• Many ask if I have these in stock. Yes I do, I keep them in inventory.
• There are currently no other Marx Action figure books on the market like it with such detail! If you like Johnny West, Knights, Stony, etc for collecting, selling etc, you will want this Information packed guide!
• Thanks again for all of you who have bought author direct from me. I am always ready to discuss any new findings on these cool toys and collectibles with my fellow marx fans
• Test product imagery, rare variations, and plenty of great imagery! We strive to have the Best photo reference for Johnny West in ink! Examples of Prototypes, Store Displays, Box Art are here!
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• Pg. 41, Top right photo, should be NON-quick draw version of Johnny West, QD Johnny's are light blue, can be seen on page 42.
• Pg. 43, write-up should say for Jane West "...brown poly plastic accessories found vs. silver...", NOT U.S. silver... For whatever reason
  publisher did this a few times, must be high tech editor spell checkers.
• Pg. 90 has the same error; last sentence should read "The blue box seems to be more desired vs. (not U.S.) BOW packaging.."
• Pg. 47, 70, 72, The Indian accessory lists show Blanket with strap (2), and Cinch (1), it's the same accessory. The Cinch and the Pony blanket strap are the same piece. I listed it twice, disregard one of them. How I missed this one I can't explain. My web page is correct and was done 3 years ago!
  
• Pg. 106, the Horse should be omitted as an accessory, 19 accessories is the total on the Buckboards. I never count the figures or paperwork as accessories.
  
• Pg. 107, The Whip and wheels are poly-plastic, the seat, fencing and base are H.P. accessories. (In some cases though, I have now found them made
  of poly-plastic vs styrene. Seems to be later produced wagons)
  
• Pg. 147, Fatigue hats for Sgt. Starr or Baker should be 1 not 2.
  
• Mike Hazard accessory listings on page 117-118 do not list the flashlight. Instead I have the Lugar listed 2x. The accessory picture is correct, its the text list only in error.
  
• Horse Stock Numbers!! For TB's, Buckskins and Comanches, The designations after the Stock Number are as follows: Thunderbolts(A Palomino, B Black, C Brown), Buckskins(A Palomino, B Brown) Comanche (A brown, B Cream), If JWA, an Extra C is added as well.
  
• The BOTW Kids are 9" tall, not 7.5", Ouch! better get a new ruler ;)
  
• Sorry Glenn "Ridenour" on your last name!!! BTW, Thanks to Glenn for his critics review of this book and great catches. He certainly is a Marx expert
• The White Sheriff Figure is Bobby Bueno, from Mexico! Not a US prototype.

Find any more? Lmk, I will compile updates and revisions for the next re-issue in 5 years. Keep in mind I am not really an author, writer, or photographer. I am a collector. I wanted to share with all my fellow friends and collectors what I have seen and came in contact with. Many pieces are traded to other collectors and dealers. Items I have for trade can be found on my website. You can email or write and send a self addressed and stamped envelope to:

Tom Heaton
P.O. Box 228
Parrish FL 34219

Since being a child, I have been obsessed with the old days. Old days to me by the way is the 1970s back to the pre world war II era. I enjoy nostalgia, looking back at photo's of my family, researching my father WWII days, up thru my childhood. In 1996, I was hit with the hunt for toys. Not just any toys, but more specifically Marx Action Figures. The problem I quickly found was there was little information on the toys. Most toy dealers would say Johnny who? Johnny West, I would reply. Incidently, some say my image on the left shows I have become to resemble the likeness of none other than the Johnny West action figure himself...I guess we become our surroundings.

It was soon obvious a website and book was needed to give these toys an identity. Taking the leap, I decided to go for it and do a website and eventually a book on these fine toys. In 1996 I developed an idea of The Marx toy Room website, which went live by 1997. Quickly it was changed to The Vintage Toy Room and brought my first domain, www.vintagetoyroom.com. For various reasons, the name name was changed, but in the end it allowed me to not only feature Marx figures, but Huffy rail bikes, GI joe's, games, Hot Wheels, or any other toy interest of my childhood. That is what we are about. Remembering those pain free days of being a kid. Buying penny candy at a mired of corner stores, getting doughnuts from Trivilinos bakery, grabbing a burger at Wimpys, at a local diner. All part of the past in my small childhood "city" known as Ogdensburg. City? yes, amazing 16,000 people make a city. My current suburb is a town with 100,000 people. Figure that one out and let me know. So i have digressed...

In 1999 The Encyclopedia of Marx Figures was released. this was my first book published with Krause. About 7-8000 copies were made and distributed worldwide through book stores, Amazon, Barns And Noble, and of course The Vintage Toy Room. The book was all shot on film. Thats right, film, not much digital help back then. I shot a few thousand pictures and had them all developed. These were then scanned, and unedited for the most part, picked over and added to the book.

In 2005 we continued the journey of books in the form of modules. The First module was The Johnny West Adventure series. Two more followed, and plans are on the table to do more. The modules added better images, layout and design all done by me personally. No big publisher in the mix on these. As a result, they take a great deal of effort. I also took on the pre press work, and had them in direct to press shape for printing. This saved costs so I could do small collector runs of 200 copies. It also allowed me to be more hands on and critical of what was to be printed in ink. Thats right, ink. Here is something old school, vintage, retro, something you need no internet, no mouse, no power to enjoy. Thanks for being a part of my journey. Tom-

If you ever want to buy a book, poster, module etc. you can also mail a MO. we still do things the vintage way if people prefer it. You can also email or write and send a self addressed and stamped envelope to:

Tom Heaton
P.O. Box 228
Parrish F.L. 34219