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More Spider-Man Encounters

Lou sent me this awesome addition to the Mall Appearances page on the site and he promises more. One of these days I’ll find a kid who saw the Superheroes at the Whitby Woolco whose mother didn’t expose the film…..

Send your message with a T Shirt

What better way to say “Hey I’m Wild and Crazy” than with a skin tight powder blue shirt? Ever notice that most of these shirts end up being on the wrong person, like “Touch of Class” will end up with mustard stains on it….

A look inside the operation

I recently got interviewed about my catalog collection, I never considered myself an Ephemera enthusiast but I pretty much am. I decided to lay out as many catalogs as I can on my dining room table for the photo part of it.This is about half of it, the trouble with it is, it happened so […]

Our Ways Studios Catalog

While not an instantly recognizable name, Ourways Studios produced some of the wildest superhero merch in the 70’s, heavily advertised in the comics themselves. Best known for their awesome stickers and decals their product features art by some of the true greats like Neal Adams and John Romita. The catalog not only features their product […]

So Much Wrong

So the official Playboy sleep wear is a dress a like man dress? Didn’t Hef live in pajamas?Also, what’s with Fran Tarkenton’s expression in this picture? Lastly, why do they never have merchandise like this for Juggs?

The Empire hadn’t yet struck back

1979 made for some pretty wild Star Wars toys with the sequel still months away, Kenner started deviating from the first film. I must have been getting into The Black Hole at the time because I missed out on toys like the Imperial Troop Transport. The Remote Controlled Sand Crawler was the feature attraction at […]

Sleep Tight Tony Manero Jr…..

Saturday Night Fever didn’t garner a ton of merchandise save for the soundtrack, some gumcards (which I will admit I bought) and this bedding set. I realize the power of Travolta but this movie with it’s adult themes and language seems like a strange kid’s bed set.