The Amazing Spider-Van
As much as I think that van is the coolest thing ever, I do kind of think that Spidey and Hulk are the Gene Simmons of the Comic world.
Fun With Stretch Toys
I was never allowed to continue my collection of Stretch Toys after I bit mine. IT WAS BIGGER THAN ME! I HAD TO KNOW!
Good Night and Na-No Na-No
From that brief time when Mork trumped Darth Vader and Spider-Man…
Pod Stallions 39: The 2015 Retro Awards
Happy New Year! It’s time for our annual salute to all the things that made us happy in 2015, especially those that harkened back to our childhoods and brother, did we have a lot to smile about. The 2015 Retro Awards salutes the movies, books, magazines and toys we raved about this year and we […]
A Corduroy Christmas
I’d like to pretend this is a snippet from our office Christmas party. Thank you everyone for a really terrific, positive year. I deeply appreciate all the kindness and laughs you’ve shared with me by reading, listening and writing in, I am humbled by the responses I get to this crazy project. So as I go […]
Atari just added another new game
For the brief time after Star Wars and before the discovery of girls and punk rock, Atari dominated my thoughts.
Thundarr will take the country by storm!
This ad from Viacom was put out in all the toy trades at the time enticing licensees that Thundarr was a good idea. I wish more of them took it seriously. Heck, I still want the unproduced Mego line.
Two Guys: Action Figure Headquarters
GI Joe, Action Jackson, Big Jim and Mego Superheroes, pretty close to everything I thought about before Star Wars blew up.











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