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Colouring Book Theatre: Gerry Anderson’s UFO

UFO colouring book (Unknown Publishing) Anyone who has read this blog might know that I am more than a little obsessed with this short lived SF series from the UK. While this Gerry Anderson show enjoyed popularity world wide, it seemed to really catch on in Japan where its vehicles and colourful cast still enjoy […]

Pod Stallions Episode 4: Spies Like Us

Dust off your spear gun and get comfy in your volcano lair, this one’s all about Spies and spy like products. Jason and Brian talk about their love of the genre including James Bond, Man from U.N.C.L.E, Matt Helm, Derek Flint and there was just no way of avoiding discussion of “A Man Called Sloane”.  […]

Space:1999 Battle on Planet Insectus

1) I never knew this rub down transfer set from Letraset existed until last week when my pal Corey sent me this swell picture. 2) I neeeeeeeeeed it! Look at that awesome artwork. I bet they made a whole bunch of different sets, my wallet is doomed. Toys:1999

Fly Avengers, Fly!

Ahhh the Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, Vision and Ca…Human Torch? This one kind of confuses me, Fleetwood toys makes Avengers toys, even carefully using the logo and adding the Vision, a character who saw little to no merchandise but pass on the always popular Captain America for Johnny Storm, who isn’t an Avenger? I’m inclined […]

Space Amazons

“This Captain Rogers looks to be even better breeding stock than the Commander of Moonbase Alpha, have him sent to my quarters Zyla.”

Best Wishes from Batman and Wonder Woman

click for a larger version My pal Scott hooked me up with this incredible “autographed” promotional photo of Sea World Batman and Wonder Woman, I now owe him a coke. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this particular image and while wall space is limited in the lair, this one is getting framed. Send me […]

Batman and the Orange Hand

Batman and the Orange Hand My friend Todd from Hake’s Americana sent me this incredible bit of 1970s weirdness. It’s a UK promotional catalog where Batman solves a case inexplicably by buying a young boy some polyester pants and a few sweaters.  Never has there ever been an item so fitting to what this website […]

The Mack Brothers

Will their awesome ability to do the robot be enough to save the community center from the clutches of “the man”? Tune in this Friday at 9 to find out!