It’s been a while since I cracked the spine of a colouring book so what better a subject than Planet of the Apes? I was drawn to this art craft activity book because of this nicely drawn but kind of dark cover from “Conquest of the Planet of the Apes“. Sheese, even Power Records chose […]
I’m excited to have finally tracked down the 1985 Remco/AHI catalog which finally showcases the fine Rack Toys that were offered for the Archie Comics Superhero characters under “The Mighty Crusaders” brand. My major obsession with these is that they’re all re-purposed from mid 1970s AHI Rack Toy merchandise for Batman and Spider-Man. I also […]
Ever since I found this guy sitting at the cash register of Suspect Video on Queen and talked the manager out of it (good thing too because the store sadly burned down not long after) I’ve been wondering what the heck he was. I by and large just assumed a knock off figure sold in […]
Nothing combats the “Wednesdays” like a parade of colourful Perma-Prest pants, take that Blue Meanies!
The 1970s were truly a golden era for the stunt vehicle toy concept although I’m pretty sure this type of toy never truly goes out of style.
“Well Ted, that broadloom ain’t gonna sell itself, so let’s get at ‘er”
Our latest show is a tribute to one of our favourite actors and certainly somebody that requires no introduction to any child of the 1970s. Episode 47 is all about Roddy McDowall, although we purposely sidestep Planet of the Apes, mostly because we do whole shows on that topic any way and also because the […]
Insert random “Time Machine Wish” comment here, followed by “Wankenoba’ joke.
Hey! This looks exactly like the gym i go to!
I’ve blogged about the bootleg Planet of the Apes knock off action figure line “The Astro Apes” before but I never thought I’d run into more merchandising for such a fly by night line. Then I run into these insane dime store rarities, let us have a looksie this box inside after the jump. The […]
@brickmantooth
Official Tura Satana Action Figure Now Available
PlaidStallions Action Figure Archive
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week
Toy-Ventures Issue 12- Stretch Monster
Knock-Off Book
Recent Comments