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Rip Cord, Ripped Pants

While I can’t recall exactly or not, I’m sure at least once in his many seasons  on CBS the incredible Hulk went for a sky dive. I’m also 100% sure that the people of AHI didn’t know or care when producing this parachuting Hulk figure and good on them.

The Shadow Merchandise Gallery

As a collector, one of the bigger mysteries I’ve enjoyed is the interesting amount of merchandise that appeared in the 1970s devoted to the character “The Shadow” whose heyday seemed to be at least 30 years prior to my birth. Click here to visit the Shadow 1970s merchandise gallery More  Groovy Superhero Toys from the […]

We’ve got wounded!

Eventhough it’s pictured in the 1977 AHI Catalog, I somewhat doubted this M*A*S*H emergency helicopter got made. Not because it isn’t totally logical (makes a HELL of a lot more sense than this) but because toys based on M*A*S*H never seem to be all that in demand. So, I nearly did a spit take when these […]

Pajama costumes?

Having children, I can totally see how absolutely anything that helps you get your kids ease towards bed time is a good thing . I’ve just never heard of any kid who had a night time costume before, particularly one that was the devill. If you had something like please enlighten me in the comments […]