Lon Chaney Sr., the man of a thousand faces. first starred as cinema’s Phantom Of The Opera. Since then several adaptations both on TV and movies have adapted the operatic horror Story.
The story has also been adapted as a successful musical play generating several top songs and bringing a haunting love story into the mix.
Sideshow Toys/Collectibles created a fully articulated 12-inch figure of the famous Phantom.
A flip open lid box holds the figure and accessories secured in a form fitting clear plastic cocoon and protected by a clear display panel.
I’m not sure which is more frightening the Phantom’s dead white distorted face or the grotesque mask he wears as the Masque Of The Red Death.
The Phantom’s face is a twisted, distorted and horrific visage with pulled back lips, long white teeth, a drawn up nose with large nostrils and deep set eyes etched with deep shadows and his high forehead barely covered by black receding hair.
His mask is a skull with a huge number of teeth emphasizing its grisly grin, a white bone nose and deep sunken eyes with high cheekbones and oversize brows.
The Phantom’s solid red outfit is an impressive example of down-scaling clothing from its stitching to it ruffles and fit.
The figure wears a short waist jacket with puffed sleeves at the shoulder, ruffles at the neck, a cinched waist and fold over lapel.
The coat’s sleeves are cuffless and fit tightly to the wrists.
The waistline of the coat tapers over the red puffed bloomers that have large folded pleats that are cinched at the just above the knees.
The Phantom wears red tights that end at the ankles and red leather jester shoes that curl slightly at the top.
He also comes with a large rim black hat with a huge red plume of feathers.
The figure looks even more menacing when it holds it large silver and black serpentine staff with a skull pommel.
A cobblestone base is included with a small tab that fits into the figure’s foot holding it in place.
Articulation is smoothly and unencumbered by the clothing with no binding.
Clothing folds, pleats and wrinkles appear normal and the entire outfit fits the figure perfectly.
The Phantom's hand holds the staff without slippage and his large hat fits snug over his head.
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