The 1979 Disney sci fi spectacular “The Black Hole” didn’t quite become the next Star Wars but the film did make an impression on a lot of us until the Empire Strikes back made us forget all about it. The merchandising bonanza lead by Mego was particularly memorable. In the UK, the brand was handled by Louis Marx […]
Because bell sleeves are perfect for every occasion.
In 1977, the British Distributor of Kenner toys Denys Fisher, produced an 18″ tall version of Jaime Sommers and marketed more like a fashion doll. Pity they didn’t do a Steve as well. These little foreign variants are what drew me into toy collecting in the first place, I loved discovering what’s out there and […]
I am overjoyed to find this, a Hercules Magnetic figure from Space Sentinels. Years ago I found an Astrea, so this is a pretty big deal. Also, Herc was on my beloved “Tarzan and the Super 7”, so this is win/win for me. Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings is a limited edition 144 page […]
Everybody SMILE DAMMIT!
UFO: Seeing is Believing Coloring Book By Whitman 1978 Another colouring book I found rummaging through Planet of the Stuff a couple of weeks ago. Not to be confused with the Gerry Anderson UFO coloring book we covered a few months back. Whitman had quite the little cottage industry capitalizing on the UFO craze in the late 60s/early 70s. […]
I haven’t done a spotlight review since the winter, mostly because honestly, I don’t buy that many new things these days and people rarely send me review stuff. Lucky for me, something crossed my path I just couldn’t avoid. Ever since my (largely irresponsible) older cousin let me watch Phantom of the Paradise at the […]
Episode 20 is inexplicably a Quinn Martin Production and has us exploring the phenom of 70s detective shows and also has us kind of trying to figure what qualifies as a detective show (we don’t quite see eye to eye). Regardless, as children we sure did watch a lot of people getting murdered. We discuss the Columbos, Rockfords, MacMillans […]
I never had the Aurora Ready Ranger as a kid, so when I first blogged about it here I assumed many of it’s features were largely disappointing. Over the years I’ve had comments and emails from 70s kids who have passionately told me about how fun and entertaining an item this was. So I guess […]
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