Good news, Issue 8 of Toy-Ventures magazine is now shipping. Thanks, everyone, for their patience; the delay of a week was well worth it. All Subscribers and pre-orders are shipped. If anyone wants a tracking number, drop us a line with your last name, and we’ll try to get you caught up. For those who […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week 70s Iron Man Belt Buckle (eBay Link) – I think I could do a whole FATOETW about belt buckles from the 70s, it seems you could hold up your britches with almost any character. I like this one the best, as it appears that Iron Man is totally […]
After my last dealership visit, I think having Ernie work on my car would be an upgrade. Sure I’d have to deal with cookie crumbs but maybe he could find that rattle. Other Sesame Street posts on PlaidStallions Our book Rack Toys, Cheap, Crazed Playthings is now available again! Order through […]
Pod Stallions: The Addams Family Who comes to mind when you think creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky? That’s right, the Pod Stallions boys! Oh, and The Addams Family, and since we clearly have so much in common, we thought it best to wrap up our October ’22 celebrations by praising the Addamses in all their […]
1988 Ben Cooper Halloween Catalog I couldn’t go this Halloween season without at least adding one Costume Catalog to the site, and this year it’s a real winner. The 1988 Ben Cooper catalogue shows “Smock and Mask” costumes still going full steam with the hottest licenses going like Superheroes, GI Joe and the Universal Monsters. […]
What I love about Matt’s contributions every Halloween is stuff like this. I’ve never heard of this Frankenstein Poster promotion from the early 1970s and well, it’s awesome. Take it away Matt! “Large 1970s cardboard Newspaper Advertising Sign for Boris Karloff poster” “This cardboard advertising sign was created to be displayed on the side of […]
Here is another crazy Halloween discovery from my buddy Matt. I’ll give the reigns to him as he talks about Halco. “Halco Universal Monster Costumes Were produced for a time in the 1960s. Before Ben Cooper dominated through the rest of the 60s and 1970s. What makes the Halco costumes unique is the highly accurate […]
Toy-Ventures: Return to Monster Bash Another journey to Pittsburgh as we check out the fall Monster Bash and have a blast! I saw some incredible stuff and bought a ton of vintage toys and goodies, plus I met Dracula himself, Zandor Vorkov! Check out my recap of Monster Bash 2022 and also, it’s part of […]
10 Awesome Things on eBay this Halloween Ninja on the Skateboard (eBay Link) – I don’t know how the skateboard wheels don’t kinda offset the whole “sneaking up on people” thing, but I’m not going to question it. It’s a Ninja on a skateboard. Super Cool Beach T-Shirt (eBay Link) – I am filled […]
My pal Matt has decided to share another cool monster rarity this Halloween season. This time, it’s the very rare 1970s Tuscany Studios Universal Wolf Man statue. Take it away Matt. “Tuscany Studios Was based in Chicago, and produced statues similar to Esco, but instead of being made of chalkware, they were solid plaster. […]
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