When Sideshow Collectibles first started out it was known as Sideshow Toys.
It’s first 12-inch fully articulated collectible figures were a series of Universal Studios Famous Monsters-Bela Lugosi’s Dracula being one of them.
As a special treat to reviewers and retailers Sideshow would produce Holiday figures around Christmas time.
One year they sent me a Dracula Holiday/Christmas figure dressed in a solid white jammies outfit. Only 300 were produced.
The figure comes in a rectangular flip lid box. A special printed red ribbon with attached card slips over the box
The cover of the box is the original Dracula posture reproduced in a smaller scale. On the back is a black and white head shot of Lugosi as Dracula.
Opening the box to the inside flap is the cast and crew listing from the movie.
The Dracula figure with accessories is cradled in a form-fitting clear plastic cocoon with Dracula held in place with a plastic strap.
A special clear plastic viewing panel is over the cocoon, figure and accessories.
The inside and outside trim edges look like castle brownstone.
The Dracula, fully articulated figure’s face looks remarkably like Bela Lugosi with its slicked back black hair, heavy brows, wide face, deep set eyes, creased cheeks and thin lips.
Face coloration is pale, as are its hands and torso.
There is nice coloration variation on the face with a special emphasis one the eyes, cheeks and brow.
The figure wears a solid white full jammies set with footies and a single zipper/Velcro opening on the front.
Included with the figure is a large black and brown vampire bat, two large rats with curling tails and a special flagstone base with a foot cup so the figure can stand.
Details on the bat and rats are perfect from their snarling faces to their threatening poses.
Dracula is ready to bed down in his coffin ready for Christmas the next day.
Perhaps he’ll get a gift card to a blood bank for Christmas?
Psalm 91:11 (NKJV) “For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.”
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