Round 2 & CA Enterprises Announce Marvel Costume Sets For Captain Action

Round 2 is proud to announce that, for the first time in over 40 years, Captain Action will once again be associated with Marvel Comics characters. 1/6-scale Captain Action costume sets of Spider-Man and Captain America will debut Fall 2011 at Toys’R’Us and other specialty retailers, to be followed by additional releases of Marvel character costume sets, including Iron Man and Thor, in 2012.

Tom Lowe, President and Owner of Round 2 states that “We are thrilled to be able to offer Marvel character costume sets as part of our all-new Captain Action product line. This is a major step for Round 2 and is something we believe the collector community will embrace wholeheartedly. Marvel costume sets for Captain Action is something we have wanted to do for many years — to finally be able to offer costume sets of Spider-Man, Captain America and other great Marvel characters is truly awesome! We think collectors will be pleased with what we have come up with.”

Bob Plant, Creative Director at Round 2 and avowed Captain Action fan, describes the direction the product line will take. “We have a great deal of respect for these timeless characters, and our goal is not to merely recreate the original Marvel costume sets from the 1960s, but to take them a step or two further with enhanced details and more accurate and faithfully-recreated costumes. While packaging is highlighted by Silver Age art and the costumes are tied into that vintage era as well, we’ve updated the packaging style to reflect more modern collector sensibilities. This is an exciting time for Captain Action collectors, new and old!”

Ed Catto of CA Enterprises, the licensor for Captain Action, shares Round 2’s enthusiasm for the project. “The Marvel partnership brings both the excitement of the slate of hit movies combined with comics' top fan-favorite characters. Kids just introduced to these characters will love them, while fans and collectors will be blown away by the authenticity and details.”

Joe Ahearn, Catto’s business partner and co-founder of CA Enterprises, echoes the excitement with all the enthusiasm of a long-time fan. “We are so pleased to be able bring Captain Action back in his original format in a big way with costumes that fans have been clamoring for for a long time. We are very excited to be working with Marvel and have more surprises up our sleeve for the future.”
Captain Action made his debut in the mid-1960s at the height of the super hero craze. The 1/6-scale Captain Action’s outstanding feature is that he could be disguised as a number of different super heroes and comic book characters, a unique concept that has continued to maintain interest in the character all these years. Round 2 and CA Enterprises recently announced plans to bring back the classic toy.

“Make Mine Marvel!” The quintessential catchphrase popularized by Marvel Comics in the 1960s and ‘70s is just as applicable today. With a slew of colorful characters brought to life by a recent crop of blockbuster films (and more on the way), super heroes like Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man and Thor are more popular than ever, and proof that great characters and great stories continue to spark the public’s imagination. No doubt, the pairing of Captain Action and Marvel Comics is a match made in comic fanboy heaven, and a prelude of great things to come.