Standard ©1977 12" Mego body with factory produced suit with plastic embedded insignia (not a sticker) and cape. Resin cast head and boots with hand painted details. His right boot has a seam crack in the front and back but still structurally sound. Lt. fray on cape edges and .5" run on back of leg where boot has crack. Head is mint as created as is left boot. Overall figure is Exc. This is the comic style head instead of the Christopher Reeves headsculpt. This figure was created specifically for the Canadian distributor Parkdale Novelty and was also sold in the UK, France and Italy. The movie version Superman has a buff chest and different head, which was common of nearly all of the 12" releases in the US. Visit www.megomuseum.com for a full detailed history on this item. This is the only Mego superhero prototype in recent years to come up for sale and is a one of a kind investment for the ultimate Mego or Superman collector. From the Morris Kotzer Collection, founder and president of Parkdale Novelty, exclusive distributor of Mego toys in Canada in the 1970s.