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Shogun Warrior Memories

Although I never had them as a kid, the Shogun Warriors played a big part in my current dementia. My neighbor and then best pal Willie had Mazinga and I played with it every time I visited. Flash forward to 1983 when Willie was having a yard sale, I cruised by on my bmx and […]

Man From Atlantis : The Lost Toys

An amazing update to the Kenner Man from Atlantis Page thanks to some steller contributions by Chris Georgoulias including prototype actions figures, test shots and internal paperwork from Kenner. MFA was as close as we were going to get to a live action Aquaman series as kids and this is an insiders look at the […]

Some Home Decor Ideas

Poopin’ in Style: The idea of carpeting around a toiled is unbelievable “Skeevy” to me. Also, I think I’d kill any plant placed in my bathroom. Decorative and Functional: I think I see clocks like this at every flea market I go to, popular for a time but man, when they fell out of favour, […]

Girl Meets Cylon Centurian

“I suggest you buy that high quality Mattel toy little girl”I’m not sure to put this in the Super Hero Mall Appearance Gallery or Vintage Toy Stores Page because it’s a bit of both. If you look in the store you can see a display of Shogun Warriors and on the wall a display of […]

Bed Spread Senses Tingling!

Star Wars or Spider-Man? These are the decisions children with normal bads got to make, I didn’t have that choice as I slept in my parents old bed, much too large for kid’s sheets. Well, I didn’t do much sleeping after I realised they likely made me in that bed, but that’s a story for […]

Happy Disco People Chase Away Blues

I’ve got a “case of the Mondays” (you have to say this with a pouty lip) so what better way to chase it away than with a group of polyester clad preteens dancing poorly. The kid on the left is trying for Travolta but ending up more Michael Cera….

Colouring Book Theatre : Planet of the Apes

Today’s colouring book is courtesy of Sharry AKA Hardygirl on the megomuseum boards, a real kindred spirit when it comes to colouring books.This is an Artcraft/Saalfield colouring book on one of my favourite subjects of all time, Planet of the Apes. Even though the first movie deals with a lot of adult themes, we as […]

More Retro Superhero Appearance

T.J. sent in this terrific shot of Spider-Man at the Canadian National Exposition (We call it the CNE) in 1979, I love Spider-Man’s medallion!. What’s cool about this is T.J. and I were friends in high school, check out his great blog here. Chris Franklin sent in this awesome flyer for a couple of appearances […]

Return of the Vintage Toy Store Pictures

This has to be one of my favourite obsessions, finding pictures of toy stores and aisles past. So I’m really pleased to be coming out with Vintage Toy Stores Part Five with a collection of images that feature classic toys of the seventies including Mego Superheroes, Adventure Team G.I. Joes, Aurora Monster Models, View Masters, […]

More Sleeping Bag Goodness

More reminders of my now long gone sleeping bag collection, that supergals one was possibly my favourite of all time, it doesn’t hurt that much of it looks like a giant Mego actionf figure package but how often do you see Wondergirl on merchandising?