SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN - First Issue Action Figure

A Guide to the
Six Million Dollar Man
FIRST ISSUE ACTION FIGURE

This Guide is for information purposes only and should be used as such.
I will update this guide as needed and hope you will find it helpful in your searches for Bionic Toys from the popular shows.
First and formost, I would like to intorduce myself, My name is:
Mike Van Plew, milwaukeemachineman
I have collected the bionic toys for over 30 years and have written numerous articles on the Bionic Toys for such magazines as Lee's Toy Review and Action Figure Digest, Plus being named in several books about all action figures. I have even been on national television for my collection.
I will start off with the first issue of The Six Million Dollar Man Action Figure. The figure was made by Kenner Toys in 1975 and is so stamped on the back of the action figure. It came in a box with a flap with drawings of the character in action. It also was a window box to show the figure. The figure was dressed in his NASA style Red Sweat Suit with red rubber shoes and white socks. Included with the figure came an engine block which the figure could lift by turning the figures head to the right and depressing the button on his back, which made a cranking noise to represent the bionic action of the arm. Turning the head back to the left released the right arm from action.
Now on the Right arm were two modules one in the upper arm and one in the lower, and the arm was covered in a flesh colored rubber that could be rolled up to reveil the bionic modules. Now the main question everyone asks is is the rubber skin in good shape. gee on, after thirty years, the rubber even on one's Mint in the Box does not last! The rubber hardens and usually flakes off over time.
I would like to explain a few facts about the first issue Six Million Dollar Man Action Figure, From this point out I will refer to it/him/them as
SMDM
This will save the time from writing it out all the time. Now on some ads I have noticed that a picture shows the 1973 character Trademark by Universal City Studios Inc. Which is also on the back of the figure, but it is for ONLY the Character from the Television Show NOT the year in which the figure was made. This can be seen below the red button on the figures back.
Above the red button on the figures back is the actual stamped year in which the figure was made (1975) also the catalog number of the item is 65000 and the figure was made in Hong Kong for Kenner Toys.
On the first SMDM figure contrary to anyone's belief is that the LEFT arm is NOT removable, It does Not detach from the shoulder as the second and third versions do, so if by any chance you do have one and the LEFT ARM can be removed then you DO NOT HAVE A FIRST ISSUE!
Most what is found is the Second Version with the first versions right arm and is missing the rubber skin and usually one or both the Bionic Modules in both the upper and lower right arm. Because they were obviously well played with.

Above is just EXACTLY what a First Issue SMDM Figure Looks like. Shown is both front and back of the box and the SMDM Figure itself and what each item that was contained within the box.
more to follow............