This week’s guest submission (keep ’em coming folks!) comes to us from Kirk AKA “Donkey Hoatie” on the Mego Museum message boards. It’s a tale I think we all can relate to and that is your first crush on somebody and how it rarely goes well. The other night, my wife and I were talking […]
David was kind enough to send in my first Mall Appearance shot this year (I seriously was starting to get worried) and they’re awesome. This time it’s from the summer of ’89, which of course as we all know belonged to the dark knight. This wonderful shot of David and his brother meeting Jack Napier was taken […]
Card 39 is one of my favourite rack toys of all time, the Martian Chronicles toy line by Larami. Larami wasn’t exactly known for action figures, actually I’m not sure if they ever made one before or after this line. This is also the first time I’ve not used an original catalog image for a PS card, I […]
The Superhero that normal people rescued.
The Mattel Sea Devils made so few catalog appearances in their all too brief run in the early 1970s that it’s important to point them out. I never had a Sea Devil growing up as I wasn’t two by the time the line was cancelled, I would have been ALL OVER this line though. My […]
These rubber bendy figures by Imperial are some of the few bits of merchandise that Close Encounters recieved and they certainly served a purpose to me as a kid. Mostly because I was incredibly curious as to how the aliens looked in the film. I’m not sure they were big sellers however, I seem to recall […]
Right now, girls of all ages are running into the streets hugging and high fiving each other.
This tale takes me to 1976 and it’s a tale of Superheroes, long boring car rides and toy loss. More after the jump, warning to the first three rows, you will get wet… The set up to this story is that my Dad was a self employed “rack jobber” to the convenience stores across Ontario. […]
I’ve progressed far enough now that I’m ready to launch a seperate web page for my upcoming book tentatively titled “Rack Toys : Cheap, Crazed Playthings”. On the new page you will find: A detailed explaination of what the book is about A basic outline of it’s content Teases as to it’s look and design […]
It’s a little known fact that raggedy Anne and Andy were avid outdoor enthuiasts, that is until a pack of wolves literally took the stuffing out of Andy…
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