{"id":1380,"date":"2013-01-25T17:38:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/?page_id=1380"},"modified":"2014-04-19T21:21:12","modified_gmt":"2014-04-19T21:21:12","slug":"alanverdon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/alanverdon\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Verdon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"galleryimg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/images\/AlanVirdonCardArt.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Virdon Planet of the Apes Card Art\" width=\"451\" height=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"rightbox\">\n<ul id=\"linklist\">\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">VERDON LINKS <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#intro\">1974 Introduction <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#variations\"> Variations <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#PACKAGING\">PACKAGING <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#boxes\">Window Box<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#card1\">Card 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#card2\">Card 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#palitoy\">Palitoy Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#cipsa\">Cipsa Bill<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">ALAN VERDON ACCESSORIES <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#moccasins\">Moccasins<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"intro\" name=\"intro\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Introduction<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/images\/verdon1loose.jpg\" alt=\"loose mego alan verdon\" border=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alan Verdon (item # 50900\/0) ( assortment # 50902) packed 5 per case<\/p>\n<p>The two humans created for the second set of Planet of the Apes\u00a0figures are based very closely on the television series actors.\u00a0Mego made terrific representations of James Naughton, who played\u00a0Peter Burke, and Ron Harper, as Alan Virdon. One of the humans\u00a0suffers to this day from a Mego &#8220;typo.&#8221; The character of Alan Virdon\u00a0was misspelled &#8220;Verdon&#8221; in all Mego packaging. His companion, Peter\u00a0Burke , has been ribbing him about it ever since. Like all of the\u00a0figures in Mego&#8217;s POTA line, these characters are found on both\u00a0Type 1 (metal joint) and Type 2 (plastic joint) bodies. <a href=\"peterburke.html\">Burke<\/a> and\u00a0Virdon wear identical terrycloth pants and the same brown or burgundy\u00a0moccasins worn by both <a href=\"cornelis.html\">Cornelius<\/a> and <a href=\"galen.html\">Galen<\/a>.\u00a0He wears a long brown cloth vest over an open terrycloth shirt.<br \/>\n<a id=\"variations\" name=\"variations\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Variations<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/images\/mego_cheron.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look Familiar? Mego reused the Verdon headsculpt to produce the Cheron figure from their\u00a0<a href=\" http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/trek\/cher.shtml\">Star Trek Aliens line <\/a> (info courtesy of Lenn Starr)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"box\" name=\"PACKAGE\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Packaging List<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1st issue US card (all characters copyright of Apjac Prod and 20th Cent. Fox)<br \/>\n2nd issue US card ( astrerix on Ursus (black face) all other copyright of only 20th Cent. Fox)<br \/>\n3rd issue US card ( Ursus and Urko switch names, asterix on Ursus (helmet head))<br \/>\nMailer box<br \/>\nUS window boxed<br \/>\nPalitoy card (UK)<br \/>\nCipsa boxed (Mexico) packaged as &#8220;Bill&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"boxes\" name=\"boxes\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Window Boxes<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/images\/Alanvbox.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Alan Verdon Doll in Window Box Planet of the Apes\" width=\"500\" height=\"1037\" align=\"bottom\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/images\/Alanvboxback.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Alan Verdon Doll in Window Box Planet of the Apes\" width=\"500\" height=\"1037\" align=\"bottom\" \/><br \/>\nAlan Verdon in an Astronaut window box. One theory is that neither Verdon nor <a href=\"burke.html\">Burke<\/a> actually\u00a0came in these boxes. However, they do pop up a good deal in the secondary market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"card1\" name=\"card1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Card 1<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/images\/virdonmegocard1.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First Version Mego carded Alan Verdon courtesy of Mike J.<br \/>\n<!--ANCHOR TAG --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"card2\" name=\"card2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Card 2<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/images\/virdonmegocard2.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Second Version Mego carded Alan Verdon courtesy of Mike J<\/p>\n<p><!--ANCHOR TAG --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"palitoy\" name=\"palitoy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Palitoy UK<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/images\/Alanvpalitoy.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Alan Verdon on UK Palitoy Bradgate Card Planet of the Apes\" width=\"525\" height=\"559\" align=\"bottom\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planet of the Apes Alan Verdon on UK Palitoy Card<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p>Alan Verdon was released on a second issue Palitoy card as seen in this picture courtesy of collector Scott Miller.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"cipsa\" name=\"cipsa\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Cipsa Bill<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/images\/cipsabill.jpg\" alt=\"mego cipsa bill figure from planet of the apes in Mexico\" align=\"middle\" border=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cipsa, who had the rights to the Mego Planet of the Apes line in\u00a0Mexico, released a variant of Alan Verdon called Bill. Most gather\u00a0that he is based on the astronaut from the short-lived Planet of\u00a0the Apes animated series.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/images\/billboxfront.jpg\" alt=\"cipsa planet of the apes bill box\" border=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All Cipsa characters came in this large window less box which seems similiar to the packaging for the Gabriel Lone Ranger line.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/images\/billboxback.jpg\" alt=\"cipsa planet of the apes bill box\" border=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"galleryimg\">Alan Verdon : Original Accessories and Known Repros<\/div>\n<p><!--Title bar --><\/p>\n<p><!--LOOSE FIGURE HERE --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/accessory\/verdon\/verdon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/accessory\/verdon\/verdonsmall.jpg\" alt=\"Loose Alan Verdon\" width=\"177\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--LOOSE FIGURE ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"moccasins\" name=\"Moccasins\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Moccasins<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"imagebox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/accessory\/corny\/mocs.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/pota\/accessory\/corny\/mocssmall.jpg\" alt=\"moccasins\" width=\"175\" height=\"70\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"textright\">\n<p>Verdon wears the same moccasins as Cornelius\/Galen, Peter Burke, Starsky from Starsky and Hutch and some figures in the Western line. They come in various shades of brown and burgundy tones. They have been factory reproduced by Classic TV Toys, EMCE Toys and Tim Mee. The CTVT reproductions are a darker brown than originals and are a little shorter with a slightly different overall shape. They are marked CTV on the inside. The EMCE reproductions fall well into the range of color shades you find originals in and the material used to make them is spot on, however, they are taller than originals. You can also notice that the original mocs were poured from the side (the minor flashing is evident) but the new EMCE versions are poured from the back. The other thing that makes the EMCE version spotable is there is a stamp on the inside of each moc. On the one I examined, one moc had the number 1 stamped in it, the other had a 4. To make matters a little more confusing, Tim Mee reproduced the Mego western line back during the Mego era using the same molds. So there are vintage mocs out there that are identical to Mego in almost all respects. Color, material, molds, etc&#8230; The Tim Mee mocs are just a touch thinner, making them a little more flexible than originals. The big difference is that the Tim Mee&#8217;s are marked made in Hong Kong on the bottom, while the original Mego&#8217;s are unmarked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VERDON LINKS 1974 Introduction Variations PACKAGING Window Box Card 1 Card 2 Palitoy Card Cipsa Bill ALAN VERDON ACCESSORIES Moccasins Introduction Return to Top Alan Verdon (item # 50900\/0) ( assortment # 50902) packed 5 per case The two humans&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/alanverdon\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"pota_alan_page.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1380","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1380"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4209,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1380\/revisions\/4209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}