Three Phantom ash trays/trays from Monkeys of Melbourne.
This has a slight flaw it in made during the manufacturing process
I believe these were made to be used as ash trays but how could you stub your cigarette out on the Phantom? They're merely decorative for me.
Monkey's of Melbourne was a company who hand made and also mass manufactured comic and cartoon character collectibles. They were based in Fitzroy and were around (as far as I know) from about the mid eighties until the late nineties. Nowadays their products are in high demand with collectors, especially their diverse range of glasses, and their handmade porcelain and china products.
I have slowly accumulated some of their products, over the years.
This is a Phantom tray which is approximately 20cm wide, and shows the Phantom's fist, about to land a blow on a roughneck.
Made in 1990, handpainted. Monkeys were licensed to produce Phantom products, and they had a fantastic range. I am always on the lookout for more.
They pop up on Ebay all the time, the glasses go for astonishing amounts of money with glass collectors.
First penned by Lee Falk in 1934, Mandrake the Magician is a beloved comic crime-fighter. With a wave of his enchanting hand, crooks and gangsters are hypnotized into submission. Believing the illusion that their weapons are deadly snakes and red-hot irons, criminals cast aside their defenses and are easily apprehended by the cunning magician and his allies. With his dapper mustache and top hat, Mandrake the Magician is an unforgettable classic comic hero.
