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5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week — Dr Strange, Jumbo Machinders, Micronauts and the Shadow teams up with Col. Sanders! (not really) These here links am are spawnsured. Ben Cooper Dr. Strange Halloween Costume (eBay Affiliate Link) __ Doctor Strange got some merch in the late 1970s and early 1980s, likely due to his […]

Mego Announces Atlas Comics Toy Line Plus Marvel Update!

Mego Announces Atlas Comics Line Plus Marvel Update! Mego Corporation is teaming up with Atlas Comics and Wal-Mart just in time for New York Comic Con! The Mego Museum interviewed Marty, Paul, and Bruce from Mego as they dropped their latest news, the Atlas Comics toy range. This Toy line is based on the characters […]

Pod Stallions 122: Werewolves Part 1

  Pod Stallions 122: Werewolves Part 1 The moon is full, there’s a howling wind, and like a couple of dummies we’ve decided to stay ON the moors, so the scene is set for some werewolf celebrations. On the Mt. Rushmore of monsters, the werewolf/Wolf Man is a sad, sexy, misunderstood beast who’s overdue for […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- The Superfriends, MASH 4077, Planet of the Apes Adventure, Puffy Sticker Monsters and Smooching Dracula? Links are sponsored but not electrified, so you should be fine. Super Friends Flashlight (Affiliate Link) -► This is a one two punch of artwork, we have some lovely Alex Toth Superfriends Swipes […]

ShockTober: Horrible Rubber Masks

ShockTober: Horrible Rubber Masks Today’s ShockTober subject is this beautiful Hong Kong Trade ad from 1983 for the Mei Bong Latex Co. I’m positive the company didn’t want to suggest their product was Horrible but likely meant “Horrifying,” but well, here we are. I also need to track down that green Dracula mask, as it’s […]

PlaidStallions ShockTober: Ben Cooper King King Jiggler

It’s October, and that means it’s “ShockTober” at Plaid Stallions. We’ll be posting Halloween and monster-related items all month, including toys, rare advertisements, videos, and, of course, two horror-themed episodes of Pod Stallions.   To kick things off, I present my latest pick, the King Kong Jiggler by Ben Cooper. I don’t know what it […]

Toy-Ventures: Big Scores @Toy Expo

  Toy-Ventures Returns from a fun day at this past weekend’s Mississauga Toy Expo and man, was it full of surprises, including a super cool score!   Toy-Ventures is our magazine; we’re an independent publisher trying to bring back print toy magazines; if you would like to support us, please check out the latest issue: […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Happy Friday fellow window shoppers! 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Borgnine Stamps, Giant Scorpions, Wonder Woman, The Hulk, Archie and LOOK INTO MY EYES BROTHER MAN! (this post contains sponsored links, it pays a lot less than stripping. Even for me.) Wonder Woman Mitts (affiliate link) — Wonder Woman merchandise will always remind […]

FairlandToy 1983: GI Joe KO Dynaman!

  This is an ad for Hong Kong toy maker FairToy International. FairToy International makes various dolls, including one that strongly resembles Barter Toys  Dynaman. Dynaman is one of the more prolific (and fuzziest) GI Joe Knockoffs and ran under different names. He also made history by being the basis for the “Gay Bob” doll […]