls and fanboy mistakes but when it comes to Roy Thomas, at least we can do our part to give you the correct information straight from the source (so for crying out loud, Roy had nothing to do with the creation of Misty Knight and Polaris).  But we're not perfect either, so if you spot a mistake we made or have a question, let us know.  This is an ever-evolving database, and we appreciate when fans give us more input to expand it further.
 

Roy showcasing some of his babies. Yeah, there are a lot of them.

In ending, Roy and I hope you'll enjoy this project we put our "blood, sweat and tears" into (and yes, I cried a bunch of tears).  Through all the research and rewrites, I'm honestly very happy with the end result.  And the best part is, despite how much information is jam-packed into this thing, I've made it really easy to understand and navigate through, you can just sit back and enjoy the experience.  So here's to all the readers, researchers and fans; a fun and accurate resource on the comicbook magic of "Rascally" Roy Thomas, one of the greatest writer/creators of popular fiction and an exclusive member of the Mount Rushmore of Marvel Comics alongside Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.

"You take away a man's humanity, if you take away their credit."
Jerry Robinson


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