Big Jim - Karl May's © Winnetou and Old Shatterhand

Karl May's © Winnetou and Old Shatterhand

This series took its inspiration from the Winnetou movies that were made in the seventies that starred Pierre Brice as Winnetou and Lex Barker as Old Shatterhand. Mattel released six dolls in the Karl May line; they came in large green display boxes with the Karl May logo on the box. The lineup should be as follows:

• Winnetou : Indian figure with real hair / Snake bandana – Suede-like pants with purple addings on the side – silver rifle
• Old Shatterhand : Winnetou's sidekick / Fully dressed in suede-like trapper outfit with westernboots – gunbelt with two guns – peace pipe – rifle – hat
• Old Firehand : Bearded Trapper figure / bearskin-like hat – peace pipe – gunbelt with two guns – rifle
• Bloody Fox : Villain-like Indian figure with scare on face – rifle – chestbelt – gunbelt with two guns
• Old Surehand : Buffalo Bill-type figure also with real hair / hat – leather cowboy outfit – western boots – white tie – rifle – gunbelt with two guns
• Ntscho Tschi : Indian Squaw Doll / The one and only Barbie-type doll in the Big Jim / Karl May series / Squaw outfit with two carrying buckets

A series based on Wild West characters of the popular German writer Karl May (1842–1912) and especially the 1960s series of Karl May movies was available in the late 1970s, including Old Shatterhand and Winnetou, Chief of the Apache. In addition to May's original Old Firehand and Old Surehand, a Bloody Fox was invented. With Ntscho-Tschi, Winnetou's sister, a unique female character was introduced to the series.