Rocky Boppers
Zee Toys
1983
Be the King of the Ring and put both Rocky Balboa and Clubber Lang in their places with Zee Toys Rocky Boppers.
What's interesting about these inflatable toys is that when you get down to the root of their purpose, they were intended for kids to punch each other. It blows the mind from a perspective of today because something like this simply wouldn't be allowed. "Here kids. Put these on and beat the s*%t out of each other for mommy and daddy's amusement." Even I have to take a step back and ask, "What were you thinking?" Mind you, I'm the most un-PC person I know.That aside, if you look at these from a collector's standpoint, they hit all the right marks. Each glove has a fantastic image of the character on the front of them and the sides have a beautiful "Rocky Boppers" logo. This is definitely something I want to inflate and display alongside the box, versus keeping them inside of it.
These "gloves" are not very common these days. Though you can find them sporadically, they're going to set you back $50.00+ for them. As of this write up, I've never seen a Clubber Lang set in the wild and only two Rocky ones. If you're going to try to hunt these down, you're going to need a lot of patience, and perhaps, even a bit of luck.
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I just found a pair unopened still in the box and plastic in my attic the ones with rocky on them not mr.t how much would they go for today I can't find a way to price them any where
ReplyDeleteI unfortunately don't have any insight into that question. I would recommend creating an account with Worthpoint, and seeing what prior ones have sold for.
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