I was denied this as a child but I remember friends having this wonderful kit and as you’d expect from something with Vincent Price’s face on the box, it was a high quality item. Talk about timely, Jody sent in the picture for our Halloween contest of her latest yard sale score. I go to […]
‘Universal Monsters” by Golden Our final look at this fun book was chosen by you the reader and I can’t honestly say I’m surprised it’s the creech, his popularity is probably why his toys cost so darn much in any assortment. To be honest, I share that fascination and always have, the Creature sits at […]
Mike sent in these little bits of greatness from 1973 (Batman) and 1971 (Splits) , I miss store bought costumes…. Still time to enter our Halloween Contest, send your vintage Halloween pics or Monster collections on down to me here and you’re in.
Even though the company’s name is “Ideal” you won’t find a great amount of Ideal toys in this catalog, that’s this is the UK branch of the company which also distributed toys for US based companies with no UK offices. That means this catalog is loaded with some of the best toys 1980 has to offer […]
Cheating a bit here as this item came out slightly before the 1970s but I’ve always been fascinated with Aurora kits and this wonderful item in particular. Basically it’s a super deformed version of Boris Karloff and to my surprise, this wasn’t a hit when released in the mid 1960s. I’m guessing the $6.49 price […]
I can’t go a Halloween season without extolling the virtue of this fun line of Action figures by 70s giant Mego. Despite not having the license to the Universal characters Mego created a truly fun set of Monster toys that embody the spirit if not the look of their silver screen counterparts. The packaging and […]
In the age of reproductions I really wish some kind soul would bring back the Rapco Monster bust sets. I’d love to have these bad boys on my extremely cluttered shelves… From a previous Halloween the 1975 Rapco Catalog
I’ve blogged before about Ideal Scare Cycles, the ingenius combination of the Evel Knievel concept mixed with monsters but I’ve never actually seen the finished product. Well, thanks to Ebay, I’ve rectified that by stumbling upon the Frankenstein from the series. The packaging differs from what was shown in the Catalog, it’s a little more […]
‘Universal Monsters” by Golden Continuing our Journey through this fun bit of Universal merchandise from 1990, we’re going to take a look at the Lon Chaney jr classic “The Wolfman”. Like all the stories in this book, they are told in short vignettes devoid of any text. I really kind of like this approach although […]
John sent in this awesome picture circa 1978, I gotta say that Hulk costume is so full of righteousness probably because it’s not a comic book Hulk costume, that’s a Lou Ferrigno costume baby! Still time to enter our Halloween Contest, send your vintage Halloween pics or Monster collections on down to me here and you’re in.
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