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LJN V Toys Catalog

“V” was an early 80s TV sensation, the brain child of Kenneth Johnson (responsible for the Six Million Dollar Man and the Incredible Hulk series) , V was a parable about facism wrapped in the amazing trappings of science fiction. The original mini series were a ratings smash, so by the time a weekly series […]

Celebrity Sighting?

I bought this catalog recently and the seller had postulated to me that this was Barbara Bach, originally I thought “That doesn’t look like Daisy Duke!” but eventually clued in. I’m not 100% sure if this is Mrs. Ringo Starr but I certainly can’t say I mind posting this photo. Hey, “Caveman” is on DVD, […]

Kojak by Excel Toys

I’ve gone on record on many occasions as to not understanding the toyetic appeal of Kojak. Starsky and Huth or SWAT I readily enjoyed as a child but Kojak wasn’t something I ever wanted a toy of.I do admit I think that the Kojak office set is pretty damned skippy however, it even comes with […]

Chutes Away!

Gabriel’s Chutes Away was one of those games I often requested but never received. It’s pre video game functionality is something we don’t see much anymore.

Wonder Woman struts her stuff

This is is the first of many cool contributions to the site from Dan, the shot above is a great pic of the Wonder Woman from the show. I’d have been fooled as a kid. And if you have anything to add, I’d be your friend for life.

Super Joe Toy Gallery

Created a new gallery for that often forgotten era in G.I. Joe’s history known as Super Joe, the era when Joe got shorter and was blasted off into the distant future to do battle with “Gor King of the Terrons” (incidentally, Gor was only the second villian Joe ever had but not the first alien).The […]

Toy Questions Part 3: Heroes in Action

This question comes in once a month, like clock work: “I had these soldiers that were 3 3/4″ and secured to a base, they made clicking sounds to simulate gunfire” They are Mattel’s Heroes in Action line, a neat little line of 3 3/4″ soldiers that seems to have sold much better in Europe than […]