SUMMARY:
The Aurimat Man-e-Faces is identified by its light and pale skin tones, grayish blue tones, fuschia-colored chest tubes, very dark purple head knob, and cheek highlights.
Initially released in the second year of the Los Amos del Universo production (1985), Man-e-Faces is marked © MATTEL INC. 1982 FRANCE behind the head, and FRANCE on the opaque, dark orange (very rigid) gun. This release came in either regular (human) eye size, or very small eyes.
The following year (1986) Man-e-Faces was released using Taiwan molds. The figure is now marked © MATTEL. INC. 1982 TAIWAN, although the gun stays the same (marked FRANCE). This release is typically seen with small eyes. I’ve yet to confirm a regular eye version of this second release. The Taiwan version is by far the rarer of the two releases.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
1. Pale, light skin tones
2. Fuschia-colored chest tubes
3. Very dark head nob and cheek highlights
FIRST WAVE (1985):
MARKED: © MATTEL INC. 1982 FRANCE
GUN MARKED: FRANCE
SECOND WAVE (1986):
MARKED: © MATTEL INC. 1982 TAIWAN
GUN MARKED: FRANCE
