In 1971, Mattel launched a follow up line to their succesful "Major Matt Mason" line of figures, this time it was the scuba based "Sea Devils" a cool and often overlooked line of toys. For more info check out the 1971 Mattel Sea Devils Catalog..

Janex is best known for their line of talking alarm clocks using hip licenses like Raggedy Anne and Batman. They also made some amusing items such as "Executive Desk Sets" using those same licenses.Get your ass out of bed and look at the 1977 Janex Catalog..

1978 was an infancy year for handheld games and electronic toys, leading the charge was Parker Brothers who made kids wishlists with winning items like Marlin, Wildfire pinball and ROM Space Knight. Get some batteries and check out the 1978 Parker Brothers Electronics Catalog..

Another trip to the wonderful world of licensed Rack Toys, this time it's none other than the undisputed king of all things under a buck, Azrak Hamway International. 1977 sees more Batman, Star Trek and even Lost in Space and M*A*S*H goodies, it's all in the 1977 AHI Catalog.

I know what you're going to say "Who the hell are Bil, Don, Jac and why should I care?" Well, first off, you've got some attitude and secondly, they're a fun bunch of G.I. Joe esque action figures from Italy that really deserve some attention. The Adventures of Bil, Don Jac Catalog..

It didn't go as far as Star Wars but Kenner put in a nice effort in 1982 with their "Adventures of Indiana Jones" toy line. Lots of cool figures and well done playsets in this bunch, perusing the pages of the catalog will have you visiting Ebay, just a warning. 1982 Kenner Indiana Jones Catalog.

For those not in the know, Action Man is the UK version of G.I. Joe and in 1979, while we got absolutely nothing, Action Man was having adventures in every aspect of time and space. Click on the stunning 1979 Palitoy Action Man Catalog for a bonus gallery of boxed items!

In 1984, Mattel introduced the Mattel Secret Wars line, a sometimes curious set of action figures based on the classic Marvel comics characters. The line was one of the first I can remember adults collecting and still remains a toy collector favourite, check out the 1984 Mattel Secret Wars Catalog.

I was shocked and humbled to learn recently that there was a world before I was born and they had some pretty cool toys, who knew? Come visit with Major Matt Mason, TOGL Men, Barbie and of course the unstoppable Hot Wheels line with the 1969 Mattel Fun Book.

With summer here, it's fun to take a look at the various nice weather toys available from HG Toys which included fin licenses like Fat Albert and the Superfriends, producing some of the most logical super hero toys ever, seriously somebody should remake those! 1974 HG Toys Summer Catalog.

More Vintage Toy store photographs! Chapter Eight includes aisles of Star Wars, Micronauts, Action Man, Matt Mason and More. Plus another look at some wonderful (and sadly long gone) independant toy retailers who truly tried to do something magical, enjoy the funky time trip of Chapter Eight of Vintage Toy Stores and be sure check out parts 1 through 6 if you haven't already, maybe your childhood haunt is in there.

As Rack Toy Manufacturers go, NASTA did have some hot licenses like Marvel comics and Barbie, however the majority of their toys are oddball items like Hulk Sunglasses, Spiderman popsicle makers and even Superfriends parcheese! The 1980 Nasta Catalog is a odd but fun look into the world of rack toys..

Newsletters are a dying artform what with the interweb and these kids with their cel phone, oy! Let's take a look back to 1974 when G.I. Joe fans could join the G.I. Joe fanclub and get the super fun Adventure Team newsletter, click here Read All About it..

Most kids probably didn't ask for Mulitple toys by name but judging by their dazzling array of low cost items like Army men, punching bags and pistols. Combine those with hot licenses like Kung Fu and Planet of the Apes and many of us likely had some in store tantrums about this stuff, I know I did. See all the fun at 1976 Multiple Toys Catalog.

Kenner had a big hit on their hands in 1979 when they combined mermaids with little girl's incessant need to comb hair. Sea Wees were a staple of the late seventies until the mid 1980s and in this catalog, they introduced babie Sea Wees, which seems pretty logical. Swim on over to the 1980 Kenner SeaWees Catalog.

Corgi cars were some of the best out there by 1979, mostly because they had so many cool license. It didn't matter that Spider-Man or Shazam didn't need a set of wheels, you wanted them anyway. See all the fun at 1979 Corgi Jr Catalog.

Time to trek back to 1985 and see the illfated LJN line of action figures based on then (and I guess now) TV series "V". Knowing I was deprived of Marc Singer action figure is a serious bummer, see all the mouse gobbling goodness at the LJN V Catalog.

I could not be happier to announce that our sponsor Odeon Toys is producing a Brick Mantooth action figure for 2010, Brick will be 8 inches tall, come in incredibly funky threads and he'll even have a superhero costume (you'll have to visit our sister site The Mego Museum for that one, for more on the Mantooth doll please visit ODEON Toys .

Another long overdue gallery for PlaidStallions is the Matchbox Fighting Furies, we've got the 1974 Matchbox catalog and some pictures from my pal Bill's collection of this incredibly well done Pirate Toy Line. Visit the Matchbox Fighting Furies Archive or walk the plastic plank.

Our upcoming book "Christmas in the 1970s" needs photo submissions and we're having a contest, send us your fun Christmas memory and you could win fabulous prizes! Did you throw up on Santa? Break your Stretch Monster? We want to hear about it, read the blog for More Details!

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