Three guesses as to what inspired this book. I’ll give you a hint, it was a movie starring Jeff Bridges and King Kong.This is by Treasure Books and has art by Dell Comics alumni Tony Tallarico (when have you ever seen credit in a colouring book?) This is another from my childhood, I guess never […]
Chris sent in the wicked shot of him and Chewbacca at the Albany Mall in GA. in the summer of 1980, cool Honda shirt Chris.Wanna See More? Check out our Mall Appearance Gallery and the Marvel Comics: Live and In Person Gallery.Got a mall appearance photo from the 70’s/80’s to Share? Drop me a line!
After the Vietnam war, toy soldiers sure weren’t such a hot item. G.I. Joe retired to beome an adventurer and the only soldier type toys were usually knock offs, many major companies shyed away from anything too military.Mattel’s Heroes in Action were an interesting throwback to the 60’s, a 3 3/4″ action figure line that […]
I’m currently working on the 1978 Fisher Price Catalog, it’s large so it’s taking a some time. One of the things I love about any old toy catalog are the occasional shot of a store display, they’re usually pretty biased to one thing but they give a little look of what was. I thought I’d […]
What selection, you can either don the Fembot jumpsuit or look like one of Captain Kirk’s weekly love interest. Go for the Fembot ladies, Kirk will just use you….
I’m currently working on the 1977 Mattel Catalog and came across the introduction blurb for Slime, which surprised me at how small the picture was. Slime was a pretty big deal, everyone I knew was aware of it and wanted it.My parents relented on the purchase of said Slime, they most likely saw it as […]
The unrestrained look of glee in this gentleman’s face gives me the willies. Accepting a drink from this guy will lead to you waking up in a rumpus room full of taxidermy and a shrine to Penny Marshall, beware!
I got an early Easter present yesterday as Rob Kelly, creator of treasurycomics.com (and more blogs than humanly possible) offered to do a guest review. Me not doing any work is the best gift of all, take it away Rob!Will Eisner never did anything the same as anyone else. When I learned of the existence […]
A Mego fan sent in this rare shot of a Planet of the Apes store appearance in the mid seventies, note the Mego Apes Play sets and the Addar model kits in the foreground.Erik sent in this great early 80’s Vader appearance, I love that Iron On Empire shirt! Only as a kid was it […]
Our last piece on retro playground equipment was a big hit so I unearthered a few more robots, rocket ships and flying saucers made of “pipe n’ concrete” for your enjoyment. Check out Retro Space Playgrounds Part 2.
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