Had a few quiet minutes to showcase these cool “Magnificent Wrestler” figures by Paco/Tong Ind. While wrestling isn’t my thing, the Mexican Luchadore scene totally is and I really dig these Mego-scaled figures. To me, the grown-up version of playing with toys is creating imaginary scenarios and taking photos, so this truly was a […]
From the depths of the Paris Opera House to the Bell Tower of Notre Dame Cathedral, Lincoln Monsters is unlocking France’s most famous monsters. The Phantom and HunchBack of Notre Dame will be available this Wednesday, November 12th at 8pm. #lincolnmonsters #retromonsters #kickstarter Lincoln Monsters Launches “Monster Maker” Kickstarter A new spin on the […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Cylon swag, Visitor guns, Tin Tardises, Dragon Riders and Manta & Moray! Links are sponsored but the choices and opinions are entirely mine. Repurposed Vistors gun from “V” (sponsored link) — Arco toys had the license to make V toys and they did until the series was cancelled […]
As I showcased in my Toy-Ventures Quebec video, I managed to pick up some more Monster Glow Puffy Stickers for collection. I can’t tell you how much these encapsulate a moment in time for me. I see these, and I’m instantly 9Â years old. The designs on these are all over the place, although […]
I found my Hulk! After decades of searching and posting about Superhero Mall Appearances, thanks to an excellent YouTube video (I’ve posted it below; it’s pretty amazing), this is the Incredible Hulk I met at the Whitby Mall Woolco as a kid in 1976. As shown in the video, he was a large inflatable […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lincoln Monsters Launches “Monster Maker” Kickstarter A new spin on the 3.75″ Horror action figure just in time for Halloween. Dateline: NEWARK, DE, October 31, 2025 – Toymaker Lincoln Monsters has launched an ambitious new Kickstarter called “Monster Maker” featuring their characters in a new, interchangeable figure format. The new 3.75″ […]
‘We live in a List-Making Culture, between awards shows and ‘Best Ever’ specials and The 500 Greatest Albums ever, face it, we love making lists. To show that even we aren’t immune, we kept it simple for Pt 2 of our Halloween ‘25 episode: The Five Must-Watch Movies Every Halloween. We have very […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this HALLOWEEN- Italian Haunted Houses, Horrible Rats, The Shadow, Tarzan & Dracula Vs Frankenstein! links are sponsored, opinions and commentary are my own. The Shadow Bagatelle Game (Sponsored Link) — Another ultra-cool toy for the Shadow that appeared in the mid-1970s, just as nobody was talking about the Shadow. […]
Vintage Toy Wonderland in Quebec! Toy-Ventures visited the excellent “National Collectors’ Fair” outside of Montreal, Quebec. We saw remarkable French Canadian toy rarities from all over the world and grabbed awesome goodies! #toyventures #mego #toyshow The Toy-Ventures Weekly Newsletter combines all the news from Mego Museum and Plaid Stallions and a lot of other fun […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- El Hombre Lobo, Muppets, Mego King Kong, Star Trek and the ultimate sci-fi toy mash up! Disclaimer, the links are sponsored, the content entirely mine. Muppet Show set by Fisher Price Toys (sponsored link) In Star Wars terms, this is the Luke, Leia, Chewy and um….Chewy we […]
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