Malaysia Faker (Big Boot, center raised COO) - Front View
Malaysia Faker (Big Boot, center raised COO) - Back View
Malaysia Faker (Center Raised COO) - COO Closeup
Malaysia Faker (Small Boot, Center Raised COO) - Front View
Malaysia Faker (Small Boot, Center Raised COO) - Back View
Malaysia Faker - Sticker Closeup
SUMMARY:
While the first Faker releases in 1982 were made in Taiwan, for their 1985 "He's Back" reissue the Faker production moved to Malaysia. Here it changed from the Taiwan standard that had soft heads in blue, with painted red hair, to now hard heads molded in red with faces painted blue. These new Fakers came both in small (standard he-man sized) boots and also large (thunderpunch he-man sized) boots. They also had various ways the Malaysia stamp was done in the back.
FIGURE MARKED: © MATTEL. INC. 1981. MALAYSIA
ACCESSORIES MARKED: MALAYSIA
VARIANTS:
1. Big Boot, Raised Center COO
2. Big Boot, Flat Center COO
3. Small Boot, Raised Center COO
4. Small Boot, Flat Center COO