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Woolco 1974: Fashions for Men & Boys

Christmas shopping can be a real chore, especially for the men in your life. Well, folks, the good people at Woolco have you covered with an dizzying array of chemically made unbreathable fabrics for both dad and lad! Christmas is saved! Unleash their Tarlek power!   Nelson Muntz cleans up nice! Who knew? These presents will […]

Marvel Mego Talk with Marty and Paul!

We sit down with Paul and Marty from Mego Corp. to discuss the Marvel Mego figures Spider-Man 4 pack and when we can expect the next wave! Topics Discussed: Stan Weston, Mego Corp, Mego Disney 4 pack, Marty Abrams, Mike Germakian, X-Men, Electro, Lizard, Steve Ditko, World’s Greatest Superheroes, Mego 2024, Mego Collecting, Superheroes, Green […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week: Bulletman, SWAT, Inflatable Wolfman, Mexican Big Jim and She-Hulk arts and crafts! Estos enlaces están patrocinados. GI Joe Dangerous Assignment Game (sponsored link) — This is easily one of my bigger grails, a board game based on the GI Joe Adventure team when I was five years old. […]

Mighty Marvel Mego Superheroes are here!

The long-awaited return of Marvel Mego Action Figures is finally here! Soon, we can order the first assortment at Disneystore.com and, starting Friday, at the Avengers Reserve shops at Disney Parks. The World’s Greatest Superheroes Spider-Man four pack consists of Spider-Man, The Green Goblin, The Lizard, and a new addition, Electro!   Update: The sets go on […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Spanish Horror, Bionic Art, Godzilla drops a single, Dark Adventure and Ultimate Ultra-Man. Links are sponsored, so if you click, I get a coin thrown in my guitar case, which is great because I can’t play the guitar. Amazing Spanish Sticker book (affiliate link)– I featured this incredible […]

Vintage Mego: Treasures at Parkdale Novelty!

On this very special episode of Vintage Mego, we visit legendary Canadian toy company Parkdale Novelty, AKA “Mego Canada, ” the first of Mego’s international distributors. We talk to Rob and Donna, the third-generation owners, who share stories and generously let me dig through their toy archives. #mego #megomuseum New to the channel? Subscribe! ►https://bit.ly/3D3zxJK […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Super Babies, Space Sentinels, Sesame Street, Baron Karza’s dad & the rules of McDonald Land. Amsco Super Babies (eBay Sponsored Link)— As a kid I thought these were the worst thing ever, I really detested “Baby stuff” and well, these had Baby in the title. I’ve softened on […]

Knock-Offs: Fashion Dolls:1999

  I have a couple of these Knock-Off German fashion dolls with overstock clothes from other toys, my favourite being the Denys Fisher Tom Baker Doctor Who. This one had me at Space:1999 as she is rocking the Mattel Doctor Victor Bergman top but following up with plaid pants. Space:1999 would have run longer if […]

Mego Star Trek on display at Stern’s in 1976

  I recently found this awesome vintage Toy Store shot from Stern’s Department stores featuring a Mego Star Trek bridge display from 1976. If you look below, you can see stacks upon stacks of Mego World’s Greatest Superhero figures, I spy the boxes for Superman and the Incredible Hulk, but I can’t make out the […]