Swing Town
This is the first thing you see when your keys go into that fishbowl.
Zayre Wars
I think this ad nicely captures the moment in time where my personal lust for all things Star Wars reached a pinnacle. As a kid I had all but two (never got a 12 inch Vader or R2) of the items pictured here. All of them got ruined not by neglect but by constant play.
The Undercover Story of Big Jim’s P.A.C.K
One of the most charming things about the Big Jim’s P.A.C.K toyline is it’s use of comics to market to children. They also employed legends to do them. The initial designs were by Jack Kirby and the later giveaway comic book was drawn by John Buscema. All of the later packaging had comic stories on […]
Colouring Book Theatre: Gerrry Anderson UFO
UFO by Purnell (1971) One of the nicest things I received at Mego Meet was this colouring book, which frankly, I didn’t know existed until it was placed in my hands. The one caveat my pal Corey had was that he hoped it would be featured on CBT. Wish granted! (One little bit of trivia, […]
A Salute to Canadian Toy Packaging
It’s not a closely guarded secret that I’m Canadian. So on the day of my country’s 150th birthday, it seems duly patriotic that i share my favourite toys in Canadian packaging. Due to having two official languages, we had different toy packages than the US and brother, it’s tough to find. Hunting these is my […]
Rascal Robots
Rascal Robots by Tomy were such a “right place/right time” creation. Awesome wind up robots that fit in with your Star Wars “guys”? Who wouldn’t want that? Personally I liked to pretend mine was IQ9 from “Star Blazers”.
Corduroy N Friends!
Somewhere, there is a former catalog copy writer who still laughs about getting “On a marvelous mushroom trip” past his bosses….
Justice League Exclusive Pin Mates set from Bif Bang Pow!
The JUSTICE LEAGUE™ Pin Mate™ Wooden Figure Set of 3 – Convention Exclusive is one very exciting way to expand the DC universe in your collection! From Bif Bang Pow!, these three retro-styled wooden figures band together in anticipation of the 2017 film JUSTICE LEAGUE™! This set brings the DC Trinity home to your Pin […]
Kenner Jedi
So instead of Leia, this ad features slave General Madine, the most boring Kenner figure ever IMO (and the last figure I ever purchased, talk about going out with a whimper.) Even Jabba seems to be yawning.
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