Astro Apes

Astro Apes are typical of a true knockoff. They came in header bags with no company markings. The header card shows hand-drawn illustrations of each character. There were 4 apes in this series: The warrior ape came with a sort of raygun which he is incapable of even holding. I am unsure if any of the other characters had items or not, other than Artemus who came with a very flimsy green suitcase, as I only have two bagged, Myra and Artemus. Myra does not have anything in her bag, but there was a small hole in it so it is unclear at this point. The bodies are only articulated at the neck, waist, shoulders and legs and stand at 8 inches tall. The clothes came in several variations of colors. I even have an example of yellow boots and green boots on the same character. The heads appear to be molded right from the Mego molds with some slight modifications. Myra is Mego's Zira head with a flower added to the side of it, similar to a Hawaiian luau dancer. Dr. Zorma has a Mego Dr. Zaius head with a pair of glasses molded on. The Warrior Ape is a Galen head with some sort of helmet (similar to a Roman soldier helmet) molded on. Artemis is a bit unique, but follows the same Mego pattern. These figures seem to show up quite a bit in the United Kingdom. They are quite rare and may be difficult to find.

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8" Astro Apes Figures
Artemus	Dr. Zorma	Myra	Warrior Ape

Astro Apes - Head closeups
Artemus	Dr. Zorma	Myra	Warrior Ape

Astro Apes - packaging
Header Card	Dr. Zorma