In 1968, the Colorform company made a bold attempt at cracking the action figure market with a set of seven bendable rubber “Outer Space Men,” each named after a different planet in Earth’s solar system.
Although the toy line was not initially successful, the innovative and fantastical design made lasting impressions on those children who owned them.
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In 1968, the Colorform company made a bold attempt at cracking the action figure market with a set of seven bendable rubber “Outer Space Men,” each named after a different planet in Earth’s solar system.
